VB6 Simple Question I think

[dougstratton]

I have a vb6 app with no forms that is run in dos window. How do I output to the window if I want to send a message. No Msgbox (I don't want things popping up) so I want something like this c:\ingroup c:\You must provide a parameter with ingroupc c:\Example ingroup /i Something like that if possible? thanks

[Dave Kreskowiak]

VB6 couldn't target a console app. You have to call into the Win32 API to create a console and output to it. You might want to try here[^] for a couple of console classes for VB6. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome

[dougstratton]

Thanks I will take a look at the samples. Do you happen to know how I pass a error level code back after terminating the code? I want to check in the batch file for errors in the code. Thanks I found one thing but I put it in the code and tested it and it booted me out of VB and I lost it :) Forgot to save.

[dougstratton]

Also wanted to ask if there is an easier way to do this in vb.net?

[Dave Kreskowiak]

That would be done with the ExitProcess Win32 API function. VB6 can't do it natively.

Private Declare Sub ExitProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal uExitCode As Long)
.
.
ExitProcess(returnCode)

This will have the effect of terminating your app immediately, so you better have everything cleaned up before you call this. Also, when you launch a VB6 app from a batch file, it won't wait for it to complete. Unless, of course, you tell it to using:

START /W vbApp.exe
...ERRORLEVEL statements go here

RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome

[Dave Kreskowiak]

All of this is trivial in VB.NET since it, and any other language targeting the .NET Framework, can target a console app. Support for I/O redirection and exit codes are included. Even better support is included in the .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio/Basic .NET 2005. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome

[m_hussein]

hi i have strange problem in my project the keybord some time hange and you must trun off the keyborad sokt and trun on again for can type again can you help me and how i save picture in database and view in vb6 program