I tried the following: 

#!/usr/local/bin/perl5  # Use Perl 5
use Term::ReadKey;

my $c = "";
ReadMode(5);

while ($c ne "q")    # Press q to exit
{    $c = ReadKey(-1);

    if (ord($c) == 0)
    {    $c .= ReadKey(-1);
    }
    
    if ($c ne "")
    {    print ord $c;    
    }
}

ReadMode(0);

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It didn't seem to work. How can Win32Peek() be hidden? I didn't even know this was possible in perl. There are a few things that bother me about Term::ReadKey:

  1. Win32Peek() is somehow both hidden from view, but I can't figure out how to even call it from another script.
  2. I am not sure where the ReadKey subroutine returns a value in the Win32 ReadKey sub. (Can you return a value by putting data into @_?)

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Washizu
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In reply to Re: Reading all nonblocking keystrokes in Win2000 by Washizu
in thread Reading all nonblocking keystrokes in Win2000 by Washizu

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