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'''INQUIRE''' is a [[DCL]] [[Command|command]] that reads a value from [[SYS$COMMAND]] (usually the terminal ininteractive mode or the next line in the main command procedure) and assigns it to a [[Symbol|symbol]]. 
=Syntax=
 INQUIRE  symbol-name [prompt-string]
==Symbol Name==
The symbol that will hold the value from SYS$COMMAND.
==Prompt String==
The string that will appear on the screen to prompt the user for input. If nothing is specified, the symbol name will be displayed. Unless /NOPUNCTUATION is added, ": " will be added to the prompt string or the symbol name displayed as the prompt string.
==Qualifiers==
* /GLOBAL specifies that the symbol should be placed in the global symbol table.
* /LOCAL specifies that the symbol should be placed in the local symbol table.
* /PUNCTUATION specifies that ": " should be added after the prompt string (default). /NOPUNCTUATION disables that behavior.
[[Category:DCL Commands]