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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 16:30:50 GMT
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ROLAND wrote:
> 
> --- Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
> > Something is wrong with the rest of your code:
> > kbhit() _is_ the function
> > you are looking for.  It returns immediately,
> > without waiting for a key
> > to be pressed.
> 
> This is what my code looks like:
> 
> if(kbhit()==0){

If you get here no key has been hit.  You probably wanted
(kbhit()) above.

>      if(getkey()==3){

Now that no key has been hit you want to get that non-existant
key.  I would expect the system to wait around for it.

>           interrupt();

Who knows what this does.  But it looks as if it doesn't return.

>      }
> }
> printf("Reading...\n");
> COMReadBufferTimed(DJGPPdev,anmes,NULL,256,&charsin,1000);
> 
> I know that the program doesn't work, 'cause I never
> see the "Reading..." on the screen. It also doesn't go
> to interrupt, 'cause then the progam has to stop
> (interrupt closes the port and exits)...
> What is the problem with my code???

It is faulty.  See above.

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