Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bunny!hor-res!berry
From: berry@hor-res.UUCP (No comment)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Reading the gameport.device
Message-ID: <225@hor-res.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 88 22:33:42 GMT
References: <8806151701.AA08881@jade.berkeley.edu>
Organization: Horizon Research, Waltham MA
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In article <8806151701.AA08881@jade.berkeley.edu>, BBOURBIN@UMDD.BITNET (Brett S Bourbin) writes:
> 
>    Can I use the GetMsg() call, since it will return a zero if there is no
>    messages waiting, and if I get a result on the first call to the routine,
>    do more until I get a zero?  I want to do this because I only need the
>    latest event.  Is this the best way of doing what I want, or should I do
>    a CheckIO() call and if I get a non-zero return then do a GetMsg()?


I believe you can use either one, as long as you specify the right args.
Since you started with a SendIO (?? maybe DoIO ??) you can use CheckIO to see if
a message came back, and GetMsg to remove it. Alternately use GetMsg and
check for a non null return. 

> 
> Now about the triggers- I set the mouse to report movements >= 2 in any
> direction, also for all up and down mouse buttons.  Can I set the timeout
> value in the trigger structure to some value so it will never timeout?  I

Set them to zero. A time of Zero means infinity.

> 
> Thanks for any help you may lend.
> 

No prob.

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