The correct command is not CLEARINPUT. You are close though. The command you are looking for is INPUTCLEAR. It clears the input buffer.
Gordon J. Glorfield Sr. Applications Developer MAMSI (A UnitedHealth Company) 301-360-8839 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/29/2005 12:22:26 PM: > I don't know why I cant find the CLEARINPUT statement documented. Maybe > it was a suggestion from the group way back when. We are working on a > program that pops up error messages. I want to be sure that the users > see this message. What happens a lot, is that our 'speed typers' are > about 10 strokes ahead of the program. A lot of what they do is > redundant and they arent always in the habit of paying attention to what > is on the screen. So, I asked the programmer working on this to put a > CLEARINPUT before the pop up messages. This way, the error message will > have a better chance of being seen. > I have used CLEARINPUT in the past and this statement is in a handful of > existing programs. The programmer said she had never heard of this and > when she looked in the manual and HELP BASIC CLEARINPUT. She didn't > find anything. So, now Im wondering - how did I find out about this ? > I looked in an old (real printed and bound) BASIC manual and I didn't > find it. I looked in the PDF BASIC manual and I didn't find it. > Actually, it is in the reserved word list. > I would assume this is still a valid command - it does compile. > Can anyone enlighten me ? My concern is that this could be an old > command that was replaced by something new ? I don't want to continue > to use something that might not be supported. > Anthony > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
