Thread: How to do not pop up the command prompt?

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    Lost in the C ZaC's Avatar
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    How to do not pop up the command prompt? (background program)

    I'm just trying to simulate a combination of pressed keys, and I'd like the command prompt doesn't appear (it should run in background), but how can I do this? I already serached for it on the forum and I got just this post which didn't help.
    Thanks in advance,
    ZaC.
    Last edited by ZaC; 06-28-2009 at 06:03 PM.
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    One way of doing it would be to use the windows API. Basically you have to set up a really basic windows program, since you want it to run in the background, I would presume that any input/output of the program would be done either through command line or from/to a file. Either way, you can cope with that the same way you would for a command prompt program. I can't think of a way you can make a command prompt program run in the background, if I were you, I would use the windows api to do it.

    Disclaimer: I'm no expert, there may be a way of doing it using command prompt, but I don't know how if there is such a way.
    Last edited by Swarvy; 06-28-2009 at 07:03 PM.

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    Thanks, I'll look for windows api, because I nevere used it. Thanks again.
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    If you are on windows:

    Code:
    #include <windows.h>
    
    int main(void) {
        HWND stealth;
        AllocConsole();
        stealth=FindWindowA("ConsoleWindowClass",NULL);
        ShowWindow(stealth,0);
    
        //Simulated Keystrokes
    
        return 0;
    }

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    Uhm, thanks, I tried it but nothing does change. The command prompt still pop up. Do I have to use some particular compiler?
    Sorry for my bad English
    and also for my bad programming style...

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