how to input joystick simply?

Hi all,
I want to input joystick to my code,which is very simple smile.gif.I searched the net but find out that people use DirectInput , etc... but i want a very simple application, for example like when you pull right, a variable in the code changes from 0 to 10,whne you pull left another variable changes from 2 to 8, etc... I use VC++ v6.0, no .NET,no C# please. here i send a sample code I wrote in which i wanna input joystick for some try. thank you everyone.

Code:

#include <time.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void wait ( double seconds )
{
clock_t endwait;
endwait = clock () + seconds * CLK_TCK ;
while (clock() < endwait) {}
}

int main()
{

double t;
double delt;
double delf;
double function;

cout<< "Derivative of the function : "<<endl;
cin>>delf ;
cout<< "Time deviation : "<<endl;
cin>>delt;

t=0.0;
function=0.0;

do {

function = function+ delf*delt ;

// here i want to add joystick reading here
// joy1= ....???
//joy2= .....???
// like : when i move left,it reads 5 for joy1, and when i move right it reads 3 for joy2, etc...
// moreover,it eould be superb if also i can read the value as how much i move joystick,
//for example, when i move it from center to left end,joy1 value increases from 0 to 8.
// PLEASE HELP //

wait (delt);
t=t+delt;
cout<<" Function is "<<function<<endl;
// modifed function with joystick input :
//function=

} while (t <= 40);
return 0;
}

1) Indent.
2) Code is not always nice, and that's a fact of life.

Are you opposed to using DirectInput because of it's complexity? I'd say you should think of a better reason. A relatively simple wrapper class VC6 project, DX8, can be found right here: http://www.csh.rit.edu/~jon/projects/joystick/ manutd,[mod edit]please don't say anything[/mod edit] if you don't have anything substantial to say.

you can use the plattformindependet SDL library, it handles joysticks too:
http://docs.mandragor.org/files/Comm.../joystick.html