Console Layout Control "Windows.h" experts needed

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Hi guys,

I am working right not on a little stub program to make sure everything is working fine before delving into the actual project. I a new to the windows.h library so please bear with me.

Here's the code...

#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <conio.h>
#include <string>

using namespace std;


char world[20][20]={'0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0',
					'0',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0','0',' ','0',
					'0',' ',' ','0','0','0','0',' ','0',' ',' ','0','0',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ','0',
					'0',' ',' ','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0',' ','0','0',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ','0',
					'0',' ',' ','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0',' ','0',' ',' ',' ',' ','0','0',' ','0',
					'0','0',' ',' ',' ','0',' ',' ','0','0',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ','0','0',' ','0',
					'0','0',' ',' ',' ','0',' ','0','0','0','0','0',' ',' ',' ',' ','0','0',' ','0',
					'0','0',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ','0',' ','0',
					'0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0',' ',' ',' ','0',' ',' ','0',' ','0',
					'0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ','0',' ','0',
					'0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ',' ',' ','0',
					'0',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ',' ','0',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0','0',' ',' ','0',
					'0',' ','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0',' ',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ',' ','0',
					'0',' ','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0','0',' ','0',
					'0',' ',' ','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0',' ',' ',' ','0',
					'0','0',' ',' ',' ','0',' ',' ','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0',' ','0',' ','0',
					'0','0',' ',' ',' ','0',' ','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0',' ','0',' ','0',
					'0','0',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0',' ','0',' ','0',
					'0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ','0',' ','0',
					'0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0',' ','0',

					};


void print_world(char w[20][20],const int number, int& the_x, int& the_y);
void clear_screen();
bool check_collision(char w[][20], int the_size, int the_x, int the_y);

int main(){

	char dummy;
	int x=1, y=1;
	bool collision;

	do{
			
		clear_screen();
		

		if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_RIGHT)){
			x++;
			collision=check_collision(world,20,x,y);
			if(collision)
				x--;


		}
		if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LEFT)){
			x--;
			collision=check_collision(world,20,x,y);
			if(collision)
				x++;

		}
		if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_UP)){
			y--;
			collision=check_collision(world,20,x,y);
			if(collision)
				y++;


		}
		if(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_DOWN)){
			y++;
			collision=check_collision(world,20,x,y);
			if(collision)
				y--;

		}

		print_world(world,20,x,y);

		Sleep(100);


	}while(true);

	cin>>dummy;


	return 0;
}

void print_world(char w[20][20],const int number, int& the_x, int& the_y){

	for(int i=0;i<number;i++){

		for(int j=0;j<number;j++){
			
		
			if(the_x==j && the_y==i)
				cout<<'x';

			else if(w[i][j]=='0')
				cout<<static_cast<char>(178);

			else 
				cout<<world[i][j];	

		}
		
		cout<<endl;
	
	}
}
bool check_collision(char w[][20], int the_size, int the_x, int the_y){

	for(int i=0;i<the_size;i++){
	
		for(int j=0;j<the_size;j++){
			
			if(w[the_y][the_x]=='0')
				return true;
			else
				return false;
		}
	
	}
}
void clear_screen(){//need windows header file for this

	HANDLE handle_out;
	COORD position;

	handle_out=GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);//std output handle is the monitor

	position.X=0;
	position.Y=0;

	SetConsoleCursorPosition(handle_out,position);//sets cursor in the specified position
}

Idea is simply, move a player on a map, and check for walls.

Issue #1:
Here's what I would like to add. To the right of the map, say a \t over, the player's stats such as strength, mana etc. However, with the map in the way, I am not sure how to program this as it's looping through a 2D array.

Issue #2:
When I add messages to the bottom of the program, and the text hits the bottom of console, the whole thing starts jumping up and down. How do I make the text fall off the bottom of the screen while holding everything else constant?

Issue #3:
How do I switch between cin>>some_stuff; and the GetAsyncKeyState(xxx); states?

Thanks for your time guys,

MIke