Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 17:12:19 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Phillip Rhodes <mindcrime AT nccoast DOT net>
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Subject: Re: C++ Question (slightly off topic)
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On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Phillip Rhodes wrote:

> in other words, I want to do something that creates the effect of
> getch(), reading a keystroke, without having to wait for
> ENTER to be pressed.

You need to switch stdin to binary mode.  Sorry, I don't know how to do 
that exactly in C++.

Keep in mind that binary I/O from stdin, at least in DJGPP, has several
side effects that you should consider.  For example, ^Z no more signals
EOF, ^C doesn't interrupt the program, etc.  For a full description of
these and other issues, and how to work around them, check out the
description of the library function `setmode' in libc.inf library
reference.