gotoxy function

Here's an example of that function useage. To find this, I did a google search for "gotoxy".

Note that this is an old DOS function and might not still be a part of todays compilers. I tried to use it in VS7 and it didn't work. So you might need to "create your own" instead. Not to worry though, you can find a complete example that should work right here.

here's some msdn goodness for dealing with consoles. it's not as straightforward as it was in DOS, but you can still set the cursor position and change the text attributes (colors).

Just so you know, gotoxy isn't a cross-platform function call, like for example printf. This kind of function has to be defined by the operating system, so there isn't a nice header you can include to use it =( Sorry. Anyways, look up MSDN's console functions if you're using windows, or ncurses.h if you are using linux.

The function name gotoxy() is a bit missleading for people who want to draw graphics to the screen. If you are one of those people, then prepare to be disapointed, because gotoxy() doesn't take you to the pixel's xy position on the screen, it takes you to the character position on the screen. And like silverphyre673 said, it's not a standard function so you'll probably be needing a Borland compiler to utilize it.