Mike Hornsby wrote:
> Keven Miller (rtt) wrote:
> 
>> I've noticed in a BASIC program that the ENTER command, as described 
>> in the Basic manual page 2-47 to 2-48,
>> fails to return the actual time that the user took to complete the read.
>> >list
>>    10 DIM S$[30]
>>    20 PRINT "Prompt#";
>>    30 ENTER 5,R,S$
>>    40 PRINT LIN(1);"R=";R;" [";S$;"]"
>> >run
>> Prompt#123
>> R= 0     [123]
> 
> The Basic/V ENTER statement does indeed use an FCONTROL 22 call to get 
> the read timer.
> However, when connected via Telnet/iX or VT, FCONTROL 22 will return a 
> CCE condition code
> but is essentially a NO OP. If you want to prove this, try your sample 
> program on the system console
> or a DTC connected terminal.

Thanks!
Guess it must have been something lost from the terminal serial driver to
the terminal network driver.
Keven

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