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On 3-12-2010 13:22, Thaddy wrote:<br>
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<p><em>lpFileName</em></p>
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<p>Use the CONIN$ value to specify console input.</p>
<p>Use the CONOUT$ value to specify console output.</p>
<p>CONIN$ gets a handle to the console input buffer, even if
the <a
href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686244%28v=VS.85%29.aspx"><strong>SetStdHandle</strong></a>
function redirects the standard input handle. To get the
standard input handle, use the <a
href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683231%28v=VS.85%29.aspx"><strong>GetStdHandle</strong></a>function.</p>
<p>CONOUT$ gets a handle to the active screen buffer, even
if <a
href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686244%28v=VS.85%29.aspx"><strong>SetStdHandle</strong></a>redirects
the standard output handle. To get the standard output
handle, use <a
href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683231%28v=VS.85%29.aspx"><strong>GetStdHandle</strong></a>.</p>
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This behaveour is broken in FPC without intervention from the
programmer in a very "unusual" way. (i.e. without hacks)<br>
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