prompt Statement

The prompt statement indicates the single character to display during subsequent input statements that prompt for input from the keyboard.

Syntax

prompt character.exp

Parameter(s)

character.exp

Specifies the single character to display during subsequent input statements that prompt for input from the keyboard.

Description

The default prompt character is ?. The prompt character remains defined until another prompt statement is executed.

NOTE	If a string is passed to prompt, all characters beyond position 1 are ignored.

Example(s)

This statement sets the prompt character to null so that no character is output when an input statement is executed. This is useful when working with serial devices.

prompt ""