NAME
COEPrompt
DESCRIPTION
USEAGE
COEPrompt [flags] ""
where "" is a string to display.
USABLE FLAGS
-h, -H
Display this help message.
-C
Use __ as the maximum number of characters the user
can type in the response (the default is 40 characters).
-V
Display the version number.
DESCRIPTION
This tool is intended to be used by a _PreInstall_, _PostInstall_,
or _DEINSTALL_ script to display an informational message to the user.
The calling routine may indicate the maximum number of characters in
the user's typed response. The default, if not specified, is 40
characters. A prompt is displayed in a window, and the user must
respond to the prompt and then click on the _OK_ button to continue.
The _status_ environment variable is set to -1 if an error occurs
(for example, a window could not be displayed) or to 0 if the message
displays correctly. The user's response is written as a character string
to _stdout_ in the form:
n
string
where _n_ is the number of characters in the string that follows.
If _n_ is 0, the user entered a null response and no string follows.
NOTES
There are no notes.
DATE LAST UPDATED
Oct 20, 2000