| From: | David Bateman |
| Date: | 4 Jun 2001 at 14:00:19 |
| Subject: | Re: Header Files (StormC v3) |
Hello David
On 04-Jun-01, you wrote:
> It's not daft, it's linked to the way DOS (and DOS boxes) handles it's
> keyboard input. Anyway, all it does is wait for a key to be pressed
> and returns that.
>
> If you are just waiting for a return, you could always use:
>
> char buf[2];
> scanf("%s", buf);
>
> Althoguh I can't remember how to make scanf limit the number of
> characters it puts in the buffer. I'm sure there's a better way to do
> it than that, but my head hurts ATM, I need to drill it a bit to
> relieve the pressure ;)
i just wanted to enter one keypress and act on that, without having to press
return first.
such as selecting an option from a text menu such as:
[H]ire Film
[R]eturn Film
etc.
Regards
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