hide the dos window

[Geminias]

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]

Are you using an IDE?

[Geminias]

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]

Here's an idea... find the executable Dev-C++ created, if you can, and double-click it.

[Geminias]

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]

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]

hmm, no after my post i checked it by running the .exe but i had no luck. the console window still appeared behind it.

i will likely have to resort to CreateProcess() and make it run silent.. unless you know of a better way?

[wtd]

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]

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]

Can I see your code? I'm seeing an "int nCmdShow" arg to WinMain that looks like it might relate to this issue.

[Geminias]

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]

What happens with this sample?

code:

#include <windows.h> 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]

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]

So, C# is a decent language.

[md]

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.