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Article #607Re: How to test for a key ALREADY pressed?
From: Timo Salmi
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 20:57
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 20:57
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In article <rqjbpINNiqv@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> kentiler@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Kent Iler) writes: >Hello, > Is there a way to test to see if a key is already pressed. Let say I run >this program from the autoexec, and I want to see if the space bar is pressed. >If it is I want to do one thing, if not I want to do another. I don't want to >wait there for a key to be pressed, just see if it already is. I have C++ and >Turbo Pascal to program with. Thanks. I am not sure how one can do it with normal keys, but the status of the shift ctrl and alt keys are at a certain memory location (listed in interrupt lists like Brown's). ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.87.1 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!news.funet.fi!uwasa.fi!ts From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: How to test for a key ALREADY pressed? Message-ID: <1992Apr7.205732.21831@uwasa.fi> Date: 7 Apr 92 20:57:32 GMT References: <rqjbpINNiqv@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland Lines: 17