problem with printf
I am trying to use printf in a way so it will start printing 20 spaces into the page. I know how to do this when a variable is involved but I am just trying to print a string of characters (ie printf "this is a test"If anyone can show me how to format this properly so I can compile the program it would help a lot.
Why wouldn'twork?Code:printf(" This is a test");
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-Govtcheez
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thats not the answer I was looking for....any smart solutions.
Not smart enough? Um... why not?
Use a loop, then.
-Govtcheez
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you could look for gotoxy(int,int) in conio.h
If you are using MSVC you will have to write it yourself....
Code:void gotoxy(int x, int y) { COORD point; point.X = x; point.Y = y; SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE),point); }
Free the weed!! Class B to class C is not good enough!!
And the FAQ is here :- http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi
heres the SMARTEST and EASIEST
char test[] = " this is a test";
printf("%*s",20 + strlen(test),test);
I still don't get why my first response, or this:isn't good enough...Code:for(i=0;i<20;i++) printf(" "); printf("This is a test");
-Govtcheez
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come now govt you must see which is easiest.
Stoned's is perfectly fine yet it requires to much work and careful and thoughtful manipulation of the screen.
your's way is just plain uneccessary.
and mine is just simplest.
Last edited by no-one; 09-17-2001 at 10:40 AM.
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another one without invoking the strlen()
printf ("%20c%s", ' ', pszTest);
Eh, I just though my way would look simpler to noobs out there...
Whatever, doesn't matter...
-Govtcheez
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made4 drivers:
Why don't you just adapt the "smart solution" you already have for printing 20 spaces before a variable.
All you would need to do is replace the '%s' in your printf with the actual string of characters.
