C# how to hide console window

[Drekh]

Hello

I have made a little program in C#. I am writting it in notepad and compiling via command prompt. But when i start that program there is console window and I dont know how to hide it.

Here is the code:

using System.Diagnostics;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
	Process.Start("myfile.exe");
	System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(50000);
	Process.Start("http://myweb.com");
    }
}

sorry for my english

[gusano79]

It looks like you need to use the ProcessStartInfo class. The CreateNoWindow property should be useful.

[Drekh]

Can somebody write me the code please?

[corliss]

As per the example that gusano79 posted... here is the code linked in the MSDN page
that gusano79 also provided in his CreateNoWindow link.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace MyProcessSample
{
    class MyProcess
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            Process myProcess = new Process();

            try
            {
                myProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
                // You can start any process, HelloWorld is a do-nothing example.
                myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\\HelloWorld.exe";
                myProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
                myProcess.Start();
                // This code assumes the process you are starting will terminate itself. 
                // Given that is is started without a window so you cannot terminate it 
                // on the desktop, it must terminate itself or you can do it programmatically
                // from this application using the Kill method.
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

[Chilaka Umesh]

Hi
try this

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace nms
{
    public class cls
    {
        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
        private static extern int ShowWindow(int Handle, int showState);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        public static extern int GetConsoleWindow();


        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int win = GetConsoleWindow();
            ShowWindow(win,0);
            
            Process.Start("myfile.exe");
	    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(50000);
	    Process.Start("http://myweb.com");
        }
    }
}

[Drekh]

Chilaka Umesh

Thanks you very much.

[arjun.walmiki.1]

can some one help me how can hide my command prompt in my progam.only want output don't want to show any window display.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO.Ports;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;


namespace PortDataReceived
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            SerialPort mySerialPort = new SerialPort("COM1");
            if (mySerialPort.IsOpen == true) mySerialPort.Close();
            mySerialPort.BaudRate = 2400;
            mySerialPort.Parity = Parity.None;
            mySerialPort.StopBits = StopBits.One;
            mySerialPort.DataBits = 8;
            mySerialPort.Handshake = Handshake.None;
            mySerialPort.Open();
         // Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue...");

            Console.ReadLine();

            mySerialPort.ReadTimeout = 100;


            string indata = mySerialPort.ReadExisting();
            Console.WriteLine(indata);

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(indata))
            {
                StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
                StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(@"c:\arjun.txt", true);
                sw.WriteLine(indata);
                sw.Close();

            }
            else
            {
                StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();

                for (int i = 0; i < indata.Length-8; i += 8)
                {

                    string section = indata.Substring(i, 8);

                    //int ascii = 0;
                    string ascii = "";
                    try
                    {
                        //ascii = Convert.ToInt32(section, 2);
                        ascii = section;
                        StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(@"c:\arjun.txt", true);

                        foreach (char c in section)
                        {
                            if (Char.IsLetterOrDigit(c))
                            {
                                builder.Append(c);
                            }
                        }

                        sw.WriteLine(builder.ToString());
                        sw.Close();
                        break;
                    }
                    catch(Exception e)

                    {

                        throw e;


                    }
                     // builder.Append((char)ascii);
                }


              //  Console.WriteLine(builder.ToString());
               // Console.WriteLine(indata);
                //Console.WriteLine("Data Received:");
                //Console.Write(indata);
               //  Console.ReadKey();
                mySerialPort.Close();

            }



        }
    }
    }