Re: st: Re: How to write a program that asks the user for input

["Ben Jann" <ben.jann@gmail.com>]

Thanks Michael, _request() is perfect.
ben

On 6/20/07, Michael Blasnik <michael.blasnik@verizon.net> wrote:
> ...
> How about using the _request(macname) option of display?
>
> Michael Blasnik
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Jann" <ben.jann@gmail.com>
> To: "statalist" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 7:10 AM
> Subject: st: How to write a program that asks the user for input
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to write a program that
> >
> >  first executes some commands,
> >
> >  then asks the user for input,
> >
> >  and then processes the user input and executes some more commands.
> >
> > I tried to do something with dialogs but I cannot get the program to
> > wait for the user input.
> >
> > Does someone know how to write a program that asks for user input and
> > then continues? (It does not have to be with dialogs; command line
> > input would be fine too.)
> >
> > ben
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