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Console window in any Win32 app?

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Started by Tree Penguin September 21, 2004 10:02 AM

2 comments, last by OpenGL_Guru 19 years, 6 months ago

Tree Penguin

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September 21, 2004 10:02 AM

Hi, is there a way to simply open a console window in which a win32 or maybe even mfc app can put text using printf or do i have to make a window class for it myself?

antareus

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September 21, 2004 10:03 AM

Google is your friend, but your one time pass gets you AllocConsole()/FreeConsole().

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Tree Penguin

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September 21, 2004 10:07 AM

Wow, thanks for the unbelievably fast reply [oh], anyway thanks. Sorry for not googling intensively and thanks for the one time pass.

OpenGL_Guru

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September 23, 2004 11:11 AM

hey Tree!! ive actually does this myself in win32 before.. it was a bear but i got it to work..

hopefully ill see you on msn sometime? maybe stay up late some nights hehe :)

heh