Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!oucsace!bchurch
From: bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Keyin from C
Summary: Missed the point
Keywords: C Key
Message-ID: <1440@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 12 Jun 90 02:52:27 GMT
References: <1422@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU> <4145@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens
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In article <4145@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes:
> 
> In article <1422@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU> bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) writes:
> >works but is obviously machine dependent. Is there a "true C" way of
> >doing this? All of the C functions seem to depend upon return being 
> >pressed.
> 
> 	Maybe I'm missing something, but are you talking about:
> 
> 	scanf("%c",&charvariablename);
> 
> 	That's a "true C" way of doing it.
> 
> -- 

Have you actually tried this? On my system SCANF waits until return is
pressed. What software are you using?


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