[comp.lang.ada] Getting single keystrokes . . .

KETTERING@SPIKE.llnl.gov (Brett 'Volleyball is my game' Kettering) (09/21/90)

In response to message <39@screamer.csee.usf.edu> from Greg Stelmack

>Is there any way in Ada to read single keystrokes from the keyboard? Not the
>GET from TEXT_IO which requires a carriage return before sending the data, but
>as soon as a key is pressed have it sent?

If your operating system is VMS you want to use the QIO or QIOW system
services.  I am sure that other operating systems offer similar services.

Brett M. Kettering
LLNL
KETTERING@SPIKE.llnl.gov