Reset the consol

[Hashimatsu]

When I run this program on my consol the program will reset the consol window for each run. How do they do this? I want to be able to do this with a program I'm currently working on.

http://algoritmosurgentes.com/en/clases.php?clase=book&id=ISBN&ISBN=char*&title=char*&author=char*&publisher=char*&number_of_pages=int&year=int

[Moschops]

What does "reset the consol window" mean? Do you mean all the words on it vanish?

[Hashimatsu]

Yes. And the loop starts over and shows the menu again on a blanc consol.

[Dash]

The program uses system("cls"), that's why.

[Moschops]

http://www.cplusplus.com/articles/4z18T05o/

[Hashimatsu]

Thanx alot!

That's a lot of mind-boggling information. I'm still a beginner, but what I understand is that system() is evil? And as a beginner I would probably do best in not using it?

[Dash]

Yes, you should avoid it when you can.

[Hashimatsu]

Is there no other way to make the consol blanc again?

[Moschops]

Lots of ways, in that article I linked to.

[Dash]

Use any method in that article again...

[Hashimatsu]

Thank you both alot! =)

[4i67ko23]

You can use this to clear it:
printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");

[Shock Bolt]

That looks horrible, no offence though..

[4i67ko23]

what's wrong with it?

[Dash]

You can use a loop to achieve the same thing, it's still not a great method though.

[Hashimatsu]

I did use system("cls") and it did work. Having some problem with it tho, but I'll figure it out...

Thanks for all the help! This question is solved.

[Shock Bolt]

"what's wrong with it?"

It takes up more room, you can just make a for loop with only one "\n", takes less time personally.