Help with this simple program

Alright, i m trying to make this level creator for my console game as it is too complicated to type out the map in Notepad.

So in this creator i want my cursor to be able to move in 4 directions and put a type (numbered 1-7) by pressing the 1-7 keys on the keyboard.

The problem is, everytime i add a tile or move my cursor, the screen clears and then redraws it. soemtimes, if i want to move fast, the screen flickers a lot from clrscr() and i was wondering if anyone had a solution. The best i could do is not make the screen refresh constantly but just refresh when something has changed.

Thanks for the help

The exe file is no good to anyone, post the code

http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385
Are you using the "WINDOWS CONSOLE OPTION: (Credit: Sunlight)" method?

Don't clear the screen everytime you make a change. That's unnecessary. Just update the one thing that needs updating (like in game, when moving a character around, rather than re-drawing the whole map everytime you want to show his new location, just draw his new location using printf or something. It works like a charm.)

Brendan

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The exe file is no good to anyone, post the code

http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385
Are you using the "WINDOWS CONSOLE OPTION: (Credit: Sunlight)" method?

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sorry bout that im attaching the code (its really messy and i used only global variables since its a short program)



And HarryP, i know what you mean, but how could that be done using my code that im about to post? Could you give example please? Thanks