Problem with function sleep()

Originally Posted by quzah

Well, you win some, you lose some. So read your docs and figure out what you're doing wrong.


Quzah.

manuals seem unintellegent about this. i really wonder whether it's XP related trouble.. i do not remember such troubles while using Win 98 in recent past..

Maybe since your compiler is old its using an old windows.h (pre Win95)?

The requirments for Sleep() are:

Requires Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
Sure its not a 16bit compiler?

Originally Posted by zacs7

Maybe since your compiler using old an old windows.h (pre Win95)?

The requirments for Sleep() are:

Requires Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
Sure its not a 16bit compiler?

it should be 32bit.. i will investigate though. thanks for suggestion

Open up winbase.h

Is Sleep() in there?

Originally Posted by zacs7

Open up winbase.h

Is Sleep() in there?

it's in there!

Code:

WINBASEAPI
VOID
WINAPI
Sleep(
    DWORD dwMilliseconds
    );

about compiler:
i do not know how to find out which compiler is used (i compile in IDE window by pressing a button) but it should be 32bit compiler. i think so coz both 16bit and 32bit compilers are available and perhaps it decides automatically which one to use.

one way to find out, sizeof(int)...

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    printf("&#37;d\n", sizeof(int));
    return 0;
}

Generally, (presuming you have a "normal" computer)
2 = 16 bit
4 = 32 bit

Originally Posted by zacs7

one way to find out, sizeof(int)...

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    printf("&#37;d", sizeof(int));
    return 0;
}

Generally, (presuming you have a "normal" computer)
2 = 16 bit
4 = 32 bit

2... poor me

maybe any1 using Borland C++ 4.51 knows how to set 32 compiler up?

Perhaps its time for a new compiler?

If you want something simple with an IDE, then look into DevC++ (outdated), LCC/LCC~Win32 or PellesC (yummy)

Originally Posted by zacs7

Perhaps its time for a new compiler?

If you want something simple with an IDE, then look into DevC++ (outdated), LCC/LCC~Win32 or PellesC (yummy)

Well.. Borland C++ 4.51, which i use has a 32 bit compiler. i just need to set it up so i will read manuals again and meantime if any1 having experience with this would drop a line would be gr8! thanks for helping me Gr8 forum really!

Why are you so keen on Borland C++ 4.51?, Borland C++ 4.00 was released in 1993 (thats well over 10 years ago). If you plan on doing windows programming at least update the includes & libs.

Originally Posted by zacs7

Why are you so keen on Borland C++ 4.51?, Borland C++ 4.00 was released in 1993 (thats well over 10 years ago). If you plan on doing windows programming at least update the includes & libs.

well, it's money problem. ... i hope to make 32bit compiler working!

Money as in bandwidth? Cause those compilers are free :\

Originally Posted by zacs7

Money as in bandwidth? Cause those compilers are free :\

i'll try (that link to PellesC does not seem working though)

It's a C compiler anywho, You probably want C++ and C... Ie DevC++

I'm pretty sure the Borland compilers have sleep(). At least in the later versions, IIRC it's prototyped in stdlib.h.