INPTMR.DOC - DOCUMENTATION FOR INPTMR.SBR 1.1B(110) NOTE: you must XCALL NOECHO before using this routine! USAGE: XCALL INPTMR,STRING-VARIABLE,FLOAT-VARIABLE ...where: STRING-VARIABLE is the variable to put characters in FLOAT-VARIABLE is seconds to wait after last character (if FLOAT-VARIABLE is negative, chars will not echo) Subroutine will return with one of these conditions: a) you filled STRING-VARIABLE with chars. FLOAT-VARIABLE now contains number of chars typed. (subroutine looks at MAP to get length) b) you typed some chars and a [c/r]. FLOAT-VARIABLE now contains the number of chars typed, not counting the [c/r]. (If only [c/r], =0) c) you exceeded the time in FLOAT-VARIABLE. You may or may not have typed some characters, but did not press [c/r]. Any chars are still in STRING-VARIABLE, but FLOAT-VARIABLE now contains a -1 to indicate a timed-out condition. d) you typed a ^C. FLOAT-VARIABLE contains a -1, and routine exits.