| SAS/CONNECT Script Statements |
Displays a prompt to the user that requests a response for the
server.
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INPUT <NODISPLAY> 'prompt';
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NODISPLAY
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is an optional parameter that is used to
indicate that the input will not be displayed on the screen. This parameter
is commonly used when a user is prompted to provide a password so that the
password is not displayed as it is entered.
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'prompt'
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is a character string and must be enclosed
in quotation marks.
Details
The INPUT statement specifies a character string that
is displayed to the user when the script executes. The specified string should
be a prompt that requests a response from the user, who must respond by pressing
ENTER or RETURN (as a minimum response), before script execution can continue.
For example, in automatic sign-on scripts, the INPUT statement is used to
prompt the user for the user ID and the password that are needed for signing
on to the server.
The INPUT statement does not automatically transmit
a carriage return or an ENTER key. Therefore, when writing a script, if you
want to transmit a carriage return or ENTER key to the server, you must use
a TYPE statement after an INPUT statement.
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