When the MLSACCEPT statement is used for data input, it displays a message and causes the program to wait for input. No MLS translation is performed on the input text. For some errors, the MLSACCEPT statement displays text in the English language to describe the error instead of displaying the requested message.

The input text can be entered at an Operator Display Terminal (ODT) or at a user terminal. If the input text is entered from a user terminal, the user must use the mix number of the task and be logged on to the usercode that originated the job.

The input text is placed in the specified pointer expression, string variable, or subscripted string variable. It is placed left-justified with leading blanks discarded. No translation is performed on the input text. The program continues execution with the statement following the MLSACCEPT statement.

If the program was run with the AX attribute set or if the operator or user issued the command <mix number> AX <text> before the program called the MLSACCEPT statement, then the MLSACCEPT procedure does not display the message and returns the response without waiting.