diff --git a/demos/input5.c b/demos/input5.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <conio.h>
+
+#define CR 0x0d   //carriage return
+#define ESC 0x1b  //Escape key
+#define TAB 0x09
+#define LF 0x0a   //line feed
+#define BACKSPACE 0x08
+#define NULL 0    //Empty character
+#define TRUE 1
+#define FALSE 0
+#define LENGTH 15 //size of the string
+
+int input(char *string, int length);
+
+void main()
+{
+    char string[LENGTH];
+
+    printf("What is your name?");
+    if(!input(string,LENGTH))
+         printf("Darn glad to meet you, %s!\n",string);
+    else
+         printf("\n*** Canceled");
+}
+
+int input(char *string, int length)
+{
+    int done = FALSE;
+    int cancel = FALSE;
+    int index = 0;
+    char ch;
+
+    string[0] = NULL; //init the buffer
+
+    do
+    {
+        ch = getch();
+
+  /* Check to see whether the buffer is full */
+
+        if (index == length)
+        {
+            switch(ch)
+            {
+                case ESC:
+                     done = TRUE;
+                     cancel = TRUE;
+                     break;
+                case CR:
+                     break;
+                case BACKSPACE:
+                     break;
+                default:
+                    ch = NULL;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Process the keyboard input */
+
+        switch(ch)
+        {
+         case ESC:  //Escape key
+              done = TRUE;
+              cancel = TRUE;
+              break;
+         case CR:   //Enter key
+              putchar(ch);
+              putchar(LF);
+              string[index] = NULL;
+              done = TRUE;
+              break;
+         case BACKSPACE:
+              if(index==0)
+              {
+                break;
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                putchar(ch);
+                putchar(' ');
+                putchar(ch);
+                index--;
+                break;
+              }
+         case NULL:
+              break;
+         default:   //display & store
+              putchar(ch);
+              index[string] = ch;
+              index++;
+              break;
+        }
+    }
+    while(!done);
+    return(cancel);
+}
+