Xref: news-dnh.mv.net comp.os.msdos.djgpp:1801 Path: news-dnh.mv.net!mv!news.NH.Destek.Net!news2.net99.net!news.cais.net!ringer.cs.utsa.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!info.ucla.edu!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!iafrica.com!ticsa.com!cstatd.cstat.co.za!ucthpx!uctvms.uct.ac.za!stwand07 From: stwand07 AT uctvms DOT uct DOT ac DOT za Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Q: Detecting presence of maths copro. Date: 29 Aug 95 11:43:46 +0200 Organization: University of Cape Town Lines: 10 Nntp-Posting-Host: uctvms.uct.ac.za To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu Dj-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Hi all Is there some way to gracefully detect the presence of a maths co-pro, or emulator without generating an exception if one isn't available. I'd like to have a pre-check in my program so that if there is no maths support a "friendly" message pops up instead of the program hanging. Thanks Mark Wodrich.