Create two executable files ( one GUI and one command line )

[Arif Liminto]

Hi, in MFC 2003, Is that possible to create two executable files (.exe) one for GUI and one for command line, so I can choose to run the application via GUI or via command line Thanks Arif

[Cedric Moonen]

One way to do it would be to separate your 'core' from your UI. If you develop a dll (or a lib file) which contains all the core functionalities, that will be easier to develop the two other applications. But of course, you will still need to develop them and the way you will do it really depends of what you need to do.

Cédric Moonen Software developer
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[Arif Liminto]

Thanks for the quick reply, I 've put all of my core functionalities in different classes, and the problem is I don't know how to creating command line executable files, because when the first time, I create MFC Dialog Based Not Command Line Application, Any suggestion? Thanks Arif

[KarstenK]

You can do it in one executable. You need to separate your "working" code from the gui-code (classes). This is always a good idea beacuse of better reuse of code. :cool: :cool: :cool: In the command-line (or registry) for the app you need a parameter to control the behavior. plain example: int main(...) { CWorking work; work.DoStuff(); //showing the data? if( bGui == true ) { CGuiDialog dlg( &work ); dlg.DoModal(); } return 0; } I use a lot of may classes/code in different projects.

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[Cedric Moonen]

Do it as I suggested: create three projects in your solution. One for the dll (or lib), one for the dialog based app and one for the command line app.

Cédric Moonen Software developer
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[Arif Liminto]

HI, Sorry for the late reply, I decided to create class that inherits from commandlineinfo and until now, I dont have any issues Anyway, Thanks for your help Regards, Arif Liminto