Scrolling Program
Hey I got alittle program, it scrolls text across the screen. for some reason my compiler (gcc Dev-C++ 4) doesn't recognize the following:
1) The kbhit() function
2) the delay() function
3) it says that my union REGS regs has incomplete type and cannot be intialized. and bails out.
Please, any suggestions?
Which 'a Huh?
These functions are not standard and are compiler specific. GCC doesn't include these functions.1) The kbhit() function
2) the delay() function
Oh, so there isn't a way to write my own function for them? and if I could, do you know of a good place to start.
Which 'a Huh?
> 1) The kbhit() function
Use something which is available in win32 which has similar functionality
> 2) the delay() function
Use something which is available in win32 which has similar functionality
> 3) it says that my union REGS regs has incomplete type and cannot be intialized. and bails out.
REGS is an old data structure used by DOS compilers to call DOS and BIOS interrupts.
You don't need such low-level things in win32 programs.
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
Good, I hate those stupid REG things any way. I uses some old C books that my older brother had when he went to college so thats why i have them. Thanks I'll check those links out.
Which 'a Huh?
Ok would I have to use an extra header file with the sleep function. I saw something about a kernel.lib file.
if I wanted the program to sleep say, 1000 milliseconds. What would the above code look like?Code:DWORD SleepEx( DWORD dwMilliseconds, BOOL bAlertable );
Sorry, just new to this stuff.
Which 'a Huh?
Stick with
Sleep( 1000 );
Simple vanilla wait for a second
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
