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InputStringPacket

InputStringPacket[]
is a MathLink packet that requests input in string form.
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Basic Examples   (1)
Launch a subsidiary Mathematica kernel process:
Read the first packet:
Write the packet representing the text "InputString[]" to enter:
Read the InputStringPacket expression indicating a prompt for input:
Close the link:
Launch a subsidiary Mathematica kernel process:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[1]=
Read the first packet:
In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[2]=
Write the packet representing the text "InputString[]" to enter:
In[3]:=
Click for copyable input
Read the InputStringPacket expression indicating a prompt for input:
In[4]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[4]=
Close the link:
In[5]:=
Click for copyable input
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