1.$ INQUIRE CHECK "Enter Y[ES] to continue" $ IF .NOT. CHECK THEN EXIT The INQUIRE command displays the following prompting message at the terminal: Enter Y[ES] to continue: The INQUIRE command prompts for a value, which is assigned to the symbol CHECK. The IF command tests the value assigned to the symbol CHECK. If the value assigned to CHECK is true (that is, an odd numeric value, a character string that begins with a T, t, Y, or y, or an odd numeric character string), the procedure continues executing. If the value assigned to CHECK is false (that is, an even numeric value, a character string that begins with any letter except T, t, Y, or y, or an even numeric character string), the procedure exits. 2.$ INQUIRE COUNT $ IF COUNT .GT. 10 THEN GOTO SKIP . . . $ SKIP: The INQUIRE command prompts for a count with the following message: COUNT: Then the command procedure uses the value of the symbol COUNT to determine whether to execute the next sequence of commands or to transfer control to the line labeled SKIP. 3.$ IF P1 .EQS. "" THEN INQUIRE P1 "FILE NAME" $ FORTRAN 'P1' The IF command checks whether a parameter was passed to the command procedure by checking if the symbol P1 is null; if it is, it means that no parameter was specified, and the INQUIRE command is issued to prompt for the parameter. If P1 was specified, the INQUIRE command is not executed, and the Fortran command compiles the name of the file specified as a parameter.