Thread: gotoxy function

gotoxy() is compiler specific, implemented by some, not others, i.e. not a standard function. It could be that you are using a compiler which does not support it.

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <windows.h>

HANDLE hStdOut;//need handle to console output

void clrscr()
{
   COORD coordScreen = { 0, 0 };
   DWORD cCharsWritten;
   CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
   DWORD dwConSize;

   GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hStdOut, &csbi);
   dwConSize = csbi.dwSize.X * csbi.dwSize.Y;
   FillConsoleOutputCharacter(hStdOut, TEXT(' '), dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten);
   GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hStdOut, &csbi);
   FillConsoleOutputAttribute(hStdOut, csbi.wAttributes, dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten);
   SetConsoleCursorPosition(hStdOut, coordScreen);
}

void gotoxy(int x, int y)
{
   COORD coord;
   coord.X = x;
   coord.Y = y;
   SetConsoleCursorPosition(hStdOut, coord);
}

int main(){

hStdOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); //Grab console out stream

clrscr(); //clear console

for(int x = 0;x<10;x++){
gotoxy(x+10,x+1);
cout << "Hello World" << endl;
}
return 0;
}

I dont have time to go through your code, but here is a quick example of how you can implement functions like clrscr() & gotoxy() in M$VC++....

They are not difficult....its just that you must recreate the functions yourself cuz M$ dont provide a library with them in.

How I manageged to recreate this code so quickly is because this stuff is listed in the "programmer's Faqs" for this site.....have a look before you post next time.


P.S. I know this is the C Board and I have used C++....I forgot where I was

I had to alter the bool running = true
bool_running

and #defined true 1
#define nottrue 0

but it runs and the exe is attached

i used turboC++