Getting some kb input without dinput

You can use SDL, or WM_CHAR (or something like that, I forgot it''s name).

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What''s the deal with SDL?

SDL (www.libsdl.org) is a very powerful, simple to use, and portable library that lets you read the events, use threads, sounds, video, etc.
I use it for my game, and it works great, I highly sugest it to everyone.

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Hi,

i''ve heard of it, i thought it was just a graphics library.

If you need only Keyboard/mouse input the solutions are very easy...I never used Borland compiler but I think that if you can compile Win32 apps you have no problem.

1) First solution : (syncronous)

// NOTE: the code is based on Nehe Lesson01 !!!

// global
BYTE keys[256]

// Window Procedure
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)

{
switch (uMsg)
{
...
case WM_KEYDOWN:
{
keys[wParam] = TRUE;
return 0;
}

case WM_KEYUP:
{
keys[wParam] = FALSE;
return 0;
}
...

}

return DefWindowProc(hWnd,uMsg,wParam,lParam);
}

In your rendering/idle function you simply check the key with something like this

if(keys[VK_LEFT] == TRUE)
GoLeft();




2) Asyncronous: it is based on GetKeyboardState()...but the first solution is very simple and easy to use...

And for mouse simply
POINT pt;
GetCursorPos(&pt);

Or you can use WM_MOUSEMOVE in the WndProc
For the buttons...WM_LBUTTONDOWN,WM_LBUTTONUP,...

1 prob,
in builder (not borland c), you do not have WinProc''s.

MICHAEL NOLAN