getch()

hello
I've been trying to write a "getch()" function using ports but i gets this problem:
when i call this function for the first time it works normally,
i press somekey and the function prints the asciikey,but when i call it
agin it prints the previous asciikey without any input from me!!!
you get it?
first time works normally.
Second time prints the previous char and this is the code:

unsigend char c='\0';
while(c=='\0')
{
c=inportb(0x60);
}
switch(c)
{
case 0x1e:{putch('a');break;}
case 0x03:{putch('b');break;}
.
.
.
.
case 0x2c:{putch('z');break;}
}

so would you please help me
and tell me what's wrong with this code

Some keys send a message when they are released IIRC.

edit:

Code:

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void KeyboardIsr()
{
  byte new_scan_code = inportb(0x60);
  // do something with the scancode ...
  // remember you only get ONE byte of the scancode each time the ISR is invoked
  // (though most of the times the scancode is only one byte)

  outportb(0x20,0x20);  // acknowledge the IRQ, pretty much tells the PIC that we can accept >=priority IRQs now
}

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Apparently some keys give two bytes :)

i tried this but didn't work i have been told i should clear the keyboard buffer
how can i do that?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by abuashraf

i tried this but didn't work i have been told i should clear the keyboard buffer
how can i do that?

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http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284392

> I've been trying to write a "getch()" function using ports
Do you have a 16-bit compiler (say turboc) running on a 16-bit OS (say DOS 6.0) ?

Also, where are you going with this?
Is it just for the hell of it, or are you trying to achieve something down the line?