The prompt statement in a macro prompts the user with a specified text string. The user is then given the option to either continue (by entering c, or stopping the process (by entering q). No other characters are allowed.
prompt {prompt.text}
| prompt.text | Displays text that requires user input. This option has the same conventions and syntax as the display command. |
mactest 001 n 002 display Starting file save 003 prompt Insert first reel 004 save (fts
In the example above, after displaying Starting file save, the user is prompted with:
Insert first reel -- Quit/Continue (q/c)?
If a c is entered, the save command is executed. The macro stops immediately if a q is provided.