Unable to update Console Cursor Info (PCONSOLE_CURSOR

In console application, I want to write the output at a specific location and there should be no cursor at the console (Windows CMD). To do so, I got following way:

HANDLE hdl = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); 
if (hdl == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
    printf("Error : Unable to get console handle.\n");
    return 0;
}
PCONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO lpConsoleCursorInfo = { NULL };
if (!GetConsoleCursorInfo(hdl, &lpConsoleCursorInfo))
{
    printf("Error : Unable to get console cursor information.\n");
    return 0;
}
lpConsoleCursorInfo->dwSize = 1; //App exit at this point with error code 0xC0000005h

I got runtime error 0xC0000005h. By searching, I have reach at the conclusion that it is a security level issue, and to setup access level SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR is used.

I am unable to find the way how to set the access level to STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE that already created and associated with my console application by visual studio console application.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

CodePudding user response：

There is no security issue, you simply don't understand how Windows pointer types work. PCONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO is just a pointer, remove the P.

CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO ConsoleCursorInfo = { NULL };
if (!GetConsoleCursorInfo(hdl, &ConsoleCursorInfo)) ...
else ConsoleCursorInfo.dwSize = ...