►►─── READ LINE FROM TERMINAL ─┬────────┬────┬──────────────┬─────────────────►
                               └─ ECHO ─┘    └─ NOBACKPAGE ─┘

 ►─── INTO 
input-data-location ─┬─ TO 
end-input-data-location ───────┬────────►
                                └─ MAX LENGTH 
input-data-max-length ─┘

 ►─┬───────────────────────────────────────────────┬─ . ──────────────────────►◄
   └─ RETURN LENGTH into 
input-data-actual-length ─┘

ECHO
Saves the line of data being input in the current page (as displayed on the screen). If you do not specify ECHO, the entered data is not retained and is not available for review by the user. This parameter applies only to 3270-type devices.
NOBACKPAGE
Does not save previously input pages in a scratch area. If you specify NOBACKPAGE, the user can view only the current page of data. NOBACKPAGE is valid only with the first input request in a line mode session. This parameter applies only to 3270-type devices.
INTO 
input-data-location
Indicates the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION or LINKAGE SECTION entry that is reserved for the input data. Specify the symbolic name of a user-defined field.
TO 
end-input-data-location
Indicates the end of the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION or LINKAGE SECTION that is reserved for the input data. Specify the symbolic name of a user-defined dummy byte field or a field containing a data item that is not associated with the reserved data area.
MAX LENGTH 
input-data-max-length
Defines the length of the input data stream in bytes. Specify the symbolic name of a user-defined field that contains the length of the data area, or the length itself expressed as a numeric constant.
If the input data stream is larger than the data area that is reserved in the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION or LINKAGE SECTION, the data is truncated to fit the available space.
RETURN LENGTH into 
input-data-actual-length
Indicates where to return the actual length of the input data stream. Specify the symbolic name of a user-defined field. If the data stream has been truncated, the field contains the original length before truncation.

Example 1

The following statement reads the specified data from a 3270-type device into the specified location in the program and echoes the input data on the screen:

READ LINE FROM TERMINAL
  ECHO
  INTO EMPL-DATA TO END-EMPL-DATA.

Example 2

The following statement reads the specified data into the program but does not save the pages that are associated with the line I/O session:

READ LINE FROM TERMINAL
  NOBACKPAGE
  INTO EMPL-DATA MAX LENGTH 8
  RETURN LENGTH INTO REC-DATA-LENGTH.