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  1. Sep 9th, 2001, 09:46 PM #1
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    Hiding the console

    I am trying to make it so my consol app runs in the backround like a server, but the dos window pops up and I want it to be hidden. Any ideas on how to do this?
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  2. Sep 10th, 2001, 06:39 AM #2
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    Maybe you could use FreeConsole(). Note that this destroys the console rather than just hiding it, and I'm not sure if it works with the predefined console. Otherwise, there may be a function that retrieves the window handle of the console (You could use FindWindow) so you can hide the wondow using ShowWindow(SW_HIDE).
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  3. Sep 10th, 2001, 12:18 PM #3
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    If you don't want a console, why not make a normal Win32 program? IE: one that begins at WinMain.
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    Maybe he doesn't want to write the window code?
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  6. Sep 10th, 2001, 08:20 PM #5
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    or know how :P
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  7. Sep 11th, 2001, 03:58 AM #6
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    You don't need to. If you don't want anything to pop up then you can just run your program normally.

    Or...you can change your project settings

    Under "Link", add the following into the textbox at the bottom with all the options:

    /subsystem:windows /entry:mainCRTStartup
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