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Description

 

Determine whether a keyboard character is ready.

 

Syntax

 

lStatus = Canvas_Instat

 

Returns

 

Number

%TRUE (non-zero) if a keyboard character is ready to be retrieved, or %FALSE (zero) if not

 

Parameters

 

 

Remarks

 

This function does not remove the character from the buffer, so repeated execution will continue to return %TRUE until the character is read with Canvas_Inkey or Canvas_Input

 

Restrictions

 

See also

 

Examples