compiling VB program to run in Dos

[DebG]

I'm trying to compile a VB6 program that will run as a Dos program.  This program requires input from the dos screen.  When I run the .exe the program runs but I can't seen the dos session. Is there something I need to do to compile the program so that it will start a DOS session?

 

[Karl Blessing]

you cannot write a DOS console executable in any VB language except for VB-Dos(version 1, they also made a win3.1 version of v1, I think I have vb-dos stored on one of my old floppies, it's like Qbasic with an ANSI visual interface) <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

</a><br>Experienced in : C++(both VC++ and Borland),VB1(dos) thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, HTML, Visual InterDev 6(ASP(WebProgramming/Vbscript)<br>

http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=629151

 

[Karl Blessing]

but, on most win98 machines, you run dosprmpt.pif, that'll start a dos window, in NT I thin you run command.com <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

</a><br>Experienced in : C++(both VC++ and Borland),VB1(dos) thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, HTML, Visual InterDev 6(ASP(WebProgramming/Vbscript)<br>

http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=629151

 

[Alt255]

Click the search tab, type &quot;Console Applications&quot; in the key-word search and you will find a good discussion on writing a console application with VB. Edderic posted a fine example on 01/29/00. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.vorpalcom.com>A

plain black box</a><br>

 

[MikeLacey]

I've created a FAQ called &quot;How do I run and control a DOS console?&quot; (from Edderic's post that Alt255 mentions above) which goes some way to answering your question. It doesn't, however, cover getting input from a DOS console into a VB program.<br><br>I hope it's of some help.<br> <p>Mike<br><a href=mailto:michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com>michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com</a><br><a href=

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