Win32 Console Application Problem.

kevinawad · 11-07-2008, 12:57 PM

Hello, i'm working on a game. i disabled right clicking to actually not be able to modify the buffer size of the console and more options.

Now, i got a big problem, people can still click the top left icon to modify some of the cmd options. How is it possible to disable the edit option for cmd?

cpjust · 11-07-2008, 01:08 PM

Why do you need to?

kevinawad · 11-07-2008, 01:13 PM

Because i'm making an "Mmorpg".

Roleplaying online game.

cpjust · 11-07-2008, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinawad

Because i'm making an "Mmorpg".

Roleplaying online game.

I don't use those, so I still don't understand why it's that important, but just tell the users not to do it. If they do it anyways, that's their own fault.

kevinawad · 11-07-2008, 01:26 PM

But there is a way to do it... i just need to know how.

nucleon · 11-07-2008, 01:29 PM

Try this on for size:

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
  char title[500];
  HWND hwnd;
  HMENU hmenu;

  // Get the system menu
  GetConsoleTitle( title, 500);
  hwnd = FindWindow( NULL, title);
  hmenu = GetSystemMenu( hwnd, FALSE);

  // Remove all its items
  while (DeleteMenu( hmenu, 0, MF_BYPOSITION))
      ;

  // Add "Close" back
  AppendMenu( hmenu, MF_STRING, SC_CLOSE, "Close");

  printf( "Hello world\n");
  system( "pause");
}

kevinawad · 11-07-2008, 01:32 PM

Works, thank you so much.

Elysia · 11-07-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nucleon

Code:

  // Get the system menu
  GetConsoleTitle( title, 500);
  hwnd = FindWindow( NULL, title);

Can be simplified to

Code:

hwnd = GetConsoleWindow();

Quote:

Code:

  printf( "Hello world\n");

Avoid using C stuff on the C++ board.

Quote:

Code:

  system( "pause");

Bad bad. Unportable.
Best option is to let the IDE do the pausing. Otherwise, use cin.get().

nucleon · 11-07-2008, 02:10 PM

I thought there was a better way to get the hwnd, but couldn't remember what it was! As for the C, I forgot which board we were on. As for system("pause"), I usually remove that before posting. It works well for me in testing.

Elysia · 11-07-2008, 02:28 PM

I can imagine the system pause works for you, but since this is a board about portability and such, it is best if you avoid posting non-portable solutions when there is a portable one.
One day you might even become a great member of this board who teaches newbies good style and portable solutions!

nucleon · 11-07-2008, 03:35 PM

I'll try to keep portability and style in mind.
I doubt I have the patience to be a "great" member.
I'll just help out!

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kevinawad Kevin Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 193	Win32 Console Application Problem. Hello, i'm working on a game. i disabled right clicking to actually not be able to modify the buffer size of the console and more options. Now, i got a big problem, people can still click the top left icon to modify some of the cmd options. How is it possible to disable the edit option for cmd? __________________ ~kevinawad~
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kevinawad Kevin Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 193	Because i'm making an "Mmorpg". Roleplaying online game. __________________ ~kevinawad~
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kevinawad Kevin Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 193	But there is a way to do it... i just need to know how. __________________ ~kevinawad~
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kevinawad Kevin Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 193	Works, thank you so much. __________________ ~kevinawad~
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nucleon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 60	I thought there was a better way to get the hwnd, but couldn't remember what it was! As for the C, I forgot which board we were on. As for system("pause"), I usually remove that before posting. It works well for me in testing.
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