====== GET# ======

[vic20] [c16] [cplus4] [c64] [c128] [m65]

The ''GET#'' statement is used to read a single character from a file. The file must be opened beforehand with the same logical file number, using the ''[[OPEN|OPEN]]'' statement.

===== Syntax =====

  GET #<logical file no>, <variable>

The character that is read from the file is assigned to the specified variable as per the following rules:

  * If the variable is of a numeric type, it will be assigned the numeric PETSCII code of the character,
  * If the variable is a ''STRING'', it will assigned the character itself, as string.

<adm warning>
The variable must be predefined.
</adm>

<adm warning>
File I/O commands are not implemented for the Commodore PET.
</adm>
===== Examples =====

  REM -- dump raw contents of a file
  DIM char$ AS STRING * 1
  CONST EOF = 64
  OPEN 2, 8, 2, "filename"
  DO WHILE ST() <> EOF
    GET #2, char$
    PRINT char$;
  LOOP
  CLOSE 2