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Can INPUT input what is typed - StephenG1CMZ - 09-14-2015 05:28 PM
I have been trying to use INPUT to input search strings for my Z EDITOR program.
But the Prime seems to parse some inputs without passing them straight to the user program.
For example, if you type in a single bracket, INPUT shows a pair. This happens whether you enter a bracket by using the () key, then cursor right and delete left. Or by using Shift/Chars and then selecting a single bracket.
Is there a way to avoid this, so that I could search for "WAIT(" for example, rather than "WAIT()" BUT NOT "WAIT(1"?.
Code:
EXPORT TRYIN()
BEGIN
LOCAL IN,TTL,LBL,HLP,RST,IVL;
PRINT();
IN:="";
TTL:="TRYING INPUT";
LBL:="INP";
HLP:="HLP";
RST:="";
IVL:="";
INPUT(IN,TTL,LBL,HLP,RST,IVL);
PRINT(IN);
PRINT(SIZE(IN));
PRINT(DIM(IN));
PRINT(ASC(IN));
//PRINT(STRING(IN));
//PRINT(QUOTE(EXPR(IN)));
WAIT;
END;RE: Can INPUT input what is typed - eried - 09-14-2015 05:46 PM
Have you tried to limit the input to Strings only?
RE: Can INPUT input what is typed - StephenG1CMZ - 09-14-2015 06:37 PM
(09-14-2015 05:46 PM)eried Wrote: Have you tried to limit the input to Strings only?
I'd tried print(string(in... Gives a pair of brackets within an extra pair of quotes.
But if the user types the quotes himself:
"()" then deletes a )
The program sees:
""(""
At last there is a single bracket - now The problem is the extra pair of quotes.
Also, I don't really want the user to have to type in the quotes - switching between in and out of Alpha should be enough. And for simple searches like WAIT without any brackets, the quotes are not necessary.
RE: Can INPUT input what is typed - eried - 09-14-2015 06:45 PM
The help says that you could define String as the var type and the quotes will be hidden. It seems to be what you need but I don't know how that works. I just get error.
RE: Can INPUT input what is typed - StephenG1CMZ - 09-14-2015 08:34 PM
If I simply type in "WAIT" with quotes instead of just WAIT, into my existing program, the quotes are included in the match - and no match results. I'll think some more about the syntax.