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    Running a program minimized

    Is there a way to make a program run minimized? I know you can just make a shortcut that runs minimize, but how can I do it without a shortcut?

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    Click on the little [_] box. Or you could just go to your favorite search engine, type in something about Windows programming in C and running a program minimized...


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    That doesn't help...

    The program only runs for a few seconds, so I really don't see a reason to click the minimize button. I want it to run minimized from the beginning so I never have to see it.

    I already searched Google, and found nothing.

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    Replace main() with WinMain() and ta-da. Nothing will appear.

    Of course, that's the easiest solution

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    I did that, now I get an error on "{".

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    What kind of error? (There are more than one, you know.) And also, WinMain takes different arguments than main does.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tabstop View Post
    What kind of error? (There are more than one, you know.) And also, WinMain takes different arguments than main does.
    On line 6 ("{") I get: number of arguments doesn't match prototype.
    On line 1040 (Which doesn't exist...) I get: prototype declaration.

    What arguments do I need to use?

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    WinMain Function ()

    Take note of the "function information" down the bottom, especially the "include".

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    You make it sound simple when in fact it is not. You haven't explained how he will need to change several project settings etc and what to do differently if he was using values from the command line etc.

    I suggest creating a new project of the right type and see what if different between that one and your current one.

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    What do you mean by "the right type"?

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