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From: logajan@ns.network.com (John Logajan)
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Subject: Re: GFA Basic timeout INP possible ?
Keywords: GFA
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Date: 30 Jun 91 04:43:37 GMT
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mpj@sequoia.cray.com (M. P. Johnson) writes:
>Does anyone know if GFA Basic will allow this ? Apparently not;
>so far my programs hang on the INP if there is no more input.
>I'd like to unblock the situation without manual intervention!
>I am hoping there is some darker way of checking for data in the
>input buffer for the port.

Use the INP?(x) command before each INP(x) command to see if a character
is available.

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