BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 09-11-92 (09:50) Number: 294 From: BOB PERKINS Refer#: NONE To: WALTON DELL Recvd: NO Subj: Re: Left & Right Shift? Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
WD> How can I quickly find the status of the left and right shift WD> keys? I know I can use an interrupt, but I think a PEEK would WD> be faster. DEF SEG = 0 DO x% = PEEK(&H417) IF x% AND 1 THEN PRINT "Right Shift Key Down" IF x% AND 2 THEN PRINT "Left Shift Key Down" LOOP WHILE INKEY$ <> CHR$(27) --- Msg V4.5 * Origin: Reciprocity Failure (1:124/4115.236)
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