[Mingw-users] Problem with GetConsoleMode

[william e. <MrU...@po...>]

Hi Group,

   I'm having another problem with some code.  I am trying to make my code wait
for console input ( block until something is entered ).  The Get and Set
ConsoleMode calls are failing.  The WaitForSingleObject is not waiting, either 
is the ReadConsoleInput.  What an I missing?

   Thanks for your time.

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William Estrada
MrU...@po...
Mt-Umunhum-Wireless.net ( http://Mt-Umunhum-Wireless.net )
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/* Copyright(C) by William Estrada Sep 2007, All rights reserved *
  *    Mr_Umunhum@Mt-Umunhum-Wireless.net                            *
  *                                                                  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software    *
  * is freely granted, provided that this notice and Greeting are    *
  * preserved.                                                       */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <winbase.h>
#include <wininet.h>
#include <mmsystem.h>

#define   ERR_MSG(F,M)  {					\
   fprintf( stderr, "## %s %s:%d ", argv[0],__FILE__,__LINE__);  \
   fprintf( stderr, F, M );  }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */

int
main( int argc, char **argv ) {

   //Greeting();

   DWORD         Read;
   DWORD         Result;
   DWORD         Buf_Size = 256;
   DWORD         Old_Mode, New_Mode;
   HANDLE        Console;
   INPUT_RECORD  Con_Buf[Buf_Size];
   int           C = 1;

   Console = GetStdHandle( STD_INPUT_HANDLE );

   if( Console == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE )  {
     ERR_MSG( " GetStdHandle failed: %d\n", Console );  }
   else {
     ERR_MSG( " Console Handle: %d\n",      Console );  }

   Result = GetConsoleMode( Console, &Old_Mode );
   if(! Result ) { ERR_MSG( " GetConsoleMode failed: %d\n", Result ); }

   New_Mode = ENABLE_WINDOW_INPUT | ENABLE_MOUSE_INPUT | ENABLE_LINE_INPUT;

   Result = SetConsoleMode( Console, New_Mode );
   if(! Result )  {  ERR_MSG( " SetConsoleMode failed: %d\n", Result );  }

   ERR_MSG( " Console read%s","\n" );
   while(1) {

     WaitForSingleObject( Console, INFINITE );

     Result = ReadConsoleInput(
	       Console,
	       Con_Buf,
	       Buf_Size,
	      &Read       );

     if( Result == 0 )  {
       ERR_MSG( " Console Read Failed: Result = %d\n", Result );  }
     else  {
       ERR_MSG( " Buffer: '%s'\n", Con_Buf );  }

     if( C++ > 2 ) break; }

   return; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */