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INPUT$ - a file I/O function that returns a string of characters
         read from the specified file
 
Syntax
  INPUT$(n[,[#]filenumber])
    ■ n, a numeric expression, is the number of characters to read from
      the file
    ■ If the optional filenumber argument is not used, characters are read
      from the DOS standard input device (see ◄Details►)
    ■ If used, filenumber must be the number of an open file
 
See Also  ◄OPEN►