NAME
  INPUT$ Function

SYNOPSIS
  INPUT$(n[,[#]filenumber%])
      o n              The number of characters (bytes) to read.
      o filenumber%    The number of an open file. If filenumber% is
                       omitted, INPUT$ reads from the keyboard.

DESCRIPTION
  Returns a string of characters read from a specified file.

  Example:
      OPEN "TEST.DAT" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
      PRINT #1, "The text"
      CLOSE
      OPEN "TEST.DAT" FOR INPUT AS #1
      PRINT INPUT$(3, 1)        'Print first 3 characters.
      CLOSE

SEE ALSO
  INPUT