How Can I Disable Maximize Button for Console Window?

[f.ben.isaac]

I need to make my console application in a fixed size window & disable the maximize button. Can you give me any suggestions please?

I tried to do the following for setting the size, but its does not have any effect to the console window size, it does not work even though the code compiles...

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h> 
using namespace std;

HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

int main() {
    SMALL_RECT windowSize = {0, 0, 100, 100};
    SetConsoleWindowInfo(hConsole, TRUE, &windowSize);
    SetConsoleTitle(L"TEST");
    cout<<"\nPlease press enter to exit"<<endl;
    cin.get();
    return 0;
}

My requirements in short are:

1. Disable maximize button
2. Set fixed size for console window
3. Add an icon beside the title name
4. Change the font of the text in the screen

I program in C++ under windows Vista, if you can tell me the proper functions, this can help!

Thanks

[Ali Imran]

try this

DWORD newStyle = WS_CAPTION | DS_MODALFRAME | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_SYSMENU;
SetWindowLong(hConsole , GWL_STYLE,  newStyle);
SetWindowPos(hConsole , NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_FRAMECHANGED | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOZORDER);

I hepe it works.

regards

[f.ben.isaac]

try this

DWORD newStyle = WS_CAPTION | DS_MODALFRAME | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_SYSMENU;
SetWindowLong(hConsole , GWL_STYLE,  newStyle);
SetWindowPos(hConsole , NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_FRAMECHANGED | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOZORDER);

I hepe it works.

regards

Thanks for your support. I already solved it several weeks ago...I appreciate your help

[VbWarrior69]

try this

DWORD newStyle = WS_CAPTION | DS_MODALFRAME | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_SYSMENU;
SetWindowLong(hConsole , GWL_STYLE,  newStyle);
SetWindowPos(hConsole , NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_FRAMECHANGED | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOZORDER);

I hepe it works.

regards

Your code functions almost perfectly, the only thing I found was you need to add SWP_SHOWWINDOW as paramenter.

SetWindowPos(hConsole , NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_FRAMECHANGED | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_SHOWWINDOW);

Otherwise the console is hidden.