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echo: os2prog
to: Jerry McBride
from: David Noon
date: 1995-01-14 11:25:04
subject: Rexx - Inkey$ ?

On Wednesday, 01-11-1995  Jerry McBride wrote to All about "Rexx -
Inkey$ ?" as follows:

JM> Can someone offer up a rexx script sample that would emulate
JM> basic's INKEY$?
JM> 
JM> I can input data via PULL just fine, but I haven't been 
JM> able to perform an inkey$ function that suits my needs.

Hi Jerry,

Have you looked at the CHARIN() function? This should allow you to
receive keyboard characters without waiting for the ENTER key to be
pressed. (I presume that's what you want to do.)

Regards

Dave

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