[C#] Multiple Consoles at Once

Question

Is there an easy way to do this?

I am testing my networking application using just the console for now. What would be nice is to have multiple consoles from one project and one press of the "Debug Now" menu item.

I could, like I have in the past, use multiple projects but that's seems unwieldy. Ideally I could launch multiple console instances (running from the same thread is fine) and have them not cover the other consoles when they do launch. Launching side by side would be awesome!

How practical is what I'm asking? Is it possible?

Thanks!

Answer 1

There is no easy way to do this.

Technically, you can create a separate console for an application, but it requires creating a child process to host the console. There is a CodeProject article showing the basic procedure.

That being said, at the point where you want multiple "windows" showing data, I think migrating to a (simple) GUI application is a better choice.

Answer 2

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("MyOtherProgram.exe");