Measurement Computing Micro 488/EX rev.2.1 - Manual (Page 103)

Section 5 Command Descriptions
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MODE *CA
BUS STATES Determined by the Active Controller
EXAMPLES PRINT#1,"ENTER" Read data into A$ until the default
INPUT#1,A$ bus input terminator is
detected.
PRINT#1,"ENTER CR" Read data until CR is
INPUT#1,A$ encountered.
PRINT#1,"EN $000" Read data until a NULL
is
INPUT#1,A$ encountered.
PRINT#1,"ENTER EOI" Read data until EOI is detected.
INPUT#1,A$
PRINT#1,"ENTER #5" Read 5 bytes.
A$=INPUT$(5,#1) INPUT$ gets 5 bytes from file #1