console scrolling

hello,
what i am trying to do, is have the user type at the bottom of the console, and print the text at the top example:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <windows.h>
using namespace std;


void gotoxy ( int x, int y )
{
        COORD dwCursorPosition = { x, y };
        SetConsoleCursorPosition ( GetStdHandle ( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ), dwCursorPosition );
}



int main()
{
        int loc=0;
        string test;
        while(true){
                gotoxy(0,23);
                cout << "type: ";
                getline(cin, test);
                gotoxy(0,23);
                for(int x = test.length()+6; x>0; x--)
                {
                        cout << ' ';
                }
                gotoxy(0,loc);
                cout << test;
                loc++;
        }
       
        return 0;
}

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now this does exactly what i want it to do, untill you have inputted so many times that, it begins to display the text below where your acctually typing.
so basically when int loc reaches 22 i want to move all the text up one line..?

if you compile the code, my question may be easier to understand.

windows,
MSVC++6

sorry to bump this, but i am really stuck, does nobody have any ideas as to a solution?

Unfortunaley my friend no there is no way out

so theres absolutly no solution?

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <windows.h>
using namespace std;


void gotoxy ( int x, int y )
{
        COORD dwCursorPosition = { x, y };
        SetConsoleCursorPosition ( GetStdHandle ( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ), dwCursorPosition );
}



int main()
{
        int loc=0;
        int y = 23;
        string test;
        while(true){
                if (loc == y-1){
                        y++;
                }
                gotoxy(0,y);
                cout << "type: ";
                getline(cin, test);
                gotoxy(0,y);
                for(int x = test.length()+6; x>0; x--)
                {
                        cout << ' ';
                }
                gotoxy(0,loc);
                cout << test;
                loc++;
        }
       
        return 0;
}

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i just fugured it out..
it now works perfectly
thanks me, bye

I cover scrolling horizontally, vertically and even diagonally in my console tutorials, this topic is in part 6, but I recommend you start from the beginning, here.

i never realized that was your site, its very good, i already have it all saved to my harddrive, but i have never read part 6, i will read it now.

Greetings My friend and thanx for your help : )
;)

You can implement text windows in your code to create scrolling in separate portions of the screen. Use adrian's code for scrolling but place the code into your window class. That way each window on screen can scroll vertically, horizontall, and even diagonally.

just read part 6 of your tutorial, i don't think that is the kind of scrolling i am talking about