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From: jason@cbmami.UUCP (Jason Goldberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Help a rookie!
Message-ID: <18d4fa1e.ARN0f18@cbmami.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 91 20:14:06 GMT
Reply-To: jason@cbmami.UUCP
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
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Hi,

     I am just getting my feet wet in 'C', I am a fairly experienced
programmer, and am very confortable in AmigaDos, I am just trying to learn
vanilla ANSI C, before I jump into Amiga specific code.  I have come up
with a few questions:

1.  How can I get output to the printer?  I have tried using fopen() with
"PRT:" as the file name, and then fprintf() to send the output to the file.
I tried several different modes with the fopen(), but I can't get the printer
to do anything...

2.  What are, or where can I find the ANSI codes for controlling the cursor
in a colsole window (i.e. the CLI or WSHELL).  I am trying to do stuff like
cursor up, cursor down, left, right, home, clear, etc...  Is there are
better way than to just print the ANSI codes, keeping in mind I need to
be able to do this in a console window, and not on my own screen.

3.  Is there a good way to be able to read a single character from the
keyboard (without a return)?  I know that I can open a RAW: window but then
I have to use write() instead of fprintf() or sprintf() then write()...

Basically, I am just trying to find ways to write code similar to my
classmates (who use Turbo C on the PC).  On there machines getchar() does
not need a return, and they have commands like gotoxy() to move around the
cursor.  Any help/pointers are greatly appreciated...


-Jason-

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Jason Goldberg				UUCP: ucsd!serene!cbmami!jason
Del Mar, CA