public static String input(String prompt)
    {
        String inputLine = "";
        System.out.print(prompt);
        try
        {
            java.io.InputStreamReader sys = new java.io.InputStreamReader(
                    System.in);
            java.io.BufferedReader inBuffer = new java.io.BufferedReader(sys);
            inputLine = inBuffer.readLine();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            String err = e.toString();
            System.out.println(err);
            inputLine = "";
        }
        return inputLine;
    }