how do i put my program inside a box or border

[saviour2012]

hello

i am a complete novice programmer

now i want to give my c program a nice look

to do so i made a program like this

#include <stdio.h>
main(void)
{
    int i=1;
    printf("----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
    while(i<=20)
    {
        printf("
||                                                                          ||\n");
        i++;
    }
    printf("----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
    getch();
    return 0;
}

dont laugh this prints a box like this

http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/.../something.jpg

http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/.../something.jpg

. but the problem is if i try to write something inside it the border collapses so i have to re arrange the order. now i have seen some c programs that actually has a border now how do i do that. i mean i there a logic to do so. please give answer in c language only. thanks in advance.

[Salem]

FAQ > gotoxy() in a Windows Console - Cprogramming.com
Normal console I/O treats everything as a stream.

If you want detailed control, you need to start using functions specific to your OS. Which allow for example to treat your screen as an addressable grid.