[Tutor] carriage return on windows

[Orri Ganel]

Jacob S. wrote:

> Thanks Kent and Max!!!!!
>
> Wow, I didn't know it did that. I'm too dumb to figure it out on my 
> own I guess...
> Oh well! I found a cool new thing to play with at least!
>
> Thanks,
> Jacob
>
>
>
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2005, at 02:40, Jacob S. wrote:
>>
>>> I don't think that's what he wants. I think he wants to *overwrite* 
>>> what's in the shell with new output.
>>> For example.
>>>
>>>
>>> so that the whole line is overwritten. In my experience, this is not 
>>> possible and if anyone can show me how to do it,
>>> I would be grateful.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>> Jacob
>>
>>
>> It *is* possible, that's exactly what my code does (well, as long as 
>> you don't run it on Mac OS 9). The carriage return (\r, as opposed to 
>> the linefeed \n) moves the cursor to the beginning of the *current* 
>> line.
>>
>> -- Max
>> maxnoel_fr at yahoo dot fr -- ICQ #85274019
>> "Look at you hacker... A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting 
>> and sweating as you run through my corridors... How can you challenge 
>> a perfect, immortal machine?"
>>
>>
>>
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Just a note: This does not work on IDLE, so for those who try this and 
are frustrated when it fails, try it in the dos-box (command prompt).

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