Reads a character from the keyboard. INKEY$ - INKEY$ returns a null string if there is no character to return. - For standard keys, INKEY$ returns a 1-byte string containing the character read. - For extended keys, INKEY$ returns a 2-byte string made up of the null character (ASCII 0) and the keyboard scan code. Example: PRINT "Press Esc to exit..." DO LOOP UNTIL INKEY$ = CHR$(27) '27 is the ASCII code for Esc. See Also