Category : System Diagnostics for your computer
Archive   : SYSACT13.ZIP
Filename : ASKYN.C

 
Output of file : ASKYN.C contained in archive : SYSACT13.ZIP

/* askyn - ask yes/no question, set errorlevel=1 if yes, 0 if no */

/* initial coding, s.h.smith, 1-feb-87 */
/* added -R option to reverse meaning of yes/no */
/* translated to c (with tpc10) 8-feb-87 */

#include
#include

int i;
char ans;
int rev;
int yes,no;

main(argc,argv)
int argc;
char *argv[];
{
if ((argc-1) == 0)
{
printf("usage: askyn [-R] prompt\n");
printf("where prompt is the user prompt\n");
printf("returns ERRORLEVEL=1 if user answers Yes\n");
printf("-R option reverses yes/no (i.e. No gives ERRORLEVEL=1)\n");
exit(1);
}

if ((strcmp(argv[1], "-R") == 0))
{
yes = 0;
i = 2;
}
else
{
yes = !0;
i = 1;
}
no = !yes;

printf("%s",argv[i]);
for (i = i + 1; i <= (argc-1); i++)
printf(" %s",argv[i]);

printf("? (Y/N) ");

do {
ans = toupper(getch());
} while ((ans != 'Y') && (ans != 'N'));

printf("%c\n",ans);

if (ans == 'Y') /* return 1 on yes without -R */
/* return 0 on yes with -R */
exit(yes);
else
exit(no);
}


  3 Responses to “Category : System Diagnostics for your computer
Archive   : SYSACT13.ZIP
Filename : ASKYN.C
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