Re: Keyboard buffer

[Tim Adair <tadair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to all who responded, and for all the ideas.

Modifying the user profiles and/or workstation settings is not feasible 
so I can't go that route.

I need to read up on DSM functions, or find a tutorial.

~TA~



On 2/19/2024 10:41 AM, Tim Adair wrote:
> In the middle of an interactive RPGLE program, I need to be able to 
> purge the keyboard buffer.  There is a point in the program where it 
> calls a (possibly rather lengthy) function.  During this time, it pops 
> up a "DO NOT TOUCH THE KEYBOARD" window, which remains on the screen 
> until the function completes.  In the event that the user presses a key 
> (or keys) anyway, I need to purge their keystroke(s) before the program 
> continues.  I'm hoping that at least one of the following is possible:
>
> 1. Is there a function or API that I can call that will purge the 
> keyboard buffer?
>
> 2. Is there a way to directly read keystrokes from the buffer, so I can 
> loop through, read all the keystrokes, and just ignore them?  (Something 
> similar to the BASIC INKEY$ function.
>
> I'm open to other suggestions also.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> ~TA~