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From: David.Empson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Text files & BASIC
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.134351.25700@actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 25 Jun 91 13:43:51 GMT
References: <1991Jun25.050640.19679@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange, Wellington, New Zealand
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Comment-To: bill@pro-gateway.cts.com

In article <1991Jun25.050640.19679@crash.cts.com> bill@pro-gateway.cts.com (Bill Long, SysOp) writes:
> Is there a way, in AppleSoft BASIC, to READ from a text file for a while,
> then pause reading for a while and take input from the keyboard and put
> output to the screen, and then continue READing from where you left off?
> 
> Thanx.
> 
> ----
> Internet: bill@pro-gateway.cts.com

To stop reading from a text file, do any ProDOS command, using PRINT
D$.  For example:

10 D$=CHR$(4)
20 PRINT D$;"OPEN TEXTFILE"
30 PRINT D$;"READ TEXTFILE"
40 INPUT L$: REM L$ is read from the text file
50 PRINT D$: REM stop reading from the text file
60 INPUT "What next? ";A$: REM this will read from the keyboard
70 IF A$<>"STOP" THEN GOTO 30
80 PRINT D$;"CLOSE"
-- 

David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz