Thread: console app in full screen

alright i know about the alt+enter stuff and the code that one guy posted:

Code:

bool GoFullScreen(void){


	hwnd = FindWindow(NULL, "Menu");
	if(hwnd != NULL){
	int nVer = HIBYTE(LOWORD(GetVersion()));//Win 98 or 2K?
	if(nVer != 0)//If 98
	SendMessage(hwnd,WM_COMMAND,57359,0);//Send maximise command
	else
	SendMessage(hwnd,WM_SYSKEYDOWN,
		VK_RETURN,536870912);//Send alt-enter (Win2k)
	}
	return true;
}

which dosnt work because that hwnd isnt defined. Im running windows xp, and compiling with borland 5.01. Please help. If you know how to fix this problem please do tell.

Code:

hwnd = FindWindow(NULL, "Menu");
	if(hwnd != NULL){
	int nVer = HIBYTE(LOWORD(GetVersion()));//Win 98 or 2K?
	if(nVer != 0)//If 98
	SendMessage(hwnd,WM_COMMAND,57359,0);//Send maximise command
	else
	SendMessage(hwnd,WM_SYSKEYDOWN,
		VK_RETURN,536870912);//Send alt-enter (Win2k)
	}
	return true;
}

The kernal 98 uses is different than 2k/NT/XP. So the int nVer - HIBYTE(LOWORD(GetVersion())); probably won't work with XP. Since it probably uses the 98 kernal.

still hwnd is an undefined variable.

This looks like the code I wrote.......

2 things about it....

1. I never quite got it right for the Win98 version...and as both of my PCs are now Win2k...I am not going to bother any more to try fix it....

2. You missed out an important bit of the code...

Code:

bool GoFullScreen(void){

SetConsoleTitle("Menu");
hwnd = FindWindow(NULL, "Menu");
if(hwnd != NULL){
int nVer = HIBYTE(LOWORD(GetVersion()));//Win 98 or 2K?
if(nVer != 0)//If 98
SendMessage(hwnd,WM_COMMAND,57359,0);//Send maximise command
else
SendMessage(hwnd,WM_SYSKEYDOWN,
VK_RETURN,536870912);//Send alt-enter (Win2k)
}
return true;
}