win32 console & windowless

[balaji_thaai]

HI ,
I want to write a windows-32 bit console application (simple exe application).
but i don's want to see the BLACK DOS SCREEN in front of me.
remember i don't want to develop a NT-Service, it's going to be simple executable
without any windows, just i want to see it's execution only in task bar.
do u have any idea how to hide the dos window or do u know which book i have
to refer ( i had seen it once in a book, but i forgot in which book.) get back me
Regards,
BALAJI

[Paul McKenzie]

Simple. Don't write a console app. Write a Windows app with no main window. The easiest way to do this is to write an Win32 API application (not MFC) with just an empty WinMain(). It's just like creating a console program, except that you are really writing a GUI app with no main window.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

[WardMD]

With all due respect, Paul, it's NOT that simple.

Yes, if all you want is to execute a piece of code (without a window), you're correct: Make it a WINDOWS application (that simply doesn't "show" a window).

HOWEVER, if you want to SCRIPT it (run it from a BATCH file, or interactively through the cmd window) - the INVOKING (cmd window) WAITS until the program invoked FINISHED (presumably so the %ERRORLEVEL% can be evaluated).

WINDOWS applications run as "independent" applications (they're not expected to "return" anything).

Yes, you CAN invoke them with a "START /WAIT MyApp.exe", which will FORCE the wait, the Windows Application DOESN'T behave the same way as a Console Application.

[krmed]

Not bad for a 12-year old thread!

[Martin O]

Check his history. Looks like we'll hear from him again in another year resurrecting another zombie thread to post another 'with all due respect...' comment. See ya next year WardMD

[ovidiucucu]

@WardMD:

With all due respect, please do not resurrect (very) old threads!

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