I am new to programming with this compiler, but I would like to know how to compile a windows program without a DOS window in the background of the run file.

Thanks for any help...

Use WinMain as the main entry point instead of main.


#include <windows.h>



int WINAPI  WinMain ( HINSTANCE  instance, HINSTANCE  previous, LPSTR
commandline, int  show )
{
    // Create window.

    // Main Message Loop.

    return (  0 );
}



Hans Landrum wrote:

> I am new to programming with this compiler, but I would like to know how to compile a windows program without a DOS window in the background of the run file.
>
> Thanks for any help...

I'm not sure I understand your question. The free version of the compiler is a console app and so needs to be run from inside a console window. You can develop regular GUI apps with it, though.

Hans Landrum wrote in message <9attvv$n0p$1@digitaldaemon.com>...
>I am new to programming with this compiler, but I would like to know how to compile a windows program without a DOS window in the background of the run file.
>
>Thanks for any help...
>
>

I recently had this problem: my notes:<brag>

12:54 AM Mar 14 2001 Worked on the 32 bit envelope. Seems to be successful,
except that it shows a DOS window for a brief period of time. Checking how
to
eliminate that, or atleast hide it.
1:27 AM Mar 14 2001 Created a wrapper program - full app, using convoluted
makefile. Testing that shows that Devkey does not come up. Corrected
erronous
SW_HIDE parameter.
1:42 AM Mar 14 2001 The 32 bit program always shows a console window! How to
get rid of it?
2:13 AM Mar 14 2001 Created a project in sc32 bit. Looks like something to
do
with specifying a special entry point to the linker to start at WinMain.
2:53 AM Mar 14 2001 Alright, it requires a def file, and the directives:
EXETYPE NT
SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS
to hide the console! Now even a simple program will do.

In short.: use WinMain, don't register a class, don't create a window (so no point showing it), then just do your action. Use the .def file. No special linker entry point needed.


Walter <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:9au0tm$oiu$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> I'm not sure I understand your question. The free version of the compiler
is
> a console app and so needs to be run from inside a console window. You can develop regular GUI apps with it, though.
>
> Hans Landrum wrote in message <9attvv$n0p$1@digitaldaemon.com>...
> >I am new to programming with this compiler, but I would like to know how
to
> >compile a windows program without a DOS window in the background of the
run
> >file.
> >
> >Thanks for any help...
> >
> >
>
>