How 2 write to an existing DOS-Box?

[TSM]

Is there a way to write text messages to the DOS-Box that I use to start a VB program?

I want to use the above mentioned VB program like a DOS-Command-Program without a GUI but with textual feedback or messages.

Also I want to use return codes to handle them in .CMD-Files with IF ERRORLEVEL == ... control statements.


Thanks.

Thomas

[aaudette]

You need to make you vb program a console app instead of a windows app

[macai]

Originally posted by aaudette
You need to make you vb program a console app instead of a windows app

How would you do this?

[JoshT]

cmd.exe doesn't have anything to do with DOS, but you want to binary patch your compiled *exe with the mkconsole.exe app and source code hidden in this site:
http://mvps.org/st-software/
You can then send your standard output back to cmd.exe. This patches your program to run as a Win32 Console App rather than a Win32 GUI App, but it still is a windows app.