I want to have a new console open whenever I create a new thread so that the output will be organized. My application is fully console based. Would this be possible if so how?
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Open a new console, pass it to the thread when you start it? – John Saunders Nov 05 '11 at 22:37
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Can a process have more than one console? – David Heffernan Nov 05 '11 at 22:38
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1I think you might have to create a standard window with a text box and direct the output there. I have a feeling that processes only have one console. Not sure if things are different in .net, but that's the state of play in Win32. – David Heffernan Nov 05 '11 at 22:41
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@DavidHeffernan: you're right. I looked at [Console class](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.console.aspx) expecting to see a `Console.Create` method, but there is none. – John Saunders Nov 06 '11 at 00:14
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In my case, I have multiple consoles for every thread, I just want one. – Zhang Jun 21 '21 at 10:23
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I know, just run VS as administrator, there would be one console only. – Zhang Jun 21 '21 at 10:44
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A process can be associated with only one console
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms681944(v=vs.85).aspx
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1That means he has to create multiple processes with one thread in each? – DaeMoohn Nov 05 '11 at 22:44
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@DaeMoohn No that means he can not create multiple consoles in a single app. – L.B Nov 05 '11 at 22:51
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It's not difficult to work around this limitation.
The code that you want to run as a separate thread with its own console window, simply code that as a separate console application, passing parameters as required on the command line.
Then run separate instances of this code using Start() inside your main application.
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I have managed to get this working replacing the TextWriter (Console.SetOut()) and storing the values into a ThreadLocal
Then when you get the values from your TextWriter they are per thread
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