I would like to know how to clear a screen in C. (maybe in C++ too for my future stydies)

Try - system("cls");

Neither C nor C++ know anything about screens and whatnots, they only see streams and files.

For console manipulation in dos-windows, see conio.h
For console manipulation in *NIX, see curses.h

Note: system("cls") is slow ... and assumes you have an operating system with a 'cls' command (neither is a given )

Edit: See also MSDN q99261

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[edited by - Fruny on September 20, 2002 5:48:44 AM]

Depends on the compiler.
Use clrscr() defined in conio.h

That''s for Borland Turbo C++. However, this is not available in Microsoft Visual C++, it has another function. Dunno in DJGPP or gcc.

My compiler generates one error message: "does not compile."

I am having the same question, how do I clear the screen in Microsoft Visual Basics 6.0 using the iostream commands instead of using cornio.h
#include <iostream>

Sorry that was a typo, I meant to type Visual C++ 6.0 sorry for the mix up.

[edited by - Surg AKA Kunark on September 20, 2002 2:35:05 PM]

quote: how do I clear the screen in Microsoft Visual Basics

Surg, are you joking around? The funny thing is we have people here at work who go around talking about Visual "Basics" and C+ (not to be confused with C or C++). It is a big pet peeve of mine. That should be grounds for immediate termination.

BeerNuts,
Why did you pass i++ to printf()?
I would have written


Is there some benefit to passing i++ to printf()?
Just wondering.

quote: Original post by chris01
Try - system("cls");

Sorry, only fools call system() for trivial tasks. In UNIX, a bad programmer is one who calls system ("rm file") instead of using unlink(). system() is saying ''I don''t know so just fake it''.