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From: 209507097@ucis.vill.edu (MCREE, JAMES F)
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Subject: Reading invisible integers
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Date: 5 Jun 91 20:00:17 GMT
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"N.O. Monaghan" <monaghan@cs.hw.ac.uk> writes...

> I wonder if anybody can help me. Is it possible to input an integer
> in Turbo Pascal while having the echoing of the digits suppressed
> as they are being typed in. I know that it is possible to read each
> digit in individually and suppress the echoing while this is being
> done, and then convert the data into an integer - but is
> there anyway in which an integer can be directly read in without
> using any conversions or similar tricks?
>
> Nils.

Nils,

	Try setting the color of the characters to be the same as the
background color of the screen.  If you do that they will be printed, but not 
visible.  This method will work for reading any type of input.

						Have a good day,

						Jim.