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[Dev-C++] suppress console window

[Noorez K. <lor...@ho...>]

I'm using the FILE *popen() function to open a console program from a gui 
program to process a text file, but when I start the console program, a dos 
window appears for a few seconds and disappears. Is it possible to suppress 
the console window?

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Re: [Dev-C++] suppress console window

[Alfred P. R. <al...@ya...>]

Various sources on the Internet recommend using the Win32 API CreateProcess method.  Researching this question appears to show that popen does not appear to posess that capability, as console applications are expected to operate with a console :^o.
 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q190351
 
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/f3dee2bba90f27a2/e33360750389fdf8%23e33360750389fdf8?sa=X&oi=groupsr&start=0&num=3 (Jan 7 2004, 3:36 AM entry)
 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dllproc/base/creating_a_child_process_with_redirected_input_and_output.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dllproc/base/createprocess.asp (CreateProcess Method)

 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dllproc/base/process_creation_flags.asp (Process Creation Flags - CREATE_NO_WINDOW)

Noorez Kassam <lor...@ho...> wrote:
I'm using the FILE *popen() function to open a console program from a gui 
program to process a text file, but when I start the console program, a dos 
window appears for a few seconds and disappears. Is it possible to suppress 
the console window?
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Alfred P. Reaud