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The Dark · Jun 18th, 2005, 9:15 PM

Here is a program you can call from your batch file to send the console window to the back of the Z order. I am not sure whether you will be able to compile it under Builder 4 as it uses GetConsoleWindow which is only available in Windows XP and 2000.

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// SendToBack
// Send the current console window to the back
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
#include <windows.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
  if (hWnd != NULL)
    SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);

  return 0;
}

If you can't get this going, you could try using the SetConsoleWindowInfo function, which is available on Windows95 and above, however this function only allows you to set the size and position of the window, so you could just move them off to the side somewhere.

Jun 18th, 2005, 9:15 PM	#15
The Dark Expert Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 882 Rep Power: 4	Here is a program you can call from your batch file to send the console window to the back of the Z order. I am not sure whether you will be able to compile it under Builder 4 as it uses GetConsoleWindow which is only available in Windows XP and 2000. (Toggle Plain Text) // SendToBack // Send the current console window to the back #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500 #include <windows.h> int main(int argc, char argv[]) { HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow(); if (hWnd != NULL) SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOACTIVATE \| SWP_NOMOVE \| SWP_NOSIZE); return 0; } // SendToBack // Send the current console window to the back #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500 #include <windows.h> int main(int argc, char argv[]) { HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow(); if (hWnd != NULL) SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOACTIVATE \| SWP_NOMOVE \| SWP_NOSIZE); return 0; } If you can't get this going, you could try using the SetConsoleWindowInfo function, which is available on Windows95 and above, however this function only allows you to set the size and position of the window, so you could just move them off to the side somewhere.