Getinput is a replacement for INQUIRE and/or "READ SYS$COMMAND"
   Commonly used options in DCL routines, can be handled by Getinput.
   Getinput reads user input from SYS$COMMAND and returns the given
   OutputSymbol with this input. Getinput is able to compare the
   input to given valid answers. Options as echo/noecho and timeout
   are also available.
   Format:  GETINPUT OutputSymbol
   Output:
   1. Getinput returns the given input into the given OutputSymbol.
   2. Getinput creates a status symbol GETINPUT_STATUS:
   SUCCES     Getinput has ended successfully
   CTRLZ      The userinput was CTRL-Z
   TIMEOUT    The user did not give any userinput within the timeout period
   ERROR      Getinput ended with errors
   TRUNCATED  Getinput has ended successfully, but the input is truncated
Additional Information:
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