This guy can do some amazing stuff with the DOS console window.. best tutorial I've seen for become a master of the console:

http://www.adrianxw.dk/index.html

I think you'd be interested in, "Win32 Console Applications - Part 6"
http://www.adrianxw.dk/SoftwareSite/...Consoles6.html

try this: compiled with vc++ 2008 express

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#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
using std::cin;
 
int main()
{
    HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
    ShowWindow(hWnd,SW_MAXIMIZE);
    cin.get();
    return 0;
}

#include <windows.h> #include <iostream> using std::cin; int main() { HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow(); ShowWindow(hWnd,SW_MAXIMIZE); cin.get(); return 0; }

It worked with me..

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#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
 
//maybe you should add this
#pragma comment(lib,"kernel32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib,"user32.lib")
// this will puts a lib-search record in the object file
 
using std::cin;
 
int main()
{
    HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
    ShowWindow(hWnd,SW_MAXIMIZE);
    cin.get();
    return 0;
}

#include <windows.h> #include <iostream> //maybe you should add this #pragma comment(lib,"kernel32.lib") #pragma comment(lib,"user32.lib") // this will puts a lib-search record in the object file using std::cin; int main() { HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow(); ShowWindow(hWnd,SW_MAXIMIZE); cin.get(); return 0; }