need SetWindowPos() help

Im writing a program for win32 console using the dev-bloodsehd compiler.

i need the console to open at a bigger size then default (so ascii art can be correctly displayed).

I searched here, and found a thread saying to use SetWindowPos() for this, but no other info on the code. I googled it and didnt find anything helpful there either. I did find this line of code though it didn't work:

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SetWindowPos(SELF:handle(), HWND_TOP, liX,liY, 0, 0, _Or(SWP_NOSIZE))

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How does this function work(meanig parameters/arguments and what they mean), and what is the exact code for it?

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Originally posted by nerore

I searched here, and found a thread saying to use SetWindowPos() for this, but no other info on the code. I googled it and didnt find anything helpful there either. I did find this line of code though it didn't work:

Code:

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SetWindowPos(SELF:handle(), HWND_TOP, liX,liY, 0, 0, _Or(SWP_NOSIZE))

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How does this function work(meanig parameters/arguments and what they mean), and what is the exact code for it?

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Googling for SetWindowPos() turned up as the 2nd hit:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...twindowpos.asp

Best to search the web, not just this board.

I'm pretty sure thats just for visual c++.
I tried using it in dev-c++ and it didnt work.

And I still don't know anything about it, as the microsoft site didn't eplain the function very well (just the parameters).

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Best to search the web, not just this board.

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If you read my post, I say I googled it =)

The WinAPI is the same, no matter the compiler.

The problem is getting the handle of your console. Better to use the windows console functions, in particular
SetConsoleWindowInfo

Code:

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

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That is the most confusing piece of code I've seen, even with the parameter details. I took a crack at it, but nothing happened. Here what I put:

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

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Can someone be kind enough to explain what I am doing wrong? I' m clueless.

heres the link where I got it:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/libr....setconsolewindowinfo.asp

Code:

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SMALL_RECT newsize;
newsize.left = 0;
newsize.top = 0;
newsize.right = 160;
newsize.bottom = 100;
SetConsoleWindowInfo(
  GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE),
  TRUE,
  &newsize);

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This should make the console window 160 characters x 100 lines large. The function will fail, however, if the buffer is not large enough. Since the default buffer is AFAIK only 80 characters wide, you need to adjust that first.

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COORD bufsize;
bufsize.x = 160;
bufsize.y = 200;
SetConsoleScreenBufferSize(
  GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE),
  &bufsize);

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