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 Reads input from the keyboard or a file (INPUT); reads a line of up to 255
 characters from the keyboard or a file (LINE INPUT); not available when
 forms are showing. Use the INPUTBOX$ function with forms.
 See: ◄INPUTBOX$ Function►
 
    [LINE] INPUT [;] ["prompt"{; | ,}] stringvariable$
 
    ■ ;                 Causes the cursor to remain on the same line after
                        the user presses Enter; if omitted, the cursor skips
                        to the next line
 
    ■ prompt            Optional literal string that is displayed before the
                        user enters data
 
    ■ ; | ,             ";" appends a question mark to the prompt; "," does
                        not
 
    ■ stringvariable$   Stores information entered from the keyboard or
                        read from a file
 
 See Also
    ◄File I/O Commands►                ◄INKEY$ Function►
    ◄INPUT$ Function►                  ◄INPUT # Statement►
    ◄LINE INPUT # Statement►           ◄INPUTBOX$ Function►
    ◄LINE Statement►