Parallel port interfacing

Hey guys!
i am supposed to make a C based university first year project... i go for interfacing a parallel port with an RC car..

i have accessed the parallel port using USERPORT... and it went fine..

when i press any key it send respective bits on the parallel port which 'on' the transistor and Car runs... but the problem is when i press any key for example 'a' it sends the bit on the parallel port, but it is sending constantly.. means it sends a bit to parallel port untill other key is not pressed... :frown: Resulting; i can not use 2 buttons at the same time, if i want to move a car forward n left i am helpless...
i have used the Delay command after sending each bit but it is not working... Please help!!!!
Sorry for my bad english!
Here is the coding..

Keep track of the current value you're sending to the parallel port. Each keypress modifies this value (via bitwise or to set it / bitwise and to clear it / bitwise xor to toggle it), which is then sent to the parallel port after each keypress. Since you're keeping track of the current value already sent, you modify this value as needed based on keypresses so you can combine various states into one outportb call.

An example with numbers 1 to 8 to set bits 1 through 8, and shift-1 (!) through shift-8 (*) to clear the same bits.

Code:

---

unsigned char port_val = 0;
int ch;
do
{
  ch = getch();
  switch (ch)
  {
    case '1':
      port_val |= 0x01;
      break;
    case '2':
      port_val |= 0x02;
      break;
...
    case '8' :
      port_val |= 0x80;
      break;           
    case '!' : /* use shift-1 to clear bit 1 */
      port_val &= ~0x01;
      break;
    case '@' :
      port_val &= ~0x02;
      break;
...
    case '*' :
      port_val &= ~0x80;
      break;
  }
  outportb(0x378, port_val);
}
while (ch != 'e');

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@KCfromNC:
Buddy, i am C beginner what ever you coded above i couldn't understand a bit... :frown:
Can you make your words simpler? PLEASE!

Which part didn't you understand?
Take a look at Cprogramming.com - Tutorials - Bitwise Operators and Bit Manipulations in C and C++ for info on what the bitwise operators do. Add a "printf("%2.2x", port_val);" right before or after the outportb() call, compile my code (remove the ... for now) and see what happens.