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

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 :)

One solution is piping. Here is one reference.

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

Kuphryn

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


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


An Example:

Code:

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#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;
}

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

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 :)