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ASK

Format: ASK <prompt> Template: PROMPT/A Purpose: To obtain user input when executing a script file. Path: Internal Specification: ASK is used in scripts to write the string specified by <prompt> to the current window then wait for keyboard input. Valid keyboard responses are Y (yes), N (no), and Return (no). If Y is pressed, ASK sets the condition flag to 5 (WARN). If N or Return is pressed, the condition flag is set to 0. To check the response, an IF statement can be used. If the <prompt> contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotation marks. Example: Assume a script contained the following commands: ASK Continue? IF WARN ECHO Yes ELSE ECHO No ENDIF When the ASK command is reached, "Continue?" will appear on the screen. If Y is pressed, Yes will be displayed on the screen. If N is pressed, No will be displayed. NB! ASK is not case sensitive, so it doesn't matter if you press

y

instead of

Y

in the example above. See also: IF ELSE ENDIF