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Zumwalt

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Posted: 24th Feb 2008 21:51

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		a=dbInKey();
		if(dbInKey()=="q")
		{
			dbPitchCameraUp(5.0);
			dbText(0,10,"q was pressed and detected");
		}
		else
		{
			dbText(0,10,a);
		}

		if(dbInKey()=="a")
		{
			dbPitchCameraDown(5.0);
			dbText(0,10,"a was pressed and detected");
		}
		else
		{
			dbText(0,10,a);
		}

In this instance, the (a) which is the result of the key, shows up on the screen as a or q, however, my if statements never trigger a true, they are always false. I want to have the camera look up and look down, I have the turn left, turn right, forward and back taken care of, but the pitch isn't working. What other command should I use in this case to pitch the camera up and down.

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Posted: 24th Feb 2008 22:13

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You are comparing two pointers, and although the data they point to is the same, the address of that data is not. Use strcmp() to compare strings, NOT ==

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Zumwalt

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Posted: 24th Feb 2008 22:32

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		a=dbInKey();

		if(strcmp(a,"q")==0)
		{
			dbPitchCameraUp(5.0);
			dbText(0,20,"q was pressed and detected");
		}
		else
		{
			dbText(0,10,a);
		}

		if(strcmp(a,"a")==0)
		{
			dbPitchCameraDown(5.0);
			dbText(0,20,"a was pressed and detected");
		}
		else
		{
			dbText(0,10,a);
		}

Thanks, I knew I was overlooking something simple.
I just have to make sure that my #include has the darkgdk last in the list of includes to avoid symbol issues.

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