Determine if application is console application at runtime

[chandlm]

Hi Folks,

Is there any way to determine if an application is a console application at runtime?

I want to write a DLL that is fairly universal but it needs to do something extra if the application is a console.

any ideas?


Matt

 

[Qik3Coder]

Why don't you break out the "Extra" either into a separate function/class and then only call it, from the console, if needed.

If [blue]you have problems[/blue], I want [green]source code[/green] AND [green]error messages[/green], none of this [red]"there was an error crap"[/red]

 

[DaveInIowa]

I have no idea if this code is reliable or not but thought I'd put it out as a suggestion.

        Dim IsConsoleApp As Boolean

        Try
            Dim wh As Integer = Console.WindowHeight
            IsConsoleApp = True
        Catch ex As Exception
            IsConsoleApp = False
        End Try

 

[chandlm]

Thanks for the Suggestions, in the end I decided to go down the route of creating a boolean property and setting the value to true when I use this dll in my apps.




Hope this helps.

Matt