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"Press any key to continue"

 "Press any key to continue"

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	"Press any key to continue" I have run out of idea if its not too complicated, maybe someone write a code for "press any key to continue"  and post it here?? anykey will include the wide space (spacebar)... printf ("Press any key to continue"); { whats the code here??} regards vyn
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Grant D. Wats #2 / 11	"Press any key to continue" Quote: >I have run out of idea >if its not too complicated, maybe someone write a code for "press any key to >continue"  and post it here?? anykey will include the wide space >(spacebar)... >printf ("Press any key to continue"); >  { whats the code here??} Unfortunately, there is no *standard* function that is specifically defined to get a key and return without a carriage return.  One of those "compatibility" issues, I think.  Anyway, though it's not standard, see if your system lets you use "conio.h."  I believe that there's a function in there that'll do what you want. Grant D. Watson
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Robert B. Cla #3 / 11	"Press any key to continue" Quote: >if its not too complicated, maybe someone write a code for "press any key to >continue"  and post it here?? anykey will include the wide space There is no portable way to do this.  Please see the comp.lang.c FAQ, section 19.1:         19.1:   How can I read a single character from the keyboard without waiting for the RETURN key?  How can I stop characters from being echoed on the screen as they're typed? That being said, there are probably many non-portable ways to do this for your platform.  Ask in a newsgroup dedicated to your operating -- Robert B. Clark Visit ClarkWehyr Enterprises On-Line at http://www.iquest.net/~rclark/ClarkWehyr.html
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
sophi #4 / 11	"Press any key to continue" Hi, My lecturer at college told me that you specify a variable in the function heading, e.g. char key Then in the main body of the function you do: printf ("Press any key to continue"); gets(key); You can specify specific keys that exit etc. Hope this helps. Quote: > I have run out of idea > if its not too complicated, maybe someone write a code for "press any key to > continue"  and post it here?? anykey will include the wide space > (spacebar)... > printf ("Press any key to continue"); >   { whats the code here??} > regards > vyn
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Gergo Bara #5 / 11	"Press any key to continue" Quote: >Hi, >  My lecturer at college told me that you specify a variable in the function >heading, e.g. char key >Then in the main body of the function you do: >printf ("Press any key to continue"); >gets(key); 1. NEVER use gets(). 2. The OP was asking how to get a keypress and immediately resume execution of his program; as others have stated, that's not possible in standard C (except for special things like a newline or EOF). Quote: >You can specify specific keys that exit etc. >Hope this helps. It didn't. Please read the FAQ and this group's newsfeed for a few weeks before posting. Gergo -- Our documentation manager was showing her two year old son around the office.  He was introduced to me, at which time he pointed out that we were both holding bags of popcorn.  We were both holding bottles of juice.  But only *_ _ he* had a lollipop. He asked his mother, "Why doesn't HE have a lollipop?" Her reply:         "He can have a lollipop any time he wants to.  That's what it means to be a programmer." GU d- s:+ a--- C++>$ UL+++ P>++ L+++ E>++ W+ N++ o? K- w--- !O !M !V PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP+ t* 5+ X- R>+ tv++ b+>+++ DI+ D+ G>++ e* h! !r !y+
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Robert B. Cla #6 / 11	"Press any key to continue" Quote: >  My lecturer at college told me that you specify a variable in the function >heading, e.g. char key >Then in the main body of the function you do: >printf ("Press any key to continue"); >gets(key); Ah, but you need to terminate the string with a newline.  This does not satisfy the "press any key to continue" requirement. -- Robert B. Clark Visit ClarkWehyr Enterprises On-Line at http://www.iquest.net/~rclark/ClarkWehyr.html
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Szu-Wen Hua #7 / 11	"Press any key to continue" [...] : My lecturer at college told me that you specify a variable in the : function heading, e.g. char key : Then in the main body of the function you do: : printf ("Press any key to continue"); : gets(key); Either you understood your lecturer incorrectly, or your lecturer is giving you very bad information. First of all, gets() requires a char * as parameter, not char. Your example won't even compile.  Secondly, you should refer to the FAQ: 12.23:  Why does everyone say not to use gets()?
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Vyn #8 / 11	"Press any key to continue" The closes I could get is to use 2 identical lines of getchar() like this... printf("Press 'ENTER' to continue"); ch=getchar(); ch=getchar(); which will accept return key and other character keys... but I know this is not the correct way.. in certain situation, the enter keys even have to be press 2 times... or even 3 times... Maybe someone could help correct my code?? regards, vyn Quote: >I have run out of idea >if its not too complicated, maybe someone write a code for "press any key to >continue"  and post it here?? anykey will include the wide space >(spacebar)... >printf ("Press any key to continue"); >  { whats the code here??} >regards >vyn
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Gergo Bara #9 / 11	"Press any key to continue" Quote: >The closes I could get is to use 2 identical lines of getchar() like this... >    printf("Press 'ENTER' to continue"); >    ch=getchar(); >    ch=getchar(); >which will accept return key and other character keys... but I know this is >not the correct way.. in certain situation, the enter keys even have to be >press 2 times... or even 3 times... >Maybe someone could help correct my code?? Use fgets(). Gergo -- If I had a plantation in Georgia and a home in Hell, I'd sell the plantation and go home. -- Eugene P. Gallagher GU d- s:+ a--- C++>$ UL+++ P>++ L+++ E>++ W+ N++ o? K- w--- !O !M !V PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP+ t* 5+ X- R>+ tv++ b+>+++ DI+ D+ G>++ e* h! !r !y+
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Anurag Ve #10 / 11	"Press any key to continue" There is no portable way to do that, so the answer is platform specific. However, under MSDOS a lot of compilers support a function called getch() which does exactly that! getch() function may be present in conio.h. So do something like this: # include <conio.h> # include <stdio.h> main() { char ch; /* do something */ printf("Press a key to continue...."); ch = getch();    /* ch stores the charachter code for the key pressed */ /* do some more stuff */ Quote: } Also check out a funtion called clrscr() in conio.h for clearing the screen! Quote: > >I have run out of idea > >if its not too complicated, maybe someone write a code for "press any key to > >continue"  and post it here?? anykey will include the wide space > >(spacebar)... > >printf ("Press any key to continue"); > >  { whats the code here??}
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT
Lawrence Kir #11 / 11	"Press any key to continue" Quote: >The closes I could get is to use 2 identical lines of getchar() like this... >    printf("Press 'ENTER' to continue"); >    ch=getchar(); >    ch=getchar(); >which will accept return key and other character keys... but I know this is >not the correct way.. in certain situation, the enter keys even have to be >press 2 times... or even 3 times... >Maybe someone could help correct my code?? To wait for a RETURN/ENTER (or equivalent) key to be pressed try this:      int ch; ...      while ((ch = getchar()) != EOF && ch != '\n') ; -- ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 03:00:00 GMT

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