input

[toast]

how can i get a single character from the keyboard without paausing the program?
so it looks to see if a button has been pressed, and if one hasnt, then it moves on.
scanf doesnt work, getch doesnt work, bioskey(0) or (1) dont work

 

[zBuilder]

Assuming your compiler supports it, try something like this:

#include <conio.h>

int key;
if (kbhit()) key = getch();


Kim_Christensen@telus.net

http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/Kim_Christensen/index.html

 

[rbobbitt]

In case it doesn't see the recent thread:

thread205-60642

Russ
bobbitts@hotmail.com

http://home.earthlink.net/~bobbitts

 

[toast]

actually kbhit() works fine

but another thing is, how do i get rid of the repeat delay thing. where you hold a button, it prints one character, waits THEN begins to rapidly draw characters
i want to get rid of this delay!

 

[zBuilder]

It sounds like you may be writing a game...
For more flexable control of the keyboard, you would need to write your own keyboard handler: ie hooking the keyboard interrupt INT 9 and reading the scan codes. This will allow the user to press two or more keys at once etc...
There may be a way to get rid of, or reduce, your repeat delay (Some bioses support this and it can also be done in Windows control panel)
Good luck.



Kim_Christensen@telus.net

http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/Kim_Christensen/index.html

 

[toast]

hmmm, sounds like im gonna have to learn some asm.....

and actually, i am gonna make a game, but right now im still working on my first program in C, its just a little dot that drives around and bangs off the walls(its actually fun!) im just learning the basics i'll need later

thanks for the help guys!

 

[toast]

how do you make a device hander?
i havnt found anything about device handlers

i know what you mean by device handler, but ive never worked this close with the hardware before, so im completely lost