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Hey, I'm new and am using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition.

How do I increase the size of the console screen, I just need to make it wider for my program.

Yes, I have searched, but all the methods I have found require to me use
#include <windows.h>

I get an error every time I use this

"fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'windows.h': No such file or directory"

Is there any other way to make it wider?

I'm need to do this because the information I am displaying out to the console is too big and goes it the next line, it would be a lot better if it console could be wider.


Thanks.

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I am doing this for a computer science class, we are required to used Visual Studio 2005. Thats what the graders will use to compile the program.

Any other way?


Thanks.

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You can not do that with your compiler without downloading the Windows Platform SDK as I said in my previous post. Is your teacher really that stupid to realize that? I think you should probably be using the student edition of that compiler, which is the same as the Pro edition that includes everything you need, but costs under $100.00 USD.

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