Making console window visible

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Marc Scheuner [MVP ADSI]

Folks,

When I have a WinForms app, and I need to output some debug messages,
I use the Debug.WriteLine calls.

I understand the concept of creating my own custom trace listeners - I
was just wondering, since the app already sends those messages to a
default trace listeners, is there any way to make that console window
visible?

Or in general - if I have a WinForms app, can I still make a console
window visible (and invisible again) that would be used for
Console.WriteLine(...) output?

Thanks!
Marc

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Marc Scheuner May The Source Be With You!
Bern, Switzerland m.scheuner(at)inova.ch
 
Go to the Project Properties, and in General under Common Properties change
the output type to Console Application. You will then get a console window
along with your winform. Any Console.Write command will output to this
window.
 
Hello,

Marc Scheuner said:
Or in general - if I have a WinForms app, can I still make a
console window visible (and invisible again) that would be
used for Console.WriteLine(...) output?
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This can AFAIK only be done with PInvoke on 'AllocConsole'.
 
Go to the Project Properties, and in General under Common Properties change
the output type to Console Application. You will then get a console window
along with your winform. Any Console.Write command will output to this
window.
Click to expand...

You don't understand - I want to keep my app as a WinForms app, but
since Debug and Trace are outputting strings onto the console window,
I want to ADDITIONALLY make that console window visible.

I DO NOT want to change my app to be a console mode app.

Thanks anyway
Marc

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Marc Scheuner May The Source Be With You!
Bern, Switzerland m.scheuner(at)inova.ch
 
You don't understand - I want to keep my app as a WinForms app, but
since Debug and Trace are outputting strings onto the console window,
I want to ADDITIONALLY make that console window visible.

I DO NOT want to change my app to be a console mode app.
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You haven't explained why not. Are you under the impression that a
console app can't display windows? If so, you're mistaken. I have my
test app set to be a console app, just for the benefit of debug output
to the console window, but it's very much a Windows Forms-based app
(even uses DirectX). For the final version, I'll just make one
configuration change (set it to a Windows Forms EXE) to make the console
go away.

The only difference between a WinForms app and a console app is that the
console app has a console. Other than that, their feature set is identical.
 
<<For the final version, I'll just make one configuration change (set
it to a Windows Forms EXE) to make the console go away.
The only difference between a WinForms app and a console app is that the
console app has a console. Other than that, their feature set is identical.
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well, if that's the only difference, then why can't i get the console
window to show up on demand, in my winforms app

marc

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Marc Scheuner May The Source Be With You!
Bern, Switzerland m.scheuner(at)inova.ch
 
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