How to hide the console windows ?

no-reply@allegro.cc (Chaos Maker) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:57:27 +0000

its possible ?
i had tried ShowWindow(GetConsoleWindow(),SW_HIDE);
but dont work D:

no-reply@allegro.cc (LennyLen) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:01:01 +0000

Try using the forum's search feature. This question has been answered many, many times.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Matthew Leverton) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:37:02 +0000

It depends on which IDE/compiler you use.

http://www.allegro.cc/forums/search/bc09a282b787770da1a84f9422efcfed

no-reply@allegro.cc (Chaos Maker) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:55:35 +0000

im using allegro5 and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010

no-reply@allegro.cc (Matthew Leverton) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:56:51 +0000

Use /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS, not /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE.

no-reply@allegro.cc (North~) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:57:01 +0000

In Code::Blocks and Dev-C++ you can just set the application to a GUI App. and the console window will not appear. If you were just trying to make a console that does something that you want to stay hidden, you could do something like this.

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 1HWND hidden_window;
 2AllocConsole();
 3hidden_window=FindWindowA("ConsoleWindowClass",NULL);
 4ShowWindow(hidden_window,NULL);

EDIT:: Visual C++. ew.

no-reply@allegro.cc (23yrold3yrold) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:07:49 +0000

There's also a check box for it somewhere in VC++'s preferences IINM.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Oscar Giner) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:28:24 +0000

In Project properties:
Configuration properties -> Linker -> System
Change Subsystem to Windows.

Names may not be 100% exact since I have MSVC in Spanish and I'm translating to English myself.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Mark Oates) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:51:17 +0000

Oscar Giner said:

Configuration properties -> Linker -> System

That's correct. More thoroughly:

Project -> [project name] Properties -> Configuration properties -> Linker -> System -> SubSystem

no-reply@allegro.cc (Chaos Maker) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:44:01 +0000

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

the solution
Windows (/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS)