From: Damian Yerrick <DELCAPSyerricde AT pineight DOT 8mSOFTWARE DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Flush stdin?
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 01:27:05 GMT
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On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 23:41:53 GMT,
cybpunk AT geocities DOT com wrote:

> I'm just now progamming 'C' in DJGPP (previously c++) and
> I need to know how to get around a problem.  In my 'C' class

Classes are C++. Structs are C.

Oh, that kind of class. :-)

> we use MS VC which will clear the input buffer with fflush(stdin),
> but djgpp (I believe due to the os) won't.  2 things I need to know.
> Is there a alternative function to do this, provided with djgpp,

#include <conio.h>
getch() is not buffered but rather straight from the BIOS.

> or should I write my own.  If
> I write my own, any ideas?  The second thing I need to do is have a
> #ifdef statement that will detect the djgpp compiler so I can define
> flush according to the compiler building the source.

#ifdef __DJGPP__


You say you're using MS Visual C++? Want programs that use a
Windows-like GUI but look identical on DOS and Windows? Use Allegro's
GUI tools for menus and dialogs. Allegro works not only with DJGPP but
also with MSVC.

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Damian Yerrick
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