vt$gsq (6) --- get a delimited sequence of characters    07/11/84


          | _C_a_l_l_i_n_g _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n

                 integer function vt$gsq (msg, delim, seq, max)
                 character msg (ARB), delim, seq (ARB)
                 integer max

          |      Library: vswtlb (standard Subsystem library)


            _F_u_n_c_t_i_o_n

                 'Vt$gsq'  is  used to read a sequence of characters from the
                 users terminal.  The first argument is a message which  will
                 be  displayed  in  the  status line, if one is enabled.  The
                 second argument is  the  delimiter  used  to  terminate  the
                 sequence.   The third argument is the returned sequence, and
                 the last argument is the maximum  length  of  the  sequence.
                 'Vt$err'  is  called  to  print  error  messages  for  empty
                 sequences, or for sequences which are too long.   The  func-
                 tion return is ERR if an illegal sequence is entered, or the
                 length of the returned sequence.


            _A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s _M_o_d_i_f_i_e_d

                 seq


            _C_a_l_l_s

                 ctomn, encode, vt$err, vtmsg, vtupd, Primos c1in


            _B_u_g_s

                 Not meant to be called by the normal user.


            _S_e_e _A_l_s_o

                 other vt?* routines (2) and (6)

















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