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Prompted Input

Prompted Input is the simplest form of Input. The Application Program prompts the User to reply to a request for input and waits for a valid response. The Input may be a filename, a Yes/No response to enable or disable some later action, or a value (Integer or Real etc.) to which some internal variable should be set. UIPACK aids the Application Programmer in supplying this type of User Interface by providing the Subprograms to perform the prompting and validation of the responses. Thus, if an Integer response was desired, UIPACK will check for correct syntax rather than the Application Programmer having to do it himself. UIPACK aids the User of such a Program by allowing the experienced User to supply several responses on the same line, thereby bypassing later prompting.




Liz Buckle
Fri Jan 13 17:33:22 CST 1995