Q21915: Beep When Editing INPUT or LINE INPUT Statement Responses

Article: Q21915
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00 2.01 3.00 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 29-DEC-1989

This article explains why the UP, DOWN, PGUP, and PGDN cursor keys
produce a beep when editing what is typed in response to the INPUT or
LINE INPUT statement at run time.

The input editor used by INPUT and LINE INPUT is a line editor only.
This means you can move and edit only horizontally, such as with the
LEFT and RIGHT ARROW cursor-control keys and the BACKSPACE key.
Attempts to use the UP, DOWN, PGUP, and PGDN cursor keys produce a
beep.

This information applies to Microsoft QuickBASIC 2.00 2.01 3.00 4.00
4.00B and 4.50, to Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.00 and 6.00B, and to
Microsoft BASIC PDS Version 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.

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