Name:     prompter

Purpose:  Private to Hermes. Prompt user and process command.

File:     prompter.c

Author:   J.P. Terlouw

Use:      int prompter(char* prompt, int context);

             The routine returns the number of characters typed.
             Arguments:
                        prompt     - the prompt string
                        context    - either FREE or KEYPROMPT
                                     In the case of KEYPROMPT the prompt is
                                     assumed to be part of the command e.g.
                                     Userinp keywords.

Updates:  25-Feb-90  --  original document