How to get current cursor position on Windows command prompt

tarunmudgal4u has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks, I'm working on a script wherein I want to check the current cursor position on the console whether it's at the beginning of the line or somewhere in between.

I tried using tell function but it returns total bytes rather coordinates. If I can get cursor coordinates somehow, I would be able to check the x coordinate and confirm if cursor it at the beginning of the line or not.

Please let me know your suggestions on this

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Re: How to get current cursor position on Windows command prompt by davido (Cardinal) on Sep 30, 2013 at 06:58 UTC
Win32::Console: `($x, $y, $size, $visible) = $CONSOLE->Cursor();`. I don't use Windows much anymore, but the module looks very useful for 1980's style user interfaces. ;) Dave	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How to get current cursor position on Windows command prompt by Marshall (Canon) on Sep 30, 2013 at 08:19 UTC
I ask what application you are trying to accomplish? Can you describe this more? A normal command prompt application allows you to edit the input (backspace or insert/delete) and then hit "return" and the command executes. The normal idea of a command line is that you edit the command and then "hit enter". What is what you want different than that?	[reply]

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