From: assemblywizard@gmail.com   
      
   no, the question is how can I do it, reading one key at a time and   
   converting that string read so it can be used with val...   
      
   the question is NOT how to I use readln...   
      
   Regards,   
   John   
      
   "Jim Leonard"  wrote in message   
   news:1117142777.937388.45960@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...   
   > John Smith wrote:   
   >> So, my question is, why if I use readln will val work... and NOT when I   
   >> grab   
   >> the string one char at a time with readkey--   
   >   
   > Because you weren't grabbing the string right.  See what I previously   
   > wrote for fixed code.   
   >   
      
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