Have I missed something? Isn't this what happens automatically when you build a console application? Or is there some nuance I've failed to spot? (I've only had 1 coffee today...)
So if you want this behaviour for a Windows Forms application, just set the output type to Console Application. (There's nothing magic about the /t:winexe switch - it just disables the behaviour your describe. Console applications are definitely allowed to open windows.) -- Ian Griffiths DevelopMentor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rune Christensen 8397" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'd like to implement the following algorithm for when a Windows application > wants console window / command line window access: > 1. Was application started from a command line window? > Yes: select this window and goto 3. > 2. Create a command line window and select this > 3. Connect the In, Out and Error attributes of System.Console to selected > window. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.