PL/SQL get user input ???

Can anyone give me a hint on how to get user input using a PL/SQL program under Oracle 8 ?
I tried dbms_output.get_LINE(...) BUT THE PROGRAM JUST SKIPS past that line of code and never pauses for my input. Oracles;s on-line docs haven't been much help, as they don;t show any examples, and don't tell me how to read from stdin, eg.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Please copy reply to me at:
  scott.daniels_at_ieee.org

Thanks in advance
Scott

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