Re: windows consoles

[Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>]

--- Laszlo Vecsey <master@internexus.net> wrote:
> Is it possible to make a windows executable that can optionally output to
> a console at runtime?
> 
> Normally when I compile with -mwindows, I can't printf to the console, and
> windows returns me to the prompt when I run the program. I found that if I
> include -luser32 and -lgd32 manually, and leave -mwindows out, I can still
> use WinMain and do graphics, and still have the console!
> 
> The problem with that is its all done at compile time, and I would need
> two different binaries to get the different behaviors. What I'd like to do
> now is compile just one binary and be able to determine at runtime
> (through a commandline option) if windows should return me to the prompt
> (no console), or stick around and let me write to stdout. Can this be
> done?

Isn't there a CreateConsole() function?

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Earnie Boyd <mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>

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