VB6 - Console Project Template

[joaquim]

heres my class and a standard\template project.... for be added on VB6 type projects..
add these project on: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Template\Projects (where the VS98 was installed)
Console.zip
do we need VBW and VBF files?
heres a sample:

Option Explicit

Dim Console As New CConsole

Sub Main()
    'your code goes here:

    Console.Writes "Hello World!!!" 
    Console.Read 'pauses here until enter
    Set Console = Nothing 'clear object
End Sub

[dz32]

Console is always fun (and mandatory for some stuff)

The Trick found an undocumented VBP section that allows you to add extra linker switches to have it start a console automatically:

[VBCompiler]
LinkSwitches=/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE

You can also change the PE header field after the fact:

link.exe /edit /subsystem:console [exePath]


Also theres a bunch of the references still included. Couple nonstandard ones gave errors when opening the project

Object={F6125AB1-8AB1-11CE-A77F-08002B2F4E98}#2.0#0; msrdc20.ocx
Object={BDC217C8-ED16-11CD-956C-0000C04E4C0A}#1.1#0; TabCtl32.Ocx
Object={5E9E78A0-531B-11CF-91F6-C2863C385E30}#1.0#0; msflxgrd.ocx
Object={F9043C88-F6F2-101A-A3C9-08002B2F49FB}#1.2#0; comdlg32.ocx
Object={831FDD16-0C5C-11D2-A9FC-0000F8754DA1}#2.0#0; MSCOMCTL.OCX
Object={86CF1D34-0C5F-11D2-A9FC-0000F8754DA1}#2.0#0; MSCOMCT2.OCX
Object={48E59290-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}#1.0#0; MSINET.Ocx
Object={3B7C8863-D78F-101B-B9B5-04021C009402}#1.2#0; richtx32.ocx
Object={65E121D4-0C60-11D2-A9FC-0000F8754DA1}#2.0#0; mschrt20.ocx
Object={248DD890-BB45-11CF-9ABC-0080C7E7B78D}#1.0#0; MSWINSCK.ocx
Object={20C62CAE-15DA-101B-B9A8-444553540000}#1.1#0; msmapi32.Ocx
Object={C1A8AF28-1257-101B-8FB0-0020AF039CA3}#1.1#0; mci32.ocx
Object={27395F88-0C0C-101B-A3C9-08002B2F49FB}#1.1#0; PicClp32.Ocx
Object={6FBA474E-43AC-11CE-9A0E-00AA0062BB4C}#1.0#0; sysinfo.Ocx
Object={648A5603-2C6E-101B-82B6-000000000014}#1.1#0; MSComm32.Ocx
Object={C932BA88-4374-101B-A56C-00AA003668DC}#1.1#0; msmask32.ocx
Object={CDE57A40-8B86-11D0-B3C6-00A0C90AEA82}#1.0#0; MSDatGrd.ocx
Object={F0D2F211-CCB0-11D0-A316-00AA00688B10}#1.0#0; MSDatLst.Ocx
Object={38911DA0-E448-11D0-84A3-00DD01104159}#1.1#0; ComCt332.ocx
Object={67397AA1-7FB1-11D0-B148-00A0C922E820}#6.0#0; MSAdoDc.ocx
Object={0ECD9B60-23AA-11D0-B351-00A0C9055D8E}#6.0#0; MShflxgd.ocx

[joaquim]

even so, you will need a Console class or do it on hard way
and more: my CConsole have HDC for use GDI(Plus)

[joaquim]

when i add it on template\projects folder, the project is showed on projects types list!!!
but can i do changes:
1 - the modulemain.bas been opened and maximized?
2 - can i add description on project type?