'' examples/manual/console/winput.bas
''
'' Example extracted from the FreeBASIC Manual
'' from topic 'WINPUT()'
''
'' See Also: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgWinput
'' --------

Dim char As WString * 2

Dim filename As String, enc As String
Dim f As Long

Line Input "Please enter a file name: ", filename
Line Input "Please enter an encoding type (optional): ", enc
If enc = "" Then enc = "ascii"

f = FreeFile
If Open(filename For Input Encoding enc As #f) = 0 Then

	Print "Press space to read a character from the file, or escape to exit."

	Do

		Select Case Input(1)

		Case " " 'Space

			If EOF(f) Then

				Print "You have reached the end of the file."
				Exit Do

			End If

			char = WInput(1, f)
			Print char & " (char no " & Asc(char) & ")"

		Case Chr(27) 'Escape

			Exit Do

		End Select

	Loop

	Close #f

Else

	Print "There was an error opening the file."

End If