Re: User input via console

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From: Jeff (junrue_at_removethis.hotmail)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:34:00 -0800

When using StdIn the characters typed by the user aren't echoed to the
console. Is that by design?

"Steve Fulton" <cerberus40@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OkJH9Mg$DHA.1792@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Jeff wrote:
> > I know this may be a stupid question, but I've googled
> > around, searched MSN groups, and this forum and can't
> > find an answer.
> >
> > I need to get user input from the console, not using
> > InputBox. I want to make a function, such as "readln"
> > that will give the user a prompt and return their answer
> > as a string or integer. VBScript must be able to do
> > this. Is my assumption bad?
>
> StdIn Property
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/wsprostdin.asp
>
> Download Windows Script Documentation
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=01592C48-207D-4BE1-8A76-1C4099D7BBB9
>
> --
> Steve
>
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>
>

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