statement/GETKEY                                             statement/GETKEY
 
 NAME
     GETKEY -- Gets data from the keyboard
 
 ABBREVIATION
     getk <shift> E

 SYNOPSIS
     GETKEY <variable>

 FUNCTION
     The GETKEY statement is vary similar to the GET statement. Unlike the 
     GET statement, GETKEY waits for the user to type a character on the 
     keyboard. This lets it to be used easily to wait for a single character 
     to be typed.
 
 INPUTS
     <variable> - acquired data will be stored in this variable
 
 RESULT
     Data acquired from the keyboard is stored in the target variable 
     (<variable>).

 EXAMPLES
     10 GETKEY A$
         This line waits for a key to be struck. Typing any key will continue
         the program.
 
 NOTES
     This command can only be executed within a program.
 
 BUGS
     None
 
 SEE ALSO
     GET
     INPUT