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[Dev-C++] Good people

[Dondolo M. <MDo...@OL...>]

 I am busy reading up on c++ and want to focus on input and output for a
while.
I want to write a program that reads from my pc clock and displays the time
on via a display board I have installed via one of my ports.
I need help in two areas.

1)How can I instruct my program to read from the pc clock and display the
time on the board in a different color.
2)how do I get my program to refresh every minute so that the time can be as
accurate as possible.

Thanks in advance

Regards,


Mpho Dondolo
Support Analyst
CSC Computer Sciences (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Tel:  +27 21 5030059
Fax: +27 21 5095619
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RE: [Dev-C++] Good people

[Smurf, P. <smu...@xs...>]

Good peopleHi,

I'm starting my self with learning C so I can't help you a lot. However I do
know that C contains a header called "time.h" it has all kinds of time
related functions.

As for the autop update thing the only thing I can think of is use a timer
(do you have timers in C/C+?) or make your appliction run with AT on windows
NT or cron (*nix) automaticly.

Christian
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  Subject: [Dev-C++] Good people


   I am busy reading up on c++ and want to focus on input and output for a
while.
  I want to write a program that reads from my pc clock and displays the
time on via a display board I have installed via one of my ports.

  I need help in two areas.

  1)How can I instruct my program to read from the pc clock and display the
time on the board in a different color.
  2)how do I get my program to refresh every minute so that the time can be
as accurate as possible.

  Thanks in advance

  Regards,



  Mpho Dondolo
  Support Analyst
  CSC Computer Sciences (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
  Tel:  +27 21 5030059
  Fax: +27 21 5095619
  Email:MDo...@ol...
  Email: MDo...@cs...

Re: [Dev-C++] Good people

[Mark L. <mli...@ip...>]

On Thu, 22 May 2003 12:50:50 +0200
Dondolo Mpho <MDo...@OL...> wrote:

>  I am busy reading up on c++ and want to focus on input and output for
>  a
> while.
> I want to write a program that reads from my pc clock and displays the
> time on via a display board I have installed via one of my ports.
> I need help in two areas.
> 
> 1)How can I instruct my program to read from the pc clock and display
> the time on the board in a different color.

That would be pretty hard to answer since we know nothing of your
"display board"

> 2)how do I get my program to refresh every minute so that the time can
> be as accurate as possible.

Parse the contents of the time from your PC clock into it's parts, every
time the "minutes" variable changes, display the time.