1. A pitiful little question.
ok, well I have an idea for my very first "program," if you can call it
that... I'd just like to print something, and then terminate the window
when the user presses a key. I know this is very very simple, but oh
well... I know almost nothing about Euphoria. Hopefully that'll change,
but for now, I'll be anxiously awaiting a reply.
Thanks,
Philip
PS- I know it has something to do with puts(1, "Type something here\") or
something like that, but when I do just that the program window flashes
on the screen for about .01seconds. if I keep on clicking on the program,
i can see that the words do indeed show up, it's just a matter of making
the window stay there until a key is pressed. hmm
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2. Re: A pitiful little question.
- Posted by JJProg at CYBERBURY.NET
Jun 23, 1999
EU>ok, well I have an idea for my very first "program," if you can call it
EU>that... I'd just like to print something, and then terminate the window
EU>when the user presses a key. I know this is very very simple, but oh
EU>well... I know almost nothing about Euphoria. Hopefully that'll change,
EU>but for now, I'll be anxiously awaiting a reply.
EU>Thanks,
EU>Philip
EU>PS- I know it has something to do with puts(1, "Type something here\") or
EU>something like that, but when I do just that the program window flashes
EU>on the screen for about .01seconds. if I keep on clicking on the program,
EU>i can see that the words do indeed show up, it's just a matter of making
EU>the window stay there until a key is pressed. hmm
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Use get_key() like so:
puts(1,"Press any key to end the program.")
while get_key() = -1 do
end while
Jeffrey Fielding
JJProg at cyberbury.net
http://members.tripod.com/~JJProg/
3. Re: A pitiful little question.
Thank you, Jeffrey, very much! Even though I am a beginning Euphoria
programmer, I am familiar with QBasic and its commands, etc. As any other
QBasic programmers may have realized while working with Euphoria, the two
are quite different. Because of this, my little mind is confused -- I
want to do something simple in Euphoria, but only know the QBasic syntax
for it... Oh well, I'll learn. Anyway, this is the first 'major' advance
in my Euphoria "career." Thanks again for the help, and I'd love to hear
from any QB/EU programmers out there.
Philip
>Use get_key() like so:
>
>puts(1,"Press any key to end the program.")
>while get_key() = -1 do
>end while
>
>Jeffrey Fielding
>JJProg at cyberbury.net
>http://members.tripod.com/~JJProg/
4. Re: A pitiful little question.
I am a QB/EU programmer. I know most all of the QB commands and
all their EU equivlants. There are others here on the list that can
also tell you Euphorias equivlant commands to Quick Basic's commands.
Lucius L. Hilley III
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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: A pitiful little question.
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> Thank you, Jeffrey, very much! Even though I am a beginning Euphoria
> programmer, I am familiar with QBasic and its commands, etc. As any other
> QBasic programmers may have realized while working with Euphoria, the two
> are quite different. Because of this, my little mind is confused -- I
> want to do something simple in Euphoria, but only know the QBasic syntax
> for it... Oh well, I'll learn. Anyway, this is the first 'major' advance
> in my Euphoria "career." Thanks again for the help, and I'd love to hear
> from any QB/EU programmers out there.
>
> Philip
>
> >Use get_key() like so:
> >
> >puts(1,"Press any key to end the program.")
> >while get_key() = -1 do
> >end while
> >
> >Jeffrey Fielding
> >JJProg at cyberbury.net
> >http://members.tripod.com/~JJProg/
>
5. Re: A pitiful little question.
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, you wrote:
> Thank you, Jeffrey, very much! ...
> >Use get_key() like so:
> >
> >puts(1,"Press any key to end the program.")
> >while get_key() = -1 do
> >end while
It's worth pointing out that (like many things in Euphoria) there
is more than one way to do this:
integer i
i = wait_key()
Wait_key would be preferable to get_key() when running in Windows, since
wait_key() lets the processor do other tasks while waiting.
Irv
6. Re: A pitiful little question.
Irv -- thanks for clearing that up. I'll experiment with wait_key() (as
well as get_key()), and I can definitely understand the advantages and
disadvantages of either of these commands. Everyone has been a great help
in introducing me to Euphoria.
Regards,
Philip
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 13:42:22 -0400 Irv Mullins <irv at ELLIJAY.COM> writes:
>It's worth pointing out that (like many things in Euphoria) there
>is more than one way to do this:
>
>integer i
>i = wait_key()
>
>Wait_key would be preferable to get_key() when running in Windows,
>since
>wait_key() lets the processor do other tasks while waiting.
>
>Irv
7. Re: A pitiful little question.
Thanks, Lucius -- I'll be sure to ask the list if I have a question
concerning a QB to EU command conversion... It's nice to know where to
turn to get help. Right now, I'm looking through the library.doc list of
all the Euphoria commands. There are definitely many differences, but I'm
sure once I'm more familiar with Euphoria that I'll be able to write in
either language, piece of cake. I'll keep on learning about eu commands,
and thinking up an idea for a not-too-complicated project.
Thanks again.
Philip
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 13:08:08 -0400 Lucius Hilley <lhilley at CDC.NET>
writes:
> I am a QB/EU programmer. I know most all of the QB commands and
>all their EU equivlants. There are others here on the list that can
>also tell you Euphorias equivlant commands to Quick Basic's commands.
>
> Lucius L. Hilley III
> lhilley at cdc.net
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