ACCEPT

Alphanumeric Input

Syntax

inputRequest ( <message>[, <maxWaitSeconds> ])

Parameters

<message>

A message to display when the input request should be handled manually. It's possible to insert an empty string (StringUtils.EMPTY).

<maxWaitSeconds>

An optional timeout on the input request. When omitted or zero, no timeout will be generated.

Examples

ACCEPT TXTINPUT.

locDef.txtinput.assign(inputRequest(StringUtils.EMPTY));

Date Input

Syntax

acceptDate ( <format> )

Parameters

<format>

One of the available date-time formats:

• YYMMDD
• YYYYMMDD
• HHMMSSHH
• YYDDD
• YYYYDDD
• YYYYMMDDHHMMSSHH
• YYYYDDDHHMMSSHH
• DAY-OF-WEEK
• MMDDYYYY
• MMDDYY

Examples

ACCEPT TXTINPUT FROM DATE.

locDef.txtinput.assign(acceptDate("YYMMDD"));

ACCEPT TXTINPUT FROM DAY.

locDef.txtinput.assign(acceptDate("YYDDD"));

ACCEPT TXTINPUT FROM DAY-OF-WEEK.

locDef.txtinput.assign(acceptDate("DAY-OF-WEEK"));