Input errors

someone told me that it also has to do with something like how i'm defining my keys??

#define KEY_RELEASED false
#define KEY_PRESSED true

#define KEY_UNLOCKED false
#define KEY_LOCKED true

#define KEY_ESC DIK_ESCAPE
#define KEY_ESCAPE DIK_ESCAPE

#define KEY_MINUS DIK_MINUS
#define KEY_EQUALS DIK_EQUALS

#define KEY_BACKSPACE DIK_BACK

#define KEY_TAB DIK_TAB

#define KEY_LBRACKET DIK_LBRACKET
#define KEY_RBRACKET DIK_RBRACKET

#define KEY_ENTER DIK_RETURN
#define KEY_RETURN DIK_RETURN

#define KEY_CTRL DIK_LCONTROL
#define KEY_LCTRL DIK_LCONTROL
#define KEY_RCTRL DIK_RCTRL

#define KEY_SHIFT DIK_LSHIFT
#define KEY_LSHIFT DIK_LSHIFT
#define KEY_RSHIFT DIK_RSHIFT

#define KEY_ALT DIK_LMENU
#define KEY_LALT DIK_LMENU
#define KEY_RALT DIK_RMENU

#define KEY_0 DIK_0
#define KEY_1 DIK_1
#define KEY_2 DIK_2
#define KEY_3 DIK_3
#define KEY_4 DIK_4
#define KEY_5 DIK_5
#define KEY_6 DIK_6
#define KEY_7 DIK_7
#define KEY_8 DIK_8
#define KEY_9 DIK_9

#define KEY_A DIK_A
#define KEY_B DIK_B
#define KEY_C DIK_C
#define KEY_D DIK_D
#define KEY_E DIK_E
#define KEY_F DIK_F
#define KEY_G DIK_G
#define KEY_H DIK_H
#define KEY_I DIK_I
#define KEY_J DIK_J
#define KEY_K DIK_K
#define KEY_L DIK_L
#define KEY_M DIK_M
#define KEY_N DIK_N
#define KEY_O DIK_O
#define KEY_P DIK_P
#define KEY_Q DIK_Q
#define KEY_R DIK_R
#define KEY_S DIK_S
#define KEY_T DIK_T
#define KEY_U DIK_U
#define KEY_V DIK_V
#define KEY_W DIK_W
#define KEY_X DIK_X
#define KEY_Y DIK_Y
#define KEY_Z DIK_Z

#define KEY_SEMICOLON DIK_SEMICOLON
#define KEY_APOSTROPHE DIK_APOSTROPHE

#define KEY_TILDE DIK_GRAVE
#define KEY_GRAVE DIK_GRAVE

#define KEY_BACKSLASH DIK_BACKSLASH

#define KEY_COMMA DIK_COMMA
#define KEY_PERIOD DIK_PERIOD
#define KEY_FORWARDSLASH DIK_SLASH
#define KEY_SLASH DIK_SLASH

#define KEY_SPACE DIK_SPACE

#define KEY_CAPSLOCK DIK_CAPITAL
#define KEY_CAPITAL DIK_CAPITAL

#define KEY_F1 DIK_F1
#define KEY_F2 DIK_F2
#define KEY_F3 DIK_F3
#define KEY_F4 DIK_F4
#define KEY_F5 DIK_F5
#define KEY_F6 DIK_F6
#define KEY_F7 DIK_F7
#define KEY_F8 DIK_F8
#define KEY_F9 DIK_F9
#define KEY_F10 DIK_F10
#define KEY_F11 DIK_F11
#define KEY_F12 DIK_F12

#define KEY_SYSRQ DIK_SYSRQ
#define KEY_SCROLLLOCK DIK_SCROLL
#define KEY_PAUSE DIK_PAUSE

#define KEY_NUMLOCK DIK_NUMLOCK
#define KEY_NUMPAD0 DIK_NUMPAD0
#define KEY_NUMPAD1 DIK_NUMPAD1
#define KEY_NUMPAD2 DIK_NUMPAD2
#define KEY_NUMPAD3 DIK_NUMPAD3
#define KEY_NUMPAD4 DIK_NUMPAD4
#define KEY_NUMPAD5 DIK_NUMPAD5
#define KEY_NUMPAD6 DIK_NUMPAD6
#define KEY_NUMPAD7 DIK_NUMPAD7
#define KEY_NUMPAD8 DIK_NUMPAD8
#define KEY_NUMPAD9 DIK_NUMPAD9
#define KEY_ADD DIK_ADD
#define KEY_SUBTRACT DIK_SUBTRACT
#define KEY_DIVIDE DIK_DEVICE
#define KEY_MULTIPLY DIK_MULTIPLY
#define KEY_DECIMAL DIK_DECIMAL
#define KEY_NUMPADENTER DIK_NUMPADENTER

#define KEY_INSERT DIK_INSERT
#define KEY_DELETE DIK_DELETE
#define KEY_HOME DIK_HOME
#define KEY_END DIK_END
#define KEY_PAGEUP DIK_PRIOR
#define KEY_PAGEDOWN DIK_NEXT

#define KEY_UP DIK_UP
#define KEY_DOWN DIK_DOWN
#define KEY_LEFT DIK_LEFT
#define KEY_RIGHT DIK_RIGHT

#define KEY_LWIN DIK_LWIN
#define KEY_RWIN DIK_RWIN
#define KEY_APPS DIK_APPS

b/c when i try to compile in release mode, none of the keys work...

i think i figured something out... (pretty obvious, and i didn't see it) apparently, i'm losing the device... how would i re-get the device back?

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Original post by EvilKnuckles666 i think i figured something out... (pretty obvious, and i didn't see it) apparently, i'm losing the device... how would i re-get the device back?

myDevice->Acquire(); You seem to be using this in your code already

I'm having a similar problem except getting "E_ACCESSDENIED" on Acquire and "The access code is invalid" when trying to Poll().

using it already? that's the only time i'm using it...

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Original post by EvilKnuckles666 using it already? that's the only time i'm using it...

the instructions after the failure for:

if(hr != DIERR_INPUTLOST && hr != DIERR_NOTACQUIRED)

seems like you should change:

return cError::Write("cInputDevice::Read()2");

to:

myDevice->Acquire();


maybe even change it from an if statement to a while statement.

hmmm.. i'll try that, not at home though. anyone else wanna double verify that for me? or if there's anyother way as well?

it sounds like you need to reaquire your device, not sure how joypads work with DirectInput. If all devices are similar i have something like this for both my keyboard and mouse devices



this gets called everytime i poll the keyboard and get a failed result back from GetDeviceState().

not sure if this is good coding practice, but it works for me so far... :)

Will have a look into this if i get time, wnating to add joypad support to my D3D app...

ok, i changed my loop to:

do
{
// Poll
hr = m_pDIDevice->Poll();

// Read in state
if(SUCCEEDED(hr = m_pDIDevice->GetDeviceState(
BufferSizes[m_Type-1], (LPVOID)&m_State)))
break;

// Aquire
hr = m_pDIDevice->Acquire();
} while (hr == DIERR_INPUTLOST || hr == DIERR_NOTACQUIRED);

but that still does help when i don't have focus when he program starts, nothing works...

hmmm, what cooperation levels did you set? you could try setting the levels to DISCL_BACKGROUND, this way you should be able to aquire the device reguardless of the application having focus.

[Edited by - NovaCaine on September 27, 2005 5:50:48 PM]

wow! actually, that worked now, putting it in background instead of foreground. thanks!

thats all good... enjoy your joypad support :D