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Home > Forums > Programmers > Development Tools > Embarcadero: C++Builder Forum

console in windows app?

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markus3000 (Programmer)
24 Aug 10 12:07
I'd like to get a console window up for debugging purposes, even though it's an "Application"; then I can use cin and cout.  Is this possible?

thanks
2ffat (Programmer)
24 Aug 10 12:15
I know that in the older versions of Builder (BCB 6 and older), you can. I suspect that the newer versions can, too, but I haven't tried it in them.

In BCB6 and older, there were two ways. One was to create the app in the IDE by selecting Console App instead of a Windows App or form. I've never done it this way, though.

The way I prefer was to just use my favorite editor, write and save the code, then call BCC32 to compile the .cpp file. I wrote many console apps that way.

 

James P. Cottingham
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markus3000 (Programmer)
24 Aug 10 12:25
Hi thanks, what I meant was that there already is a very large application I need to debug which uses forms, but I want to get console input and output as well..
possible?
2ffat (Programmer)
24 Aug 10 13:44
It can be done but it is not a trivial thing to do. I do one of two things, I either send my output to a file via streams, or I use a message box. I prefer the message box since it is much simpler to use.

CODE

AnsiString MsgStr;
//MsgStr collects from info that you need to send out
//Use App's message box
Application->MessageBox(MsgStr, "Here's the info.", MB_OK);
//Or use a dialog box
MessageDlg(MsgStr.c_str(), mtInformation, TMsgDlgButtons() << mbOK, 0);

For error checking I prefer the App's message box since I can set the title but either one works.
 

James P. Cottingham
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