Run Win32 program without console "silient"

Question

I´m trying to run my c++ Win32 program without a console. I just want to run the .exe file then Im going for the resultat via txt file that the program creates.

Im using VS2013 and I have search for the web for a way to do this but the only thing i can find is from VS2008 and dosn´t work for me. I need a hand guys. Best regards P.

I do use out instead of cout, but still I don´t want to have a console window. — Petrus Lindblom, May 17 '16 at 21:08
When you create a project, you can select Wind32 project, and when pressing next, you can choose between Console app, Windows app, static lib and dynamic lib. Did you choose Windows application when you created your project? — Leonardo Alves Machado, May 17 '16 at 21:11
@PetrusLindblom You must have selected Windows Console Application. That information is in the file header. That sets a thing in the file header that tells windows whether to use the console subsystem or the win32/user subsystem. Console subsystem pops up a console, win32 application does not. — doug65536, May 17 '16 at 23:23

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 17 '16 at 21:39

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This is good enough for me! Thanks guys

#include<Windows.h>

int main()
{
Freeconsole();
// Program code goes here

}

answered May 17 '16 at 21:39

Petrus Lindblom

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apollosoftware.org · Answer 2 · 2016-05-17T21:24:44.943

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With VS 2013 or Visual Studio from as early as I can remember there is a class called ProcessStartInfo you can pass parameters to. You could create an .NET application that runs your C++ console exe with ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden flags. Also use >> results.txt as the parameter. You could also use cmd.exe and pass the exe and it's arguments as the arguments property.

System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo start =
      new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();     
start.FileName = @"yourapp.exe";
start.Arguments = @">> results.txt";
start.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;

Not sure if this is what your wanting, but just a suggestion.

edited May 17 '16 at 21:24

answered May 17 '16 at 21:17

apollosoftware.org

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yeah but the interfaceless c# app could call the C++ executable I was thinking. Not sure it'd work but... he already has VS 2013, so if he could run his already compiled win32 app as a parameter in place of "yourapp.exe", maybe it'd work? – apollosoftware.org May 17 '16 at 21:23
Is there a way in just regular console based application? – Petrus Lindblom May 17 '16 at 21:34

Run Win32 program without console "silient"

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