I am trying to create a very simple console app game. When I run the game the console screen goes all wacko because the game operates to fast. I tried using this function:

#include <time.h>

. . .
#define DELAY 0.1//I think 0.1 is about right

. . .
void pause(void)
{
  time_t then;

  time(&then);
  while(difftime(time(NULL),then) < DELAY);
}

but pause() waited for 0.5 seconds in stead of 0.1 witch is to slow. Is there any way to wait less than 0.5 seconds

I am working in windows XP and using minGW-3.1.0-1 as a compiler.

: I am trying to create a very simple console app game. When I run the
: game the console screen goes all wacko because the game operates to
: fast. I tried using this function:
:
: #include <time.h>
:
: . . .
: #define DELAY 0.1//I think 0.1 is about right
:
: . . .
: void pause(void)
: {
: time_t then;
:
: time(&then);
: while(difftime(time(NULL),then) < DELAY);
: }[/code]:
: but pause() waited for 0.5 seconds in stead of
: 0.1 witch is to slow. Is there any way to wait less than 0.5 seconds
:
: I am working in windows XP and using minGW-3.1.0-1 as a compiler.
:
The code looks fine. I would just modify DELAY until the speed is to your
liking. (ie, mabey try 0.05?)

You can also try another timing routine (sleep(), timeGettime(), etc..)

: : I am trying to create a very simple console app game. When I run the
: : game the console screen goes all wacko because the game operates to
: : fast. I tried using this function:
: :
: : #include <time.h>
: :
: : . . .
: : #define DELAY 0.1//I think 0.1 is about right
: :
: : . . .
: : void pause(void)
: : {
: : time_t then;
: :
: : time(&then);
: : while(difftime(time(NULL),then) < DELAY);
: : }[/code]: :
: : but pause() waited for 0.5 seconds in stead of
: : 0.1 witch is to slow. Is there any way to wait less than 0.5 seconds
: :
: : I am working in windows XP and using minGW-3.1.0-1 as a compiler.
: :
: The code looks fine. I would just modify DELAY until the speed is to
: your
: liking. (ie, mabey try 0.05?)
:
: You can also try another timing routine (sleep(), timeGettime(),
: etc..)
:
I can't find sleep() or timeGettime() in minGW's include file and something in my code is rounding DELAY to the nearest half second. I need to find a way to count in smaller bits of seconds

: I can't find sleep() or
: timeGettime() in minGW's include file and something in my
: code is rounding DELAY to the nearest half second. I need to find a
: way to count in smaller bits of seconds
:
My mistake--Sleep() and timeGettime() are both in windows.h.

Nontheless, this should work:

void pause (void) {

         clock_t start_time, cur_time;
         start_time = clock();
         while((clock() - start_time) < DELAY * CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
}

By changing DELAY you can achieve resolution greater then 1 second
using this code.

: : I can't find sleep() or
: : timeGettime() in minGW's include file and something in my
: : code is rounding DELAY to the nearest half second. I need to find a
: : way to count in smaller bits of seconds
: :
: My mistake--Sleep() and timeGettime() are both in windows.h.
:
: Nontheless, this should work:
:
:

: 
: void pause (void) {
: 
:          clock_t start_time, cur_time;
:          start_time = clock();
:          while((clock() - start_time) < DELAY * CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
: }
: 

:
:
: By changing DELAY you can achieve resolution greater then 1 second
: using this code.
:
tank you vary much, your version of pause() worked perfectly and my game is on the verge of being fun!(for a console app game)