programming: how to read a key?

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From: Kent Tong
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 00:00

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I'd like to do the following programmtically:

1. read in a key. It should accept say ctrl-A, Home, PgUp and etc.

2. translate the key just read into a sequence of ascii characters.

Can this be done? If so, how?

Thanks.


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Kent Tong
Freeman Installer ==> http://www.netnet.net/users/freeman/

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