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I've spent a lot of time trying to figure this out. I need a way of telling whether a program is a console program without running it.
It has to be possible because windows determines that when you look at the properties for a file. If it uses the console, there's some extra tabs.
I can't just test to see if the program runs in DOS, because Win32 Console programs also do it.
I hope I explained that right. Let me know if you don't understand.
Do you want to find out given the EXE name? Or the window title? Or the handle?
Nope, only real DOS (16-bit, or 32-bit with overlay handler) programs get the extra tabs. Console programs don't have them because they're still fully 32-bit Windows programs.
I don't have specifics, but look at the EXE file header, if there's a PE section (portable executable) it won't have the tabs.
cmd.exe also has extra tabs. They aren't the same ones, but they are there.
I assumed that when you check other win32 console programs, it was the same way, but I just checked and it's not. So it looks like you're right, parksie.
I did find out how to tell if a program is a DOS program using GetFileVersionInfo, so that isn't a problem.
Now I just need a way of determining if something is a win32 console program. Any ideas? Is it even possible?