'api_console.sbp

#ifndef _INC_CONSOLE
#define _INC_CONSOLE

'console text color
Const FOREGROUND_BLUE =      &H0001
Const FOREGROUND_GREEN =     &H0002
Const FOREGROUND_RED =       &H0004
Const FOREGROUND_INTENSITY = &H0008
Const BACKGROUND_BLUE =      &H0010
Const BACKGROUND_GREEN =     &H0020
Const BACKGROUND_RED =       &H0040
Const BACKGROUND_INTENSITY = &H0080


Declare Function AllocConsole Lib "kernel32" () As Long
Declare Function FreeConsole Lib "kernel32" () As Long

Declare Function SetConsoleCursorPosition Lib "kernel32" (hConsoleOutput As HANDLE, dwCursorPosition As DWord) As Long

Declare Function ReadConsole Lib "kernel32" Alias "ReadConsoleA" (hConsoleInput As HANDLE, pBuffer As VoidPtr, nNumberOfCharsToRead As DWord, ByRef NumberOfCharsRead As DWord, pReserved As VoidPtr) As BOOL
Declare Function WriteConsole Lib "kernel32" Alias "WriteConsoleA" (hConsoleOutput As HANDLE, pBuffer As VoidPtr, nNumberOfCharsToWrite As DWord, ByRef NumberOfCharsWritten As DWord, pReserved As VoidPtr) As BOOL

Declare Function CreateConsoleScreenBuffer Lib "kernel32" (dwDesiredAccess As DWord, dwShareMode As DWord, pSecurityAttributes As *SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, dwFlags As DWord, pScreenBufferData As VoidPtr) As HANDLE

Declare Function SetConsoleActiveScreenBuffer Lib "kernel32" (hConsoleOutput As HANDLE) As BOOL

#endif '_INC_CONSOLE