Thread: Reading from a win32 console window.

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    Reading from a win32 console window.

    1: Is there any way to read from the win32 console window?
    For instance; read whats on the screen, clear the screen, then -reprint what WAS on the screen.

    2: Is there wa a to find out the spec's of the window... and maybe changeing them?


    Compiler: MSVC++ OS: Windows XP

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    plzduntlakliekthiskthx
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    I know there is a way to do your second questiont. In fact I have been trying to change the size of my console window for a while now. If you have the MSDN Library installed go to index and type "SetConsole" there is about ten different functions for changing console settings. I havent figured out how to use the one I need which I think is SetConsoleWindowInfo(). So, if anyone knows how to do this please tell me

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    One solution is piping. Here is one reference.

    http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

    Kuphryn

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    o0obruceleeo0o, I think I figured out how to use SetConsoleWindowInfo().


    BOOL SetConsoleWindowInfo(
    HANDLE hConsoleOutput,
    BOOL bAbsolute,
    const SMALL_RECT* lpConsoleWindow
    );


    An Example:

    Code:
    #include <windows.h>
    #include <iostream.h>
    
    int main()
    {
            HANDLE     hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
            
            // Use the "SMALL_RECT" class ( just include "windows.h")
            SMALL_RECT     rect;
            rect.Top     = #;
            rect.Bottom  = #;
            rect.Left    = #;
            rect.Right   = #;
    
             // This function is located in "wincon.h"
            SetConsoleWindowInfo( hConsole, TRUE, &rect );  
            cin.get();
    
            return 0;
    }


    It works. ( change the # to real numbers, and keep changeing them to understand how it resizes the window ).

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    plzduntlakliekthiskthx
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    cool! its not working right because of the screen buffer I believe. Do you know how to change the console screen buffer, once again theres a function in MSDN but I dont know how to use it

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