# File lib\Win32/Console.rb, line 419
      def ReadConsoleOutputCharacter( hConsoleOutput, lpCharacter, nLength, 
                                      col, row )
        if @@m_ReadConsoleOutputCharacter == nil
          @@m_ReadConsoleOutputCharacter = Win32API.new( "kernel32", "ReadConsoleOutputCharacter", ['l', 'p', 'l', 'l', 'p'], 'l' )
        end
        dwReadCoord = (row << 16) + col
        lpNumberOfCharsRead = ' ' * 4
        @@m_ReadConsoleOutputCharacter.call( hConsoleOutput, lpCharacter, 
                                            nLength, dwReadCoord, 
                                            lpNumberOfCharsRead )
        return lpNumberOfCharsRead.unpack('L')
      end