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The PROMPT–FOR Statement

The PROMPT-FOR statement accepts data from the keyboard to the screen buffer, as shown in Figure 8–16.

Figure 8–16: Data Movement with the PROMPT–FOR Statement

This is a partial syntax for the PROMPT-FOR statement.

SYNTAX
PROMPT-FOR 
  {   field
    | SPACE [ ( n ) ]
    | SKIP [ ( n ) ]
  } ... { [ frame-phrase ] }  

Like UPDATE, PROMPT–FOR has implied application blocking.


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