Help with app that is EITHER console app OR Windows app

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Fred Iannon

All,
I have developed an application that needs to run
in one of two modes:
(1) IF NO command line parms are provided I would
like it to run as a Window form application
(i.e. /target:winexe) with a Main form, etc. and with
execution returing to the command line AS SOON AS the
program STARTS

(2) If a command line parm IS provided I would
like it to run as a console application (i.e. /target:exe)
with NO UI and with execution returing to the command line
ONLY AFTER THE PROGRAM COMPLETES...This makes it nice to
be used in a batch file / automated and to be able to
determine when the program execution has completed.

I could make two different project files/.slns but this is
kind of tedious. In reality all I need is to be able to
change that one setting (/target) AFTER determining if
command line parms are present or not....However that
option is used by the compiler to build the .exe :-)

Does anyone have any suggestions?
 
See the following code...
Do these steps...
Take a console application project in VS...
Let Class1 contains the entry point..
class Class1{

/// <summary>

/// The main entry point for the application.

/// </summary>


[STAThread]

static void Main(string[] args){


if(args.Length==0){

Console.WriteLine("Application started in Windows mode...");

System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(new Form1());

Console.WriteLine("Application terminated...");

DoExecCommands();

}

else

DoExecCommands();


}

static void DoExecCommands(){

string cmdString=String.Empty;

while(cmdString.ToLower()!="exit"){

Console.WriteLine("Type exit to quit the application.");

Console.WriteLine("Command:");

cmdString=Console.ReadLine();

/*

* Do something according to the command

*

*/

}

}

}



Do not foget to add a reference to System.Windows.Forms dll and a Form.

Hope this will meet your requirements

regards

Sujith S.Varier
 
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