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Function name : GetStdHandle

Group: Console - Library: kernel32

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The GetStdHandle function retrieves a handle for the standard input, standard output, or standard error device.

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Code examples:

Saying "Hello World!" with VFP and WinAPI
Creating a console window for Visual FoxPro application

Declaration:

HANDLE GetStdHandle(
  DWORD nStdHandle
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetStdHandle IN kernel32;
	LONG nStdHandle  

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Parameters:

nStdHandle [in] Standard device for which a handle is to be returned.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the specified device, or a redirected handle set by a previous call to SetStdHandle.

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Comments:

See also: SetStdHandle, WriteConsole, WriteFile, CloseHandle.

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