From: AW <jojo_dfb@...>
Date: 2002-12-23T10:01:49+09:00
Subject: Re: How to read a single character from DOS prompt in windows (without <Enter>)?

Im not understanding what the problem is? I tried the script and seems
to work like its suppost to. maybe your using doskey?

AW

Usano wrote:

> Hmmmm.  This worked ok in my little test file, but the character is
> still in a buffer somewhere.  In my program, I hit 'n' to not do
> something, then 'puts' to the command line with no problem -- then
> when I do a 'gets' the 'n' prints out.  What the heck?
> 
> - Usano
> 
> require 'Win32API'
> 
> print "Question? (Y/N): "
> char = Win32API.new('crtdll', "_getch", [], 'L').Call
> putc char
> putc ?\n
> if [?y,?Y].include? char
>        puts "You pressed 'Y'"
> else
>        puts "You pressed something other than 'Y'"
> end
> gets   # this prints the 'y' or 'n' !!!
>