Detecting or disabling (if possible) console application exit manually

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I'm working on a console application that tries to download some files from a website by logging in and then copying the files to a shared folder.

Since its very much possible that the user might click on close button manually or tries to end the process manually somehow, is there a way I can detect this?

Why a console application? Do you want to run the app on a schedule? In that case you can create a scheduled task that doesn't open a window. — Panagiotis Kanavos, Jul 05 '12 at 11:55
You can intercept this via a Win32 call. Unfortunately, I cannot find where I saw I thought I saw it. :( — leppie, Jul 05 '12 at 11:56

abatishchev · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-05T13:08:12.613

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Create an empty project instead. So you will have a "hidden process", with no UI which a user will try to close.

edited Jul 05 '12 at 13:08

answered Jul 05 '12 at 11:53

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this is an idea but it will consume and allocate unnecessary resources, this is a job for a windows service, do you agree? – Freeman Jul 05 '12 at 12:05
@Freeman: I think it depends on several factors: how does start the process: should it start on OS boot, or by user or another app manually? how often should it run: once or periodically? – abatishchev Jul 05 '12 at 12:32
yes but the start time was not the point, even the number of loaded assemblies is bigger on a windows form project then in a service project as the last one does not need the the GUI libraries loaded to memory. – Freeman Jul 05 '12 at 12:41
@Freeman: If you don't create a form, you don't need to load these assemblies, you even can remove it from references. ProjectType=Windows just directs Windows do not create a console for this process. – abatishchev Jul 05 '12 at 12:46
I don't want to comment this further without a reason, but if you want a project that does not require some assemblies why not just make one, instead of making a project with more assemblies and the manually removing its references? – Freeman Jul 05 '12 at 12:54
@Freeman: You're right, you can create just an empty project. – abatishchev Jul 05 '12 at 13:08
Even better i can create a project that suits my needs. – Freeman Jul 05 '12 at 13:16

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 05 '12 at 11:54

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It rather recommended that you make this a windows service application so it will run as a service that implies no user interaction at all with the application.

answered Jul 05 '12 at 11:54

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Detecting or disabling (if possible) console application exit manually

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