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FWIW, this is my string input routine, similar to Editgets, but with less 
rubbish in it. Compiled on TC v2 without errors,warnings, ANSI on. 
Feel free to use it,not use it, or flame me for posting such a rubbish.
Ideas on improvements would be welcome.

#include 
#include 
#include 
#include 
#include 

#define TEST 

#define ESC 27
#define ENTER 13
#define LARROW 331
#define RARROW 333
#define END  335
#define HOME 327
#define BSP 8
#define TAB 9
#define SPACE ' '
#define TABSPACE 8
#define INSERT 338
#define DELETE 339
#define FLUSHKEY while(kbhit()){getch();}

char *getstrdefd(char*,int);
int getkey();

#ifdef TEST

main()
{
 char *str1,*str2;
 clrscr();gotoxy(10,10);
 str1 = "Hello World";

 str2 = getstrdefd(str1,40);
 if(str2)
 {
 printf("\n\nOriginal string: %s -> Length : %d",str1,strlen(str1));
 printf("\n New string : %s -> Length : %d",str2,strlen(str2));
  }
 else printf("\nNULL returned ! ");
 return 0;
 }

#endif

char *getstrdefd(char* def,int len)
{
 char *retstr;int key = 0,strpos = 0,maxpos = 1,tempos,savepos,insmode = 0;
 int x,y;
 x = savepos = wherex();y=wherey();
 if((retstr = (char*) calloc((len+1),sizeof(char))) == NULL) return NULL;
 if(def){
    printf("%s",def);
    strncpy(retstr,def,(maxpos = strlen(def)));
    gotoxy(x,y);
    }
 for(;;)  /* editing starts here */
{
 key = getkey();
 
 if(!isprint(key))
 {
  switch(key)
  {
   case ESC    : return def;
   case ENTER  : {
              retstr[maxpos] = 0;
             _setcursortype(_NORMALCURSOR);
             return retstr;
             }

   case INSERT : (insmode ^= 1) == 1 ? _setcursortype(_SOLIDCURSOR) :
                             _setcursortype(_NORMALCURSOR);
                             break;

   case HOME   : strpos = 0;x = savepos;gotoxy(savepos,y);
              break;

   case END    : strpos = maxpos;x = maxpos + savepos;gotoxy(x,y);
              break;


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