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iCucco

Hey,
Is there a way to create a console window into existing WIN32 GUI application (jaac is a good example). I tried AllocConsole() but it didn't even open the console window. Any suggestions/tips?
Thank you~

HomerSexual · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:57 am Post subject:

I know in CodeBLocks if you select console application it will show the command line by default. I never tried it in VS

iCucco · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:00 am Post subject:

The point is to make DLL that can be injected with BOOL APPENTRY DllMain().
Then DllMain() will create a thread that will allocate console with AllocConsole(). This is the point I'm stuck with.

lurc · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:

read and learn from this

http://www.halcyon.com/~ast/dload/guicon.htm

(yes, its old, try to focus on the console coding, like GetStdHandle and such)

just in Dll you have to create a thread in the DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH and then u can code everything from there.

iCucco · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:12 am Post subject:

Exactly... That was my source for the first attempt. Opened the console window but didn't display any output / input.

lurc · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:14 am Post subject:

you can also use CreateProcess with CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682528.aspx

iCucco · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:27 am Post subject:

Woo! Found a way.

DoomsDay · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject:

Better use WriteFile - it allows you to dump your output to text files(batch files\cmd often use that).