Notification from a Console app

[John Bailo]

Can a Console app manipulate the Windows API?

Say I want a console app to do some work, and then, maybe just popup an
alert to say "finished"?

Is there a way to do that without having to create a Form app?

Do I have alternatives for GUI notification from a console app?

[William DePalo [MVP VC++]]

"John Bailo" <ja*****@texeme.com> wrote in message
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Can a Console app manipulate the Windows API?
Yes.
Say I want a console app to do some work, and then, maybe just popup an
alert to say "finished"?
Yes, just call MesageBox().
Is there a way to do that without having to create a Form app?
Just do it. :-)
Do I have alternatives for GUI notification from a console app?

While there are differences between console and windowed applications there
is not _that_ much difference. That's because a console application can
create one or more windows and a windowed application can create a console.

Of course, if your display requirements are many, it makes more sense to
build a windowed application.

Regards,
Will