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Title: WINAPI program has DOS window
Post by: serverul on June 29, 2008, 09:41:05 AM

hi,
I wrote a very simple program in c using windows.h and when I compile it and run it I get a DOS window and them my windows message box

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#include <windows.h>
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Good Morning", "BOO!!!", MB_OK);
    return 0;
}

this is the code though I think it's irelevant, and I tryed compiling the code in Visual c++ and I don't get the DOS window there.

Can anyone pls tell me how to get rid of that?

ty

Title: Re: WINAPI program has DOS window
Post by: dje on June 29, 2008, 10:09:33 AM

Hi !

Did you chose the right project template (Win32 GUI project) to build your exe?

Dje

Title: Re: WINAPI program has DOS window
Post by: Jenna on June 29, 2008, 10:15:52 AM

The debug-version uses afaik a dos-window.

Title: Re: WINAPI program has DOS window
Post by: serverul on June 29, 2008, 10:20:51 AM

Quote from: jens on June 29, 2008, 10:15:52 AM
The debug-version uses afaik a dos-window.

ty ;) I modified my project to be for relese only and I got rid of that DOS window ;)

Title: Re: WINAPI program has DOS window
Post by: Biplab on June 29, 2008, 01:57:45 PM

Quote from: serverul on June 29, 2008, 09:41:05 AM
...
Can anyone pls tell me how to get rid of that?

Add -mwindows to linker options.

Title: Re: WINAPI program has DOS window
Post by: wokuku on July 28, 2008, 01:18:05 PM

Two Ways:
1. you can change the "built target" into "release"

2. In the project->properties->build targets , the "Type" choose "GUI application"

They are mostly the same

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