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Subject: RE: "Inquire/for 10 seconds only"
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Date: Wed, 30-Jul-86 08:19:00 EDT
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> Anybody know a quick and dirty way to
> do this ??  I.E.  INQUIRE/TIMEOUT=00:10 ??

Try:

$ READ /TIME_OUT=10 /PROMPT="someprompt" opa0: p1
$ P1 = F$EDIT(P1,"TRIM,UPCASE")

					- Dan Cottler, <dcottler@rca.com>
					  RCA Advanced Technology Labs