Hide Console of c program in window OS

Question

I want to hide my console of c when I run my application, kindly guide me how can I make it possible so that my application run in the background.

Answer 1

The easiest way to do this is to use a Windows Forms project rather than Console and then hide the startup form. The other option of course is a Windows Service, but this might be overkill ...

Answer 2

IIRC theres no way to do it programmatic. There are options to do it. I think i done it in the past by creating a windows project but having no windows form code (i just including the files from my console app). No console window popped up. I believe i did it in codeblock once by changing an option in the gui. I am sorry i cant be specific but i am using 2010 rc and the way i do it there may not be the same as yours

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your comment makes me think that your spawning processes. You do it by the function you call. I dont know what language your using (i'll assume C bc you said your launhing a C app you created?) but there is either a flag to say hide window or (or a flag you dont set to not show it) or use an alternative function which does the same thing but launches the process a different way. Try shellexecute and system()

Answer 3

Use CreateProcess with the DETACH_PROCESS flag.

Answer 4

Programs with main() by default are compiled as SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE applications and get a console window. If you own the other processes your application is starting, you could modify them to be windowed applications by one of the following methods:

• Modify them to use WinMain() instead of main(). This is the typical approach but requires modifying code. (If the reason for using main() is for easy access to argc/argv, MSVC provides global __argc/__argv equivalents for windowed applications.)
• Explicitly specifying the subsystem and entry point via /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /ENTRY:main arguments to link.exe.
• Use editbin.exe to change the subsystem type after the fact. This one might be useful if you don't have source code access to the spawned processes.