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Started by Decrius May 01, 2006 04:06 AM

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Decrius

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May 01, 2006 04:06 AM

Hi all, I'm programming in C. Its a console application. I want the program to count something, but I don't want the console to write a new number, no: I want that the program will _overwrite_ the number he wrote before. So it will be something like a counter. I saw a console application doing something like that, I was wondering how :). Thanks for any help :) Decrius

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xEricx

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May 01, 2006 04:15 AM

I bet your best bet is using this, assuming you're using Windows. SetconsoleCursorPosition might be what you're looking for. Ex, move to 0,0, print " 0%", then move back to 0,0, print " 1%", etc...

Hope this helps

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Prototype

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May 01, 2006 04:53 AM

You can also write a return ('\r') without a newline, and write the string with some spaces added. The cursor will flicker all over the thing though, so don't update too fast.

Decrius

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May 01, 2006 05:37 AM

Thanks for the reply's :), I'll need to refresh really often, so I'll use the SetconsoleCursorPosition function. Thank you :D

Decrius

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