Console mode app

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watusimoto

(Posted 2007) [#1]

I want to create a data-rich display without opening a graphics window. Is there any sort of "curses" style library for BlitzMax that would let me position text on a console window, and would be character-only? I don't need curses per-se, and even some limited capacity would be helpful. I do need cross-platform compatibility.

Thanks!

Dabz	(Posted 2007) [#2]

Extern "Win32"
		Function AllocConsole:Int()
		Function FreeConsole:Int()
		Function GetConsoleWindow:Int()
End Extern

AllocConsole()
Local hWnd% = GetConsoleWindow()
Print hWnd%
Delay 1000
FreeConsole()

Not cross platform (and complete), but I did write this five seconds ago while thinking the same! :)

Dabz