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From: pabruton@ccvax.ucd.ie (Paul Bruton, Geophysics, University College Galway)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Re: How to get prompt and get input on _same_ line?
Message-ID: <47987.27d90af9@ccvax.ucd.ie>
Date: 9 Mar 91 16:19:05 GMT
References: <djr666.667305027@coombs>
Organization: University College Dublin
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In article <djr666.667305027@coombs>, djr666@coombs.anu.edu.au (OzFuzzy) writes:
> iHi there,
> 	I am trying to write a BBS in Fortran, (no dont laugh! On Cybers,
> Fortran has the best system <=> language interface), and to make my program
> look okay, I would like to have a prompt of varying lengths (no longer than
> 20 characters tho) and then get input from that _same_ line.
> 	Any suggestions? 
> 
> 	I would prefer portable code, ie standard F77 if possible, but pointers
> are welcome.
> 
> Andrew Vanderstock.

I have used the following code sucessfully under VMS Fortran:

	PRINT '(a9)','$Prompt> '

followed by a read statement as normal. Dunno if this is standard though.

 Paul B-)