	SUBROUTINE SETUP_INTERRUPT (INT_CHAR)
C
C	This subroutine is used to setup the interrupt character to
C	use.  This is the character to escape to the Vaxnet command
C	prompt.  All other character are passed to the remote system.
C
	INCLUDE 'COM.INC/NOLIST'

	CHARACTER*(*) INTERRUPTQ, INT_CHAR
	CHARACTER*2 CURRENT
	LOGICAL*1 TEMP(1)

	PARAMETER (INTERRUPTQ =
	1 'Enter the Vaxnet interrupt character (')

	IF (STARTUP) THEN
	    STATUS = GET_SYMBOL ('INTERRUPT_CHAR', SCRATCH, SIZE)
	    IF (SIZE .EQ. 0) THEN
		INTERRUPT_CHAR(1) = SOH		! Default to CTRL/A.
	    ELSE
		CALL CVT_CTRL (%REF(SCRATCH), SIZE)
		INTERRUPT_CHAR(1) = ICHAR(SCRATCH(1:1))
	    ENDIF
	    IF (STATUS) RETURN			! Return if symbol found.
	ELSE
	    IF ( LEN(INT_CHAR) .GT. 0) THEN
		CALL CVT_CTRL (%REF(INT_CHAR), LEN(INT_CHAR))
		INTERRUPT_CHAR(1) = ICHAR(INT_CHAR(1:1))
		RETURN
	    ENDIF
	ENDIF
C
C	Make the printable ASCII interrupt character for question.
C
	IF (INTERRUPT_CHAR(1) .LT. 32) THEN
	    SIZE = 2				! Two characters to display.
	    CURRENT(1:1) = '^'			! Show it's a control character
	    CURRENT(2:2) = CHAR(INTERRUPT_CHAR(1)+64) ! Make the ASCII.
	ELSE
	    SIZE = 1				! One character to display.
	    CURRENT(1:1) = CHAR(INTERRUPT_CHAR(1)) ! Convert integer to ASCII.
	ENDIF
	BACKUP = .FALSE.			! Initialize the backup flag.

100	CALL WRITE_USER(INTERRUPTQ//CURRENT//'): ')
	IF (BATCH_MODE) THEN
		READ (IN_UNIT,150,END=9900) TEMP
150		FORMAT (1A1)
	ELSE
		LOCAL_STATUS = SYS$QIOW(%VAL(LEFN_IN),%VAL(LCHAN_IN),
	1		%VAL(IO$_TTYREADALL),
	1		LIOSB,,,TEMP(1),%VAL(1),,NOTERM,,)
		CALL CHECK_STATUS('SETUP_INTERRUPT',LOCAL_STATUS)
	ENDIF
	CALL WRITE_USER(SS)			! Output single spacing.

	IF	(TEMP(1) .EQ. ESCAPE .OR.
	1		TEMP(1) .EQ. '?') THEN	! Print some help.
		CALL GET_HELP ('SET INTERRUPT')
		CALL WRITE_USER(SS)
		GO TO 100
	ELSEIF	(TEMP(1) .EQ. '!') THEN		! Backup to previous question.
		BACKUP = .TRUE.
	ELSEIF	(TEMP(1) .NE. CR) THEN		! If not <CR>, copy the
		INTERRUPT_CHAR(1) = TEMP(1)	!   new interrupt character.
	ENDIF
	RETURN
9900	CALL FINISH()				! Exit on end of file.
	END	
