Drawing to the DOS screen with one function call

[bilindas246]

If I want to draw pixels in Mode13h in DOS, all I have to do is declaring the following:

unsigned char far *screen = MK_FP(0xA000, 0x0000);

Now, I can access every of the 64000 pixels in the video memory by using the pointer as an array.

How can I do this in text mode?

As far as I know, in DOS text mode, each character occupies two bytes: One for the character value and one that saves the text color, the background color and the information if the text blinks.
Now let's say I have an array of the size of 80 x 25 x 2 bytes. (columns x rows x (character + color + blinking)). How do I retreive access to the video memory so that I can use memcpy and fill the screen with the characters and colors declared in my array?

[AndrewHunter]

Are you working in actual DOS or are you programming in Windows and just running a console program?

[bilindas246]

Actual DOS. But it's OK. I already found the solution:

MK_FP(0xB800, 0x0000);

[AndrewHunter]

So, what version of DOS are you using if you don't mind me asking?

[CommonTater]

So, what version of DOS are you using if you don't mind me asking?

Even more interesting... what compiler???

DOS has been dead longer than my oldest grandchild has been alive!