Thread: using more then one namespace? std and system? for a console app

i have written a basic c++ program to the Console but which looks something like:

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main();
{
cout<<"Hello World";
}

ok, there is no problems with this but, when i add a loop, i also would like to clear the screen as there are other display statements in the program now (added while going through the tutorial). what i am looking to accomplish is, clearing the console. it is my understanding that it is referanced in the System namespace or something to that effect as per msdn. how would i go about referancing this "function" of the system namespace as i have declared "using namespace std"? i tried using :
system::console.clear();
system::clear();
std::system::clear(); lol
but, the vs2003 c++ compiler i am using doesnt seem to see this as valid and, im sure for good reason but, i was hoping someone could explain how i need to do this for later use.

i think you're talking about

Code:

system("CLS");

c:\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\hello world\hello world.cpp(22): error C2065: 'CLS' : undeclared identifier
nah that didnt do it although as i was typeing the "(" it did evalute it as a statement
i think it was like:
int system (const char*)
is the syntax.....?

are you sure?

Code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(){

         cout << "something";
         system("CLS");

         return 0;

    }

This works fine for me.

system() commands are not recommended for various reason,

you shoudl check the following :

http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385

well, i added the code you suggested again and, this time it did compile and work. i must not have entered the syntax correctly or something i dont know..... but, thank you very much for your help.

yeh...i know. I was just correcting him about the whole namespace issue thing. lol.