ReadConsole() / ReadConsoleInput()

[LuckY]

I'm writing a console class. I have used WriteConsole() successfully for Print() function in my class and am trying to implement a Read() function using ReadConsole() or ReadConsoleInput(), but I just can't get it to work.

I want it to be a function that will block further processing until the user provides input and hits enter. Every time I call ReadConsole() it just returns without offering an opportunity for the user to enter data. I tried using while loops to sit and keep trying, but then it doesn't allow any key input...

Any help is greatly appreciated (ie, an example successfully using ReadConsole()). Thanks.

[LuckY]

Here's a code snippet of how I'm currently trying to get this job done:

DWORD saveMode;
GetConsoleMode(_scr, &saveMode);
SetConsoleMode(_scr, 0);

if (WaitForSingleObject(_scr, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
  DWORD num;
  ReadConsole(_scr, buf, size, &num, NULL);
}

SetConsoleMode(_scr, saveMode);

WaitForSingleObject() is returning WAIT_FAILED and GetLastError() returns zero! WTF?

Again, I'd really appeciate your shedding the light on what I need to do to accomplish this. Also, if you notice something wrong with this snippet (for example, maybe using the wrong mode for SetConsoleMode()), let me know homie.

Thanks again.

[LuckY]

Ok. One more update.

Instead of trying to wait and read with my class's console HANDLE which wasn't working, I switched it with the standard input handle (using GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE)) and it worked fine...

So I guess you can't read input using a different console handle. Right?