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INQUIRE symbol-name [prompt-string] | INQUIRE symbol-name [prompt-string] | ||
==Symbol Name== | ==Symbol Name== | ||
| − | The symbol that will hold the value from SYS$COMMAND. | + | The [[Symbol|symbol]] that will hold the value from [[SYS$COMMAND]]. |
==Prompt String== | ==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. | 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. | ||
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* /LOCAL specifies that the symbol should be placed in the local 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. | * /PUNCTUATION specifies that ": " should be added after the prompt string (default). /NOPUNCTUATION disables that behavior. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 26 November 2021
INQUIRE is a DCL command that reads a value from SYS$COMMAND (usually the terminal ininteractive mode or the next line in the main command procedure) and assigns it to a symbol.
Syntax
INQUIRE symbol-name [prompt-string]
Symbol Name
The symbol that will hold the value from SYS$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.
