/* Standard error macro for reporting API errors */
#define PERR(bSuccess, api){if(!(bSuccess)) printf("%s:Error %d from %s \
on line %d\n", __FILE__, GetLastError(), api, __LINE__);}
void cls( HANDLE hConsole )
{
COORD coordScreen = { 0, 0 }; /* here's where we'll home the
cursor */
BOOL bSuccess;
DWORD cCharsWritten;
CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi; /* to get buffer info */
DWORD dwConSize; /* number of character cells in
the current buffer */
/\* get the number of character cells in the current buffer \*/
bSuccess = GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo( hConsole, &csbi );
PERR( bSuccess, "GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo" );
dwConSize = csbi.dwSize.X \* csbi.dwSize.Y;
/\* fill the entire screen with blanks \*/
bSuccess = FillConsoleOutputCharacter( hConsole, (TCHAR) ' ',
dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten );
PERR( bSuccess, "FillConsoleOutputCharacter" );
/\* get the current text attribute \*/
bSuccess = GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo( hConsole, &csbi );
PERR( bSuccess, "ConsoleScreenBufferInfo" );
/\* now set the buffer's attributes accordingly \*/
bSuccess = FillConsoleOutputAttribute( hConsole, csbi.wAttributes,
dwConSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten );
PERR( bSuccess, "FillConsoleOutputAttribute" );
/\* put the cursor at (0, 0) \*/
bSuccess = SetConsoleCursorPosition( hConsole, coordScreen );
PERR( bSuccess, "SetConsoleCursorPosition" );
return;
}
IMO never seen any clrscr() type function in VC. The above will help you to clear the console. Atul Sonork ID : 100.13714 netdiva
