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Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio 2012 > General Reference > Library Routines > Keyboard Routines > CBL_READ_KBD_CHAR

CBL_READ_KBD_CHAR

Waits until a character is typed and then reads it with no echo.

Syntax:

call "CBL_READ_KBD_CHAR" using     char
                         returning status-code

Parameters:

  Using call prototype (see Key) Picture
char cblt-x1-compx. pic x.
status-code See Library Routines - Key.

On Entry:

None

On Exit:

char The character that was typed, in ASCII.
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