hiding console window

RichardC

Hi working in dev-c++ lastest version. Wondering if theres anyway of hiding a consol window so that the program im working on can be a properly working in the background. Please any ideas, or ways around this. Thanks richard

Archer282

: Hi working in dev-c++ lastest version. Wondering if theres anyway of hiding a consol window so that the program im working on can be a properly working in the background. Please any ideas, or ways around this. Thanks richard
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well if you can get a handle to the console window just call
ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );

i blieve there is a function to get the handle to the console window, but im not sure, you might want to check around on msdn.

if not, then you can just use FindWindow()
warning: if you use findwindow() then if there is a another window with the same name as your console then you run the risk of hiding it instead of yours.

stober

: i blieve there is a function to get the handle to the console window, but im not sure, you might want to check around on msdn.
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: if not, then you can just use FindWindow()


GetConsoleWindow().

RichardC

[b][red]This message was edited by RichardC at 2004-12-31 10:44:35[/red][/b][hr]
Could anyone give me an example of how to use GetConsoleWindow(); and ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );. having trouble. When i mean use i mean togther

stober

: [b][red]This message was edited by RichardC at 2004-12-31 10:44:35[/red][/b][hr]
: Could anyone give me an example of how to use GetConsoleWindow(); and ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );. having trouble. When i mean use i mean togther
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[code]
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
#include
#include
using namespace std;

int main()
{
HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );

return 0;
}
[/code]

RichardC

wow thanks n' happy new year