Run application as Console app with args passed, otherwise run as Win Form app

Question

I have an application, that I want to run like this:

• if args sent - I want it to behave as console application

• if args not sent - I want it to run as windows forms application

When I set output type to console and when args not detected I'm enabling visual styles and running. It works great, except the console window opens/closes quickly and that really bothers me. Is there a way to not have the console window appear?I'm looking for a way to not create it at all.

Answer 1

I'd do it the other way round, make it a WinForms app, because you get into code before anything is created (in your main function in program.cs).

See this link: http://www.rootsilver.com/2007/08/how-to-create-a-consolewindow

Answer 2

1. Create a Windows.Forms application

2. Add an external function

   [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport( "kernel32.dll" )]
   private static extern bool AllocConsole();
   

3. In the main method of your application:

   if ( windows_app )
   {
     Application.EnableVisualStyles(); 
     Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false); 
     Application.Run(new Form1());
   }
   else
   { 
       AllocConsole();
       Console.WriteLine( "foo" );
   }