disabling console in your application

[roxaz]

I gues most of you know that but it might be useful for newbies. So to disable console window simply use this function instead of your main() and dont forget to include header

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#include <Windows.h>
int WINAPI WinMain(	HINSTANCE	hInstance,HINSTANCE	hPrevInstance,LPSTR	lpCmdLine,int nCmdShow)
{
}

[Sylence]

And if you want to use argc and argv you can use this code:

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int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int)
{
	char *apppath = new char [256];
	strcpy_s(apppath, 256, GetCommandLine());
	if (apppath[0] == '\"')
	{
		apppath = (apppath+1);
		char *lastdit = strchr(apppath, '\"'); 
		*lastdit = '\x0';
	}

	char **argv = NULL;
	int argc = 1;

	if ( *lpCmdLine != '\x0' )
	{
		char *cmdLineCopy = new char [strlen(lpCmdLine)+1];
		strcpy ( cmdLineCopy, lpCmdLine );

		char *c = cmdLineCopy;
		while(c) 
		{
			++argc;
			c = strchr ( (c+1),' ');
		}

		argv = new char *[argc];
		argv[0] = apppath;
	    
		if(argc > 1) 
		{
			argv [1] = cmdLineCopy;
			char *c = strchr(cmdLineCopy, ' ');
			int n = 2;
			while(c)
			{
				*c = '\x0';
				argv [n] = (c+1);
				++n;
				c = strchr((c+1), ' ');
			}
		}
	}
	else 
	{
		argv = new char *[1];
		argv[0] = apppath;
	}

	return 0;
}

[olivehehe_03]

There's another way to do it, just put this code somewhere (I put it before int main() and it works fine)

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//#pragma comment(linker, "/SUBSYSTEM:windows /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup")

[Virion]

this is only for window right? how about hiding console in linux?..

[hybrid]

You don't have the problem under Linux. There is no default console.

[dawasw]

Maybe I forgot something, but in Dev-C++ you can simply select Windows Application when making a new project instead of using console application.

[monkeycracks]

You don't even need to select windows application in dev-cpp.

Project Options->Compiler->Linker->Do not create console window.

Turn that to yes.

[L1zb3th]

passing to the linker -mwindows library ...
or using the function FreeConsole() of the win api ...
respect of doing that in linux, i dont remember xDD
but, if you want your console clean, use pipes ...
Au Revoir !

[Virion]

In linux it is very simple. I am using code::blocks, select project type as "GUI" then ta'da' no console coming out.