Ok I just finished my functions to calculate my trajectories of bullets and would like to watch the number count down to zero without displaying it a million times. I would like to update the same number on the screen to reflect the current number the for loop has just calculated. Here is an example I think it has something to do with the cout but what else can I use? for (float a = time; a > 0; a -= .0001F) { float b = 0.0; b = intvel * cos(RADIANS * angle) * a; cout << b << endl; } Windows 98/SE/ME SUCKS! Deal with it! if(windows crashes) run Linux else yea right!! RESIST WINDOWS XP!!!!!!!!!! RESIST .NET TECH!!!!!!!!!!!

gotoxy() is what you''re looking for ... but that probably won''t work in Windows.

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Yea you are right that don't work!! =) Would using a setw() work?
No it don't work either? I am stumped on this problem? Shouldn't their be a function that don't allow a newline after each cout?


Windows 98/SE/ME SUCKS!
Deal with it!
if(windows crashes)
run Linux
else
yea right!!

RESIST WINDOWS XP!!!!!!!!!!
RESIST .NET TECH!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by - MARS_999 on May 18, 2001 9:27:37 PM

Try the clrscr(); function in the conio.h header file.
Mabye this will solve your problem.

Yea I think that would work but it must not be included in the header file anymore its coming up saying its a undeclared variable? I thought you could use something like sys()? I can''t remember how it''s syntax goes.

Windows 98/SE/ME SUCKS!
Deal with it!
if(windows crashes)
run Linux
else
yea right!!

RESIST WINDOWS XP!!!!!!!!!!
RESIST .NET TECH!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the hints on Clrscr() I found it but unsure if this is the fastest way to clear the screen in a console app. I used this header file

#include "cstdlib"

then I used

system("cls");

works like a charm!!! =) Thanks for the ideas, this site kicks Ass! Keep up the good work people!

Windows 98/SE/ME SUCKS!
Deal with it!
if(windows crashes)
run Linux
else
yea right!!

RESIST WINDOWS XP!!!!!!!!!!
RESIST .NET TECH!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by - MARS_999 on May 18, 2001 10:11:31 PM