2 Console windows sharing vairables

[wolfspy]

I would like to somehow have 2 console windows, with the same global varabiles. I would like it to be so that one could be "locked up" until the other "unlockes" it (by interning a password) I am making a text based game. That is why. I am also pretty new to c++

[wolfspy]

bump. Please, someone help me with this.

[JLBorges]

> I would like it to be so that one could be "locked up" until the other "unlockes" it
> I am also pretty new to c++

Can't you just use a file for this?

One process opens the file, writes a value into it, and then closes the file.
The other process opens the file, reads the value from it, and then closes the file.

[ajh32]

You would be better advised to investigate framework like ncurses. Which OS are you programming on?

[strongdrink]

If you feel up to it, you could use a network socket. That way you could have the 2 windows on different computers, if you want.