evan@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Evan Ron Aussenberg) (09/28/89)
Not having done more with AppleSoft lately than to exec a file, I
was surprised to see the INPUT routine stripping the leading spaces
from my input string in a 3 line program I chanced to write.
Is my memory going or is this a new feature with Basic.System v1.3?
(I have an Apple IIGS)
-Evan
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/________________________________________________________\jearls@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU ( Chumley The Troll ) (09/29/89)
In article <19755@unix.cis.pitt.edu> evan@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Evan Ron Aussenberg) writes: > >Not having done more with AppleSoft lately than to exec a file, I >was surprised to see the INPUT routine stripping the leading spaces >from my input string in a 3 line program I chanced to write. > >Is my memory going or is this a new feature with Basic.System v1.3? >(I have an Apple IIGS) > This has been in AppleSoft since day 1. It will always eat beginning spaces >>unless<< the very first character of the line being input is a quote ("). This also allows you to have commas and colons in the input line, I believe. > >-Evan > ____________________________________________________ > / \ > / evan@unix.cis.pitt.edu / evan@Pittvms.BITNET \ > /________________________________________________________\ - John -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chumley@Bazaar.Deva.COM | -aka- EARLSJ@AFAL-Edwards.AF.MIL | If two wrongs don't make a right, -aka- jearls@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU | try three...