System Console question

[Rob]

When issuing...

System.Console.Write and WriteLine commands... the program shells out to
Command prompt, displays message, and closes... there is no time to view
what is shown,,, how can you keep the console up in order to view the
contents ?

Thanks

 

[Larry Lard]

When issuing...

System.Console.Write and WriteLine commands... the program shells out to
Command prompt, displays message, and closes... there is no time to view
what is shown,,, how can you keep the console up in order to view the
contents ?

Put Console.ReadLine() at the end of your program. This will make the
console window wait for an <Enter> before closing.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

System.Console.Write and WriteLine commands... the program shells out to
Command prompt, displays message, and closes... there is no time to view
what is shown,,, how can you keep the console up in order to view the
contents ?

This behavior is by design. Typically console applications are launched
from a console window, for example in a "cmd" console. After execution of
the program is finished the console returns to the command prompt.

I agree with you that this makes debugging of console applications from
within the IDE complicated. You can overcome this issue by addign the
following code to the end of your 'Sub Main':

\\\
#If DEBUG Then
Console.Read()
#End If
///

 

[Crouchie1998]

I wouldn't bother using the DEBUG directive like in Herfried's example
because it isn't needed at all. Just do the 'Console.ReadLine()' like the
other user suggested.

Crouchie1998
BA (HONS) MCP MCSE

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I wouldn't bother using the DEBUG directive like in Herfried's example
because it isn't needed at all. Just do the 'Console.ReadLine()' like the
other user suggested.

IIRC this will prevent the application from exiting automatically when it is
being launched within a command window.