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Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:02:31 -0400
From: Jonathan Meunier <jonathanm AT corel DOT com>
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Subject: Re: getch() with DJGPP in Win DOSbox
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Were you afraid we wouldn't receive your post? Once suffices.. :)

Bart Verbakel wrote:
> 
> I am trying to create a loop like this:
> 
> while ( getch() != 'q' )
>   printf("Neverending textstring");
> 
> This is SUPPOSED to put the string to stdout,
> until I touch the 'q' key.

This is NOT supposed to print the text until 'q' is pressed. What this
does is wait for a key, looks if it's 'q'.. if it is then it exits the
loop, else it prints the text. What you are looking for is kbhit().. see
how it works in 'info libc kbhit'.

	.(Trancelucid).
	  .  Jaune  .