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Clearing Screen

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PrograMan

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What code/intruction do you use to clear a DOS screen in MS Visual C++ v6.0?
 
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system("cls"); John Fill
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I've already tried that. It won't work. Is there something I need to call in the beginning or something to include?
 
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Ah, I found out how to do it. Apparently I needed to add the stdlib.h header.
 
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Please read the article "HOWTO: Performing Clear Screen (CLS) in a Console Application" from MSDN

One method is the one above but your code will be MSVCRT.DLL dependent and the other is explain there by using two API functions:
- GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo
- FillConsoleOutputCharacter

Also the "Console" sample from MSDN makes use of API console functions. s-)

Blessed is he who in the name of justice and good will, shepards the week through the valley of darknees...
 
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