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- * Program : Read a strin g from the keyboard
- * Author : Stephen McNabb
- * Creation date : 15th February 1995
- * Last update : 15th February 1995
- * Parameters : Length of string to be read
- * Output : Length of string read followed by actual string
-
- start: move.l #length,-(sp) /move length of string to be read onto stack
- move.w #$A,-(sp) /use Cconrs() function
- trap #1 /use gemdos
- end: addq.l #6,sp /tidy up stack
-
- *** Program Data ***
-
- length: dc.b 20 /length of string to be read -+
- read: dc.b 0 /length of string actually read | keep together
- string: ds.b 21 /string read -+
-
- * Note : Keep these three statements together and always make sure
- * that the length of 'string' is one more than the number of
- * length of the string you want to read. This is to ensure
- * that there the string has a null character at the end of it
- * and can be displayed.
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- *** End of file ***