The # read will be terminated with a read terminator, whereas the * read will return the read terminator. Press enter for each of the following reads
R k#1 - k="" R k#15 - k="" R *k - k=13 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Toppenberg Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 11:50 AM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Mumps Read question So apparently *k reads an integer value (the ascii code) while k#1 reads a character value. Thanks Kevin --- "Holloway, Thomas (EDS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin, > > k contains the ASCII value, you don't need to $A it > again. > > >for i=1:1:5 read *k w "=",k,! > a=97 > b=98 > c=99 > d=100 > e=101 > > Writing $A(k) where k=97 will return ASCII value of > first character, ie > $A(9)=57 > > On a Cache system a "r *k" with entry of <Esc> > results in 27: > > >r *k w !,k > <== <Esc> pressed > 27 > > > Thom H. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kevin > Toppenberg > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:22 PM > To: Hardhats Sourceforge > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Mumps Read question > > Can someone explain what is going on this code? > > GTM>for i=1:1:5 read *k w "=",$ascii(k),! > a=57 > b=57 > c=57 > d=49 > e=49 > > GTM>for i=1:1:5 read k#1 w "=",$ascii(k),! > a=97 > b=98 > c=99 > d=100 > e=101 > > Why doesn't *k seem to read in the code properly? > > Also, how would you read in the key [ESC]? When I > enter it at a read prompt, it cancels the read, > rather > than returning a value of 27. I want to read in an > escape sequence from a user (i.e. Esc[A for 'up') > > Thanks > Kevin > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Sports > Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football > > http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux > Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, > straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you > need to get up to > speed, fast. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux > Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, > straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you > need to get up to > speed, fast. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
