Thanks for the reply. Guess I'm not very good at describing my problem...
If I do not use /t:winexe, a console window is _always_ created (if not started from console). I don't want that. I can be a mit more concrete: I've written an application 'cm' that can have both a command line interface and a GUI. I would like to start it in one of two ways: a) cm /cmd <commands> b) cm <whatever but not '/cmd'> If started as in a) it should behave as a regular command line application - inherit console window (redirection of stdin/stdout/stderr is sufficient) if started from console window, create a new console window otherwise. If started as in b), behave as a regular /t:winexe application with GUI. Current last resort is to use /t:winexe and replace a) with: "cm /cmd <con >con 2>con".(I will then not get a console when not started from command line, but that is a minor issue.) I can then use Console.In, Console.Out and Console.Err (which is all I want to do if "/cmd" is specified) Regard, Rune Christennen -----Original Message----- From: Ian Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13. juni 2002 16:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Console window for Windows application 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. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
