conio.h for Visual C++

how do i use gotoxy and clrscr in visual c++;

i tried this as an alternative

Code:

#include <windows.h>

int main(void)

{
HANDLE console_handle;
COORD cursor_coord;
char *buffer ="Hello World\n";
DWORD actual=0;

cursor_coord.X=(40-(strlen(buffer)/2)); //In VC++ 6.0 you have to write
x and y in caps or you'll get and error.
cursor_coord.Y=10;

console_handle= GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

if (SetConsoleCursorPosition(console_handle,cursor_coord)) //This would
be the equivalent to gotoxy(x,y).

WriteConsole(console_handle,buffer,strlen(buffer),&actual,NULL);// Look
up this function in your VC++ help/index

return 0;
}

but it doesnt come with windows.h either

any help would be gladly appreciated

Originally Posted by Doc.

Code:

cursor_coord.X=(40-(strlen(buffer)/2)); //In VC++ 6.0 you have to write
x and y in caps or you'll get and error.

Probably because the field's name is in upper-case, rather than lower-case; programming (in general) is case-sensitive.

Originally Posted by Doc.

but it doesnt come with windows.h either

What doesnt come with "windows.h"? This is a big chunk of code, and its possible everything does exist in the header file, except for just one.

Did you read the FAQ? Cprogramming.com FAQ > gotoxy() in a Windows Console I didnt look into any "clrscr" stuff, but I guess you could start with this.