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yujsg · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 15

Dear all,

I am trying to write a subroutine in Clearwin FTN95, which can return the same two-byte keycode (scan code + ASCII code) as "GET_EXTENDED_CHAR@" in FTN77 for DOS. I am trying to use "ADD_KEYBOARD_MONITOR@" with call-back functions containing CLEARWIN_INFO@('KEYBOARD_KEY'). But it returns either a scan code (if high byte is 1) or an ASCII code (if high byte is 0). Is there a way that I could get both key codes at the same time? Then I can combine them together.

For the routine "FEED_WKEYBOARD@(KEY,ERROR)", it takes only the ASCII code for the key to be inserted. But for function keys, their ASCII codes are 0, how can we feed them into the keyboard buffer? Thanks.

PaulLaidler · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:59 am Post subject:

There is no quick and easy answer to this question.

The recommended approach is to provide keyboard input via winio@ and %rd or %rf or %rs etc.

It is possible to mirror the old DOS approach but it can be very tricky (others may have more experience of this). Are you sure you have to go down this route?

I think I have already listed the available functions in this forum. Try a search in this forum using the name of one of the DOS routines.