text input problem

[darealnash]

I`m working on a console-based hacking game, and i want to ask for input of commands while still being able to change variables, even if the user doesn`t press any key.

 

[svennnob]

There's isn't a command where you can input while a loop is running. However, there are ways to solve this. This is the way I do it:

string$ = ""
oldstring$= ""

do

text 0,0,string$

`input
if oldkey$ <> inkey$()
if asc(inkey$()) <> 8
string$ = string$ + inkey$()
else
if len(string$) > 0
temp$ = ""
for i = 1 to len(string$) - 1
temp$ = temp$ + mid$(string$,i)
next i
string$ = temp$
endif
endif
oldkey$ = inkey$()
endif

sync
loop