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Hello,

I am trying to put together an application that
(1) shows Console.WriteLi ne() output when launched from within a console
window (that is, from the command prompt) but that
(2) **does not open** a console window when launched from Explorer or
another process.

Can this be done? I haven't had any luck so far - either all Console
output is redirected to null (target:winexe) or a console window is
opened every time (target:exe).

Thanks for your ideas & best regards,
Helge
Jul 27 '06 #1
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