Help!!! Escape sequences in C++ on windows XP

[Lucifre]

Hello, i am learning C++ and i try using escape sequences but they don't work since i am using windows XP. I tried modyfing Config.nt and adding

device=%SystemRoot%\system32\ansi.sys

to it, but it doesn't work!! even if i restart the comp. Any experts out there that know how to make escape sequences in C++ programs work on windows XP?

 

[cfant]

Can you post your code snippet? I don't the problem here. You are refering to a variable set in the environment and not in a C or C++ program.

 

[polus]

Hows this

All "special characters" must be escaped!

#include <string>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) 
{
	string szFilename = "C:\\test.txt";
	string szBuffer = "device=%SystemRoot%\\system32\\ansi.sys\n\r";

	ofstream outfile( szFilename.c_str(), ofstream::binary );
	outfile.write( szBuffer.c_str(), szBuffer.length() );
	outfile.close();

  return 0;
}

Remmeber newlines are different for:
LF: Unix
CR+LF: Microsoft Windows
CR: Apple

In future post:
a) What you are trying to do.
b) Where you are stuck.
c) Any appropriate code snippets and information.

Hope that helps!

 

[Lucifre]

When i was reffering to escape sequences i meant Ascii escape sequences like the ones that clear the screen or the ones that move the cursor in dos window

for example when i try to use move cursor escape sequence in a macro

 # define MOVETO(z,s) (cout <<"\033[" << z << ';' << s << 'f')

i get output somethin like: 033[z;sf and the cursor doesn't move

my book says it is becaue windows XP isn't dos based, but there are ways to make them work