Arrrrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh

**DeepFyre** · 09-14-2004

what do i have to do to make this work?!?!?!?
anyways why do I all of sudden get these 2 errors:

../include/conio.c:28: error: `BLACK' was not declared in this scope
../include/conio.c:29: error: `LIGHTGRAY' was not declared in this scope

**prog-bman** · 09-14-2004

Stop using conio? or at least use it right also maybe post some code.

**DeepFyre** · 09-14-2004

what do you mean by "right"?
and do you want all of the code from conio.c?

Code:

static int __BACKGROUND = BLACK;
static int __FOREGROUND = LIGHTGRAY;

thats the part thats giving the trouble i think

**prog-bman** · 09-14-2004

If your using dev-C++ which i think you are maybe try this place out it has better implementations of conio.h
http://devpaks.org/list.php?category=Text%20console

**DeepFyre** · 09-14-2004

omg thanks a ton man

**DougDbug** · 09-15-2004

<conio> / <conio.h> is non-standard. (It's not part of the ANSI/ISO C++ language standard.) This means that it's not included with every compiler, and each implimentation of <conio> may be different. That said, it is a psudo-standard and most compilers will have it.

If you want to change color or shading (or include graphics), you will have to use something non-standard. Anything beyond plain text is non-standard.

...maybe post some code.

prog-bman is asking you to post your code... not conio.c.

If simply including <conio> caused the errors, then maybe your compiler is configured incorrectly, or maybe this particular <conio> didn't come with your compiler, and isn't compatible with it???

**Rune Hunter** · 09-15-2004

conio.h is included in dev-cpp. I use it.

And if I am correct int only stores a number. Not letters. char stores letters. so you would want' char var_name = "Black" or something like that.

**Frobozz** · 09-15-2004

Originally Posted by Rune Hunter

And if I am correct int only stores a number. Not letters. char stores letters. so you would want' char var_name = "Black" or something like that.

Actually, no you wouldn't. Internally conio refers to colors by number. BLACK is simply one of several values stored in an enumeration as shown below:

Code:

enum COLORS {
  BLACK,
  BLUE,
  GREEN,
  CYAN,
  RED,
  PURPLE,
  YELLOW,
  WHITE,
  GRAY,
  LIGHTBLUE,
  LIGHTGREEN,
  LIGHTCYAN,
  LIGHTRED,
  LIGHTPURPLE,
  BRIGHTWHITE
};

Edit: Silly me. Forgot to name the enumeration.

**DeepFyre** · 09-15-2004

yea i understand the thing about standard/non standard things. for some reason i didnt have that enum colors in conio.h. after prog-bman showedme how to get conio to work i looked at the new source file and the old one and the old one didnt have that enum thing.

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