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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 16:43:46 -0800
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Newbie, stupid 'printf' Question
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MstrX1 wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> if I don't type a LF("\n") at the end of my printf-text
> the text isn't printed correctly under MS-DOS.
> Most times this isn't a problem, because I need
> it anyway, but if I want to print text at the bottom
> of the screen and I print (printf("Hello World\n")),
> the screen scrolls down and the top-line will be destroyed.
> 
> How can I print it correctly without using a "\n" at the end,
> or stop this scrolling ?

In general, if you want to position text on the screen, you should use
the conio family of functions.  See `gotoxy' and `cprintf' in the docs.
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Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com