C / C++ / MFC

kialmur wrote:

Is there anyway to open a console window, where cout/cin can be used, from within a a Windows forms project?

kialmur wrote:

Is there no way that I can just open a console and use cout/cin?

kialmur wrote:

seems like quite a complex process just to write to a console.

if (a = 1) dwID = IDC_EDIT1;
if (a = 2) dwID = IDC_EDIT2;
if (a = 3) dwID = IDC_EDIT3;

DanYELL wrote:

if (a = 1) dwID = IDC_EDIT1;
if (a = 2) dwID = IDC_EDIT2;
if (a = 3) dwID = IDC_EDIT3;

DanYELL wrote:

if (a == 1) dwID = IDC_EDIT1;
if (a == 2) dwID = IDC_EDIT2;
if (a == 3) dwID = IDC_EDIT3;

DanYELL wrote:

CWnd *pWndChild = pView->GetDlgItem( (UINT)dwID);

void add_number_of_subunits (int& data)
{
    char buff[1024]; // stores whatever the user types in
    unsigned int value;
    int charsRead;

	
    bool validEntry = false; // sets a flag so that the
                            // validation can be performed
                             //in the loop below
	while (!validEntry)	
	{ 	
	  cout << endl;
	  cout << "Please enter number of subunits: ";
	  cin >> buff; 
		
	  if (sscanf(buff,"%u%n", &value,&charsRead)==1 && value >=1 && value <= 12)	
		validEntry = true;	// test to see if the user enter a valid integer
		                        // If it is valid, the flag is changed which allow the 
		                        // program  to exit the loop. If not, the flag remains
		                        // as is until the user enter a valid number.
	}

	data = value; // The value entered by the user is copied into "data" and returned to main()
	              // which determines the number of cycles the user will have to enter per
	              // subunit

}

void add_node_at_end(data& item, int& increment)
{    
	     // what we are adding to
	char buffer[501] = {0}; // buffer for input

	cout << "Please enter the length of the protein sequence for Subunit " << increment << "> ";

        cin >> buffer; // I had to enter 2 cin statements since  the compiler for whatever reason
	cin.getline(buffer, 500, '\n');               // was not accepting one of them.

	item.Length = buffer;
        memset(buffer, 0, 501);

	cout << "Please enter the protein sequence for Subunit " << increment << "> ";
	cin.getline(buffer, 500, '\n');

	while (buffer == "\n")
    {
		cout << "A sequence is required!" << endl;
		cout << "Please enter a sequence." << endl;
                cin.getline(buffer, 500, '\n');
    }

    item.Sequence = buffer;
    memset(buffer, 0, 501);
    item.number = item.Sequence.size();


    cout << "Enter brief status on the presence of a modified N_Terminal: ";
    cin.getline(buffer, 500, '\n');
    item.N_Terminal = buffer;
    memset(buffer, 0, 501);

    cout << "Enter brief status on the presence of a modified C_Terminal: ";
    cin.getline(buffer, 500, '\n');
    item.C_Terminal = buffer;
    memset(buffer, 0, 501);

    g_DataList.push_back(item);   // add to list

    cout << endl;
	
	increment++;
}

Harold_Wishes wrote:

cin >> buffer; // I had to enter 2 cin statements since the compiler for whatever reason
cin.getline(buffer, 500, '\n'); // was not accepting one of them.

Harold_Wishes wrote:

while (buffer == "\n")