How can I get the size of a CMD's window

[tiredoy]

Hey,guys
I want to print a word in the center of a CMD's window

If I can get the size of it,I could calculate the position where I put the word.

Anybody who can help me?

Much Thanks

[Ancient Dragon]

Assuming this is a console program on MS-Windows operating system.
1. call GetComnsoleWindow() to get the HWND of the window

2. call GetWindowRect() to get the RECT structure that contains the window's size.

[tiredoy]

Assuming this is a console program on MS-Windows operating system.
1. call GetComnsoleWindow() to get the HWND of the window

2. call GetWindowRect() to get the RECT structure that contains the window's size.

Hey,thank you.
But I am not very familiar with Windows API

Could you show me how to implement it ?
Perhaps I need detailed code

[Ancient Dragon]

Well, its only the two functions I posted. I gave you the links, just read them to see how they are called. Yes I could easily write the code for you, but you will learn a lot more if you read and study those links yourself. Just include windows.h header file.

[tiredoy]

Well, its only the two functions I posted. I gave you the links, just read them to see how they are called. Yes I could easily write the code for you, but you will learn a lot more if you read and study those links yourself. Just include windows.h header file.

Well,thanks for your help.
I did have read the MSDN.
But as I said, I know nothing about API.

I tried to define a variable hWnd whose type is HWND

Then I make hWnd equal to the return of GetConsoleWindow()
However , it fails.
I wonder why?

[WaltP]

Because, obviously, you did it wrong. Don't you think that showing us what you tried to do would give us some helpful information? This is not the Psychic Programmer's Forum.

[Ancient Dragon]

This isn't rocket science either. As Walt said you need to post what you did -- the complete program.

>>However , it fails.
What fails? Compiler gives you errors? Or GetConsoleWindow() fails to return a valid HWND pointer?

Also tell us the compiler you are using.

[m4ster_r0shi]

Note that you have to #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500 before
including windows.h in order to be able to use GetConsoleWindow.
It says so in the remarks section of the relevant link posted above.