* Carriage Return without a linefeed on Win95?
@ 1999-08-17 0:00 J. Marshall
1999-08-17 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-08-18 0:00 ` jerry
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From: J. Marshall @ 1999-08-17 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
I'm using the GNAT AdaGIDE v6.21p (from GNAT v3.11) to develop some simple
little apps to run on a Windows 95 platform (and know little of Ada, as I am
still learning). I've looked through the documentation, but can not locate
the way to output text to the screen starting at a specific location, to
update a particular area of the display. In C this is fairly easy on a
Windows 95 machine. Is it possible in Ada?
Thanks very much.
JM
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* Re: Carriage Return without a linefeed on Win95?
1999-08-17 0:00 Carriage Return without a linefeed on Win95? J. Marshall
@ 1999-08-17 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-08-18 0:00 ` J. Marshall
1999-08-18 0:00 ` jerry
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From: David C. Hoos, Sr. @ 1999-08-17 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
J. Marshall <a_revelation@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using the GNAT AdaGIDE v6.21p (from GNAT v3.11) to develop some simple
> little apps to run on a Windows 95 platform (and know little of Ada, as I
am
> still learning). I've looked through the documentation, but can not
locate
> the way to output text to the screen starting at a specific location, to
> update a particular area of the display. In C this is fairly easy on a
> Windows 95 machine. Is it possible in Ada?
> Thanks very much.
> JM
Yes, it's very possible. Perhaps the easiest way id to use the capabilities
of
the ANSI.SYS console device driver -- available on DOS and Win9X (i.e., not
on NT)
The diners program in the gnat examples directory contains a screen package
to
do just that.
It provides for sounding the bell, clearing the screen, and positioning the
cursor at a specified row and column.
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* Re: Carriage Return without a linefeed on Win95?
1999-08-17 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
@ 1999-08-18 0:00 ` J. Marshall
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From: J. Marshall @ 1999-08-18 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Thanks David,
That's perfect for what I need at this point. I appreciate your time.
JM
David C. Hoos, Sr. wrote in message ...
>
>J. Marshall <a_revelation@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:rrjsivg43uk8@corp.supernews.com...
>> I'm using the GNAT AdaGIDE v6.21p (from GNAT v3.11) to develop some
simple
>> little apps to run on a Windows 95 platform (and know little of Ada, as I
>am
>> still learning). I've looked through the documentation, but can not
>locate
>> the way to output text to the screen starting at a specific location, to
>> update a particular area of the display. In C this is fairly easy on a
>> Windows 95 machine. Is it possible in Ada?
>> Thanks very much.
>> JM
>
>Yes, it's very possible. Perhaps the easiest way id to use the
capabilities
>of
>the ANSI.SYS console device driver -- available on DOS and Win9X (i.e.,
not
>on NT)
>
>The diners program in the gnat examples directory contains a screen package
>to
>do just that.
>
>It provides for sounding the bell, clearing the screen, and positioning the
>cursor at a specified row and column.
>
>
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* Re: Carriage Return without a linefeed on Win95?
1999-08-17 0:00 Carriage Return without a linefeed on Win95? J. Marshall
1999-08-17 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
@ 1999-08-18 0:00 ` jerry
1999-08-18 0:00 ` J. Marshall
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: jerry @ 1999-08-18 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
J. Marshall <a_revelation@hotmail.com> wrote:
: still learning). I've looked through the documentation, but can not locate
: the way to output text to the screen starting at a specific location, to
: update a particular area of the display. In C this is fairly easy on a
: Windows 95 machine. Is it possible in Ada?
If you are thinking in terms of conio, you might want to take a look
at the nt_console package on my homepage.
--
-- Jerry van Dijk | email: jdijk@acm.org
-- Team Ada | web: http://stad.dsl.nl/~jvandyk
-- Leiden, Holland | Paris, France
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* Re: Carriage Return without a linefeed on Win95?
1999-08-18 0:00 ` jerry
@ 1999-08-18 0:00 ` J. Marshall
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: J. Marshall @ 1999-08-18 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Jerry,
Thanks! That's an excellent package. Easy to use, small, and it works. On
Windows PC's, "working" seems to be a feature rather than a requirement,
much too often. Your package works well.
JM
jerry@jvdsys.stuyts.nl wrote in message ...
>J. Marshall <a_revelation@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>: still learning). I've looked through the documentation, but can not
locate
>: the way to output text to the screen starting at a specific location, to
>: update a particular area of the display. In C this is fairly easy on a
>: Windows 95 machine. Is it possible in Ada?
>
>If you are thinking in terms of conio, you might want to take a look
>at the nt_console package on my homepage.
>
>--
>-- Jerry van Dijk | email: jdijk@acm.org
>-- Team Ada | web: http://stad.dsl.nl/~jvandyk
>-- Leiden, Holland | Paris, France
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