Reading the cursor x y pos in a console window 1

[waynejfoster]

I've got a console window open in windows xp. I can set the cursor x y position, but I can't read the current x y position. How do I read the cursor x,y pos.

Here is the code to set the cursor x,y pos.

The only function I have seen is GetConsoleCursorInfo but this just returns the size,visibility.

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// Moves the cursor to x, y in console window
// ie x=left\right y=top\bottom
//
void set_cursor_xy(int x, int y)
{
COORD point;
if((x < 0 || x > screensize.x) || (y < 0 || y > screensize.y))
return;
point.X = x; point.Y = y;
SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), point);
}

 

[MKuiper]

call GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo. The returned CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO structure contains the cursor position.



Marcel

 

[Cagliostro]

You may also use interruption 33h, __asm int 33h

Ion Filipski

 

[B00gyeMan]

For a good reference about Interrupt 33h, see here:

http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~feeley/cours/ift2240/doc/assembly/int33.html

Mostly, this technique is old (read obsolete) and for use in DOS only. Probably will work in your case (never tried this in a Windows console application ).

 

[Cagliostro]

it sure works now, at least for console

Ion Filipski

 

[Cagliostro]

>B00gyeMan
I've taken a look at your link and liked it a lot

Ion Filipski