----------------------------------- Geminias Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:17 pm hide the dos window ----------------------------------- pls tell me there is an easy way to get rid of the dos window.. i mean i'm making a window with winAPI and this stupid dos window shows in the back round all the time. ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:19 pm ----------------------------------- Are you using an IDE? ----------------------------------- Geminias Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:29 pm ----------------------------------- yeah dev c++ my fingers were getting sore from all the command line typing i had to do with mingw. dev c++ is a much more friendly way to go when you're constantly testing little programs. ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:31 pm ----------------------------------- Here's an idea... find the executable Dev-C++ created, if you can, and double-click it. ----------------------------------- Geminias Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:37 pm ----------------------------------- did you misunderstand me or am i misunderstanding you? that is the question twirling through my brain. you've seen me post here often enough to know that i certainly know how to run a compiled program. so i hope that isn't what you thought i was asking. just because i am not an experienced programmer does not mean i am an idiot... but you already know that right? then why treat me like i was born yesterday? maybe you shouldn't help people if it annoys you? Now for the question: i use the windows.h preprocessor and winmain() instead of main.. i make my window and it shows up fine, but behind it there is a dos window, is there a way to remove it? i dont like it there, it looks unprofessional to me. ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:02 pm ----------------------------------- My thinking was that the window was there because the executable was launched via the IDE, which was spawning that to show error output. ----------------------------------- Geminias Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:11 pm ----------------------------------- hmm, no after my post i checked it by running the .exe but i had no luck. the console window still appeared behind it. :cry: i will likely have to resort to CreateProcess() and make it run silent.. unless you know of a better way? ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:16 pm ----------------------------------- Trying to find something, though it's not easy considering how convoluted Microsoft's documentation is. As for the IDE thing... I just like to rule out the simple stuff first. ----------------------------------- Geminias Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:18 pm ----------------------------------- yeah i always do a google and search around before i ask any questions here. I understand you're a linux man, but if you find anything let me know. ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:20 pm ----------------------------------- Can I see your code? I'm seeing an "int nCmdShow" arg to WinMain that looks like it might relate to this issue. ----------------------------------- Geminias Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:28 pm ----------------------------------- I thought that also. It looks a lot like "show command" lol, which was the first thing i went after. heres a link which should dissuade you from that line of thought. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/windowing/windows/windowreference/windowfunctions/showwindow.asp[/code] ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:36 pm ----------------------------------- What happens with this sample? #include const char *ClsName = "BasicApp"; const char *WndName = "A Simple Window"; LRESULT CALLBACK WndProcedure(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam); INT WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) { MSG Msg; HWND hWnd; WNDCLASSEX WndClsEx; // Create the application window WndClsEx.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX); WndClsEx.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW; WndClsEx.lpfnWndProc = WndProcedure; WndClsEx.cbClsExtra = 0; WndClsEx.cbWndExtra = 0; WndClsEx.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION); WndClsEx.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW); WndClsEx.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH); WndClsEx.lpszMenuName = NULL; WndClsEx.lpszClassName = ClsName; WndClsEx.hInstance = hInstance; WndClsEx.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION); // Register the application RegisterClassEx(&WndClsEx); // Create the window object hWnd = CreateWindow(ClsName, WndName, WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL); // Find out if the window was created if( !hWnd ) // If the window was not created, return 0; // stop the application // Display the window to the user ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_SHOWNORMAL); UpdateWindow(hWnd); // Decode and treat the messages // as long as the application is running while( GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) ) { TranslateMessage(&Msg); DispatchMessage(&Msg); } return Msg.wParam; } LRESULT CALLBACK WndProcedure(HWND hWnd, UINT Msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) { switch(Msg) { // If the user wants to close the application case WM_DESTROY: // then close it PostQuitMessage(WM_QUIT); break; default: // Process the left-over messages return DefWindowProc(hWnd, Msg, wParam, lParam); } // If something was not done, let it go return 0; } ----------------------------------- Geminias Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:17 pm ----------------------------------- linker error, and i can't do anything about that since i dont know how to make dll's and link them and stuff ----------------------------------- wtd Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:25 pm ----------------------------------- So, C# is a decent language. :) ----------------------------------- md Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:27 pm ----------------------------------- a linker error doesn't mean you need to make dlls, it just means you need to link against the right libraries. Unfortunately I don't know what they would be... but I know that they exist and that msdn should tell you what they are. ----------------------------------- Geminias Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:40 am ----------------------------------- yeah, i guess thats true cornflake. oh well, if anyone stumbles across how to make the program run without a dos window that would be helpful. ----------------------------------- Geminias Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:34 am ----------------------------------- hey wtd.. i found a "tutorial" about making the dos window invisible. i can't make much sense of it though... i dont know if its either a really bad tutorial or if i'm just not advanced enough yet to put it to use. i can't get the source it provides to work either. Vist it here ps. no i did not try to run it exactly as it appears here. DWORD RunSilent(char* strFunct, char* strstrParams) { STARTUPINFO StartupInfo; PROCESS_INFORMATION ProcessInfo; char Args ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:40 am ----------------------------------- From my somewhat limited experience with Dev-C++, I am almost sure that there is a 'project' option that disables the command prompt showing up. Look around there. Or else, try selecting the 'WinApi' option, not "command prompt" when creating your project.