Topic       : The GFA-Basic Compendium
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View Ref-FileINPUT$(count[,#n])

n, count: iexp

INPUT$() reads 'count' characters from the keyboard and assigns them to a
string. Optionally, if the channel number n (0 to 99) is specified, the
characters are read in as bytes from a file or peripheral device. In both cases
the numerical expression 'count' determines the number of characters read.

Example:

    OPEN "o",#1,"VERSION.DAT"
    PRINT #1,"GFA BASIC, Version 3.0"
    CLOSE #1
    '
    OPEN "i",#1,"VERSION.DAT"
    v$=INPUT$(9,#1)
    CLOSE #1
    PRINT v$
    PRINT "Please type in the Version number: ";
    PRINT INPUT$(3)

--> In the first part of the example the file 'VERSION.DAT' is opened and a
    message printed to it. The second part reads the first 9 characters of this
    file into the variable v$ and displays v$ on the screen. Then a message
    appears, and 3 characters are taken from the keyboard and printed.

Memo: INPUT$(count,#n) incorrectly returns error code 0 if the #channel
      number is wrong.

Fread()+