How do you make a program that opens up, works, but then doesn't show the cmd?

[greenleaf800073]

Pretty long title huh?

[ModShop]

What IDE are you using? I know in CodeBlocks you can change the build type from "console application" to "GUI application" to prevent the console from being created.

[eklavya sharma 2]

If you have Visual Studio try using WinMain instead of main
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633559(v=vs.85).aspx

[greenleaf800073]

I have the latest version of CodeBlocks, how do I make GUI app?

[Dy7SLyTq]

choose win32 gui project (frame based) then follow a tutorial

[greenleaf800073]

Cool, I get a gray box when I run it....How do I do stuff with it?

[Dy7SLyTq]

depends. what do you want to do?

[greenleaf800073]

Um, what function do you modify?

[Dy7SLyTq]

its not that. its do you want to make a game? a file manager? a text editor? it matters

[greenleaf800073]

Can you show me an example program though, i'm not experienced with windows and stuff like that.

[Dy7SLyTq]

ok just tell me this. what product do you want to make with win32 programming

[greenleaf800073]

Something like drag and drop stuff, such as battleship

[Dy7SLyTq]

you might want to do sfml. i mean i know you could do it with pdcurses and win32, but i think sfml would be easier

[greenleaf800073]

Oh cool

[greenleaf800073]

lots more research to do...

[greenleaf800073]

Wait, It still does show the cmd, the black box, and this time it has a grey box...

What I meant was like to have a program run, but after you press a button, the invisible program stops

[Dy7SLyTq]

i think it will always show the cmd in code::blocks, because thats how code::blocks runs it, but in the actual app it wont

[greenleaf800073]

Oh ok