[console] Forum Topics

I hate being a perfectionist it's driving me crazy. I can get it to resize to the words, but when I replace them with small 3 letter words, the design messes up and everything gets out of place. I'm a beginner and you guys are probably going to laugh at …

I'm not able to figure out how to **change** the **icon** of a **console application** in **Borland C++** (v5.02). Can you help me figure out?

Just wondering here what is a efficent way to communicate between a Windows Form project and a console application. So far im using Visual Studio 2012 and the System.IO.Pipes namespace,to send bytes between the application. In the windows form(as client) Dim pipes As NamedPipeClientStream pipes = New NamedPipeClientStream("A Digital Whirlwind …

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.IO.Ports; using System.IO; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; namespace PortDataReceived { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { SerialPort mySerialPort = new SerialPort("COM1"); if (mySerialPort.IsOpen == true) mySerialPort.Close(); mySerialPort.BaudRate = 2400; mySerialPort.Parity = Parity.None; mySerialPort.StopBits = StopBits.One; mySerialPort.DataBits = 8; mySerialPort.Handshake = Handshake.None; …

Hello I have made a little program in C#. I am writting it in notepad and compiling via command prompt. But when i start that program there is console window and I dont know how to hide it. Here is the code: [CODE]using System.Diagnostics; class Program { static void Main() …

Hi, I want to output [chess symbols](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_symbols_in_Unicode) from unicode to console in c++, please tell me how to do that. Im using Dev c++, windows8 and console. Im just a beginner so please keep it simple for me (also tell me the libraries to include please)

Below you will find a game I written in my spare time from college. Any and all critique welcome. I plan to expand this to a console RPG later, and eventually GUI. All in C++. BTW, nice forums. //============================================================================ // Name : Monster Shot.cpp // Author : Dave T // …

Microsoft has been slowly moving away from the desktop PC software market for many years now, and with the recent launches of Windows 8 and the Surface tablets, along with the latest Windows Phone devices, the whole mobile and touch arena has taken quite a bit of the consumer-oriented focus. …

So, I'm trying out a project on my own because I have no real clue how to do anything complex or useful in C++ (applications for example). This project calls for creating a simple console text editor with basic functionality (buffer, command set, redisplay). The problem is that I don't …

Hi All i have a games console un used an wrapped partly made of wood and partly of metal it is from videogame LTD hong kong . anyone have any idea about it?

I first started writing about the 'coming soon' Xbox 720 way back in 2008 if my memory serves me well. Every now and then another rumour emerges, supposedly from 'a reliable source within Microsoft' and confirming that the release date has been fixed or announcing the final hardware specification for …

Hello Community, I was wondering if it's possible to attatch a command prompt window to a visual basic form. EG. (Below (i made this as an example))  Something like that. Please help.

Hiii... I am a beginner to c#. I want to know how to get date from the console window in c#. As i want that on the console window user is asked to enter the date in (dd/mm/yy) format. And then i can extract the day in a variable iDay, …

I am trying to create a gui that will interact with an existing external console application, e.g. the user only changes information in text boxes or radio buttons and that will prompt the VB.net program to sumbit a certain set of commands. I will create a folder for the end …

Hey guys I manged to get some code what works fine but it uses console application I have tried to convert it by hand and change things around to get it to work but with no avail! Im certain it should be simple but I may be wrong :( Code …

I used to use a tutorial for windows console API, but the website was taken down :(. So now I need to ask how to do these things (which ALL were included on the website) in the console with windows API: * Mouse events (clicks and unclicks) * Cursor seeking …

I borrowed this from C#, where you can easily send output, that normally goes to the ugly black console window, to a nice looking Windows MessageBox with an OK button to close after you read your results. You can accumulate your output in a string to send to one message …

Hey all, I want to write an application that I can run from the console where it loads settings from a config file. I also want to be able to double click on the executable and obtain a GUI where I can specify settings that will be stored in the …

Hi Java Developers, I don't know if this is the right place to ask but I hope It is. First of all this is not my programming language, I am an intermediate .net developer, I just came up with this problem that I need to solve which what the thread …

Start a new console application and fill in the about 70 lines of code in the Program.cs file. Run and enjoy!

Hi I have a problem with dice game. So I have a dice game , but I want to see the picture of the dice every time the player throws the dice not only the number.. I dont know how to make it, do I need to rewrite the random …

Well... im making some kind of graphic engine for console in [B]c++[/B], ASCII based, just for exercise... anyways, i was wandering, can i print text [B]faster[/B]? Right now i'm printing the whole map of characters (pix[160][120]) in a [B]single line[/B], so it is fast, however i need it faster cause …

How do I get the console from closing immediatley upon opening in a Console Application program? I have all of the code written but when I run the program it pops up the console window and then immediatley exits so I am unable to read what is in the window …

Hi! I'm making a console game with cars. I am stuck trying to make the enemy car approach. If you have any thoughts or ideas, let me know! I'm thinking of using classes, but i dont know how to make them :) Is this legal? It probably isn't but here …

I am just starting to use Visual Studio C++. Before I was working with UNIX (years ago). It looks like there are many things that I need to know. I copied a program from CPlusPlus.com and tried to compile it as a CLR console application. This is as far as …

Hi everyone. First time poster here :) I'm working on my final project for a computing course at university, and I was wondering if anyone knew of a portable library or solution to changing console colours. I understand that such functions are OS specific (I'm working on Win32, but my …

This is similar to earlier posts in DaniWeb by vegaseat, but it demonstrates getkey with withdrawn tkinter, restart inside object by re-calling it's __init__ method.

Ok so here is the problem... this is my code: [CODE]using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; namespace DesignOutput { class Assignment { static void Main() { Console.WriteLine("CCCCCCCCCC"); Console.WriteLine("CC\t\t##\t##"); Console.WriteLine("CC\t\t##############"); Console.WriteLine("CC\t\t##\t##"); Console.WriteLine("CC\t\t##############"); Console.WriteLine("CC\t\t##\t##"); Console.WriteLine("CCCCCCCCCC"); Console.ReadKey(); } } } [/CODE] Im trying to match this: [CODE]CCCCCCCCCCC CC ## ## CC …

[ATTACH=RIGHT]21994[/ATTACH]The latest in a series of round table industry events held in the UK, and featuring a panel of experts in the field of commercial software development, has warned that ignoring the popularity of casual and mobile gaming is a big mistake for any successful digital development strategy. Interestingly, it …

Hi I wanted to ask what is the relationship between "system" , "console" and "read" so far I found out that console is a "class" in the system name-space.