Console application question

[Chris Leffer]

Hi.

I am playing a bit with console applications. I have a very simple Main
routine to show some text on the console:

Module Module1

Public Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine("Hello world")
End Sub

End Module

When I run the project, the DOS window opens and close automatically. I
can only see the message if I set a breakpoint on the code. Is it
possible to keep the DOS window open without a breakpoint?

Regards,

Chris Leffer

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

I am playing a bit with console applications. I have a very
simple Main routine to show some text on the console: [...]
When I run the project, the DOS window opens and close
automatically. I can only see the message if I set a breakpoint on
the code. Is it possible to keep the DOS window open without a
breakpoint?

Add a call to 'Console.Read'. Notice that the console is _not_ a DOS
window!

 

[Carlos Barini]

Hi Chris.
You have to go to command window (Is the execute textbox type "COMMAND" +
[Enter]),
browse to the sub directory where the .exe are, and execute the .exe using
command instruction, like

c:\My projects> Module1.exe [Enter]


regards

Carlos Barini
(e-mail address removed)
Brasil

 

[Chris Leffer]

Hi Herfried.

Your suggestion did the trick. And thanks for the clarification about
the console window

Could you tell me what Console.Read does exactly? It seems some kind of
wait state.

Regards,

Chris Leffer

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

Could you tell me what Console.Read does exactly? It seems
some kind of wait state.

Read Method (.NET Framework Class Libarary)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemconsoleclassreadtopic.asp