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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 12:12:40 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: ROLAND <roland_asmann AT yahoo DOT com>
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Subject: Re: kbhit()
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, ROLAND wrote:

> Now I have found the error: If i call kbhit() and
> check if a key has been hit, the program freezes until
> a key has been hit!
> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to check if a key
> has been pressed once in a while (say every 10 sec's)
> and if not, then just go on executing the code???

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.