I'm writing a simple (ANSI C, no C++ or MFC) program,
to mimic the user interface of PIC projects.

This allows others to see how the text and LEDs behave
in response to user control.

At the moment, I'm using Visual C to create what they call
a Windows Console Application. Chars sent to STDOUT are
directed to a DOS window, which behaves much like a
"glass teletype".

I'd like to send chars to particular places on the screen,
to mimic display modules for instance. I know you can
send escape sequences to terminals, and my colleague
has used Gnu C to write a DOS app that does this.

I tried adding escape sequences but the windows console does not
interpret the escape sequences. It just prints a left arrow char
when it sees an escape char. It seems the console is _not_ ANSI
compatible! I cannot find any mention of cursor-placing functions
such as gotoxy() in the on-line help.

Anybody know how to place the text in a Visual C console app console?

Yep, I know Visual C can create Windows apps with nice fancy GUIS,
but I really have no time to climb the steep learning curve.
I just want something quick and dirty, text based, and ANSI C
so I can re-use routines on compilers for microcontrollers.

Cheers, Keith