From: cybpunk AT geocities DOT com (John G)
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Subject: Re: Flush stdin?
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:54:08 GMT
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On Thu, 28 Oct 1999 01:27:05 GMT, Damian Yerrick
<DELCAPSyerricde AT pineight DOT 8mSOFTWARE DOT com> wrote:

>Classes are C++. Structs are C.
>
>Oh, that kind of class. :-)

*chuckle*
Actually structs are C++ too.

>#include <conio.h>
>getch() is not buffered but rather straight from the BIOS.

Actually I tryed that with a while(kbhit()) getch(); then I realized
my mistake.  getch() isn't buffered so it isn't clearing the input
buffer.  I need to clear the input buffer for use with scanf()

>> or should I write my own.  If
>> I write my own, any ideas?  The second thing I need to do is have a
>> #ifdef statement that will detect the djgpp compiler so I can define
>> flush according to the compiler building the source.
>
>#ifdef __DJGPP__
Thanks.

>You say you're using MS Visual C++? Want programs that use a
>Windows-like GUI but look identical on DOS and Windows? Use Allegro's
>GUI tools for menus and dialogs. Allegro works not only with DJGPP but
>also with MSVC.
I actually have Allegro.  I used it to create my simple pong game and
will use winallegro once I get it working, for my advance pong game.
I know, I know, just what the world needs, another pong game:-)

Thanks for your help
-John
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