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I needed to use console inside c# form application. I found AllocConsole while researching. My commands are working, but when I'm done in the console, I want to return to my form application, but when I close the console, the whole application closes.

I can't access my form application even if I want to leave it running in the background without closing the console, but my form application it's getting frozen

how can I solve this?

My Codes

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;

    public Doxy0()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool AllocConsole();

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
AllocConsole();
a=lblbox1.Text;
int milliseconds = 2000;
Thread.Sleep(milliseconds);
Console.WriteLine("Activation Started", Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green);
Console.WriteLine("Activation Completed" + a, Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White);
Console.ReadLine();
}
jessemoller949
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1 Answers1

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Using AllocConsole will create and attach a new console to the process that is calling AllocConsole. Hence, when closing the console window, the process is also being closed. Thus, if your program is finished with the console stuff, detach the allocated console again from your program.

FriskyFrisbee
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