Building Console Applications
Console applications are often called command-line applications, DOS applications, and so on. They are non-GUI applications that run in the command window, and are often used for administrative tasks such as changing settings. Many Microsoft applications are still console applications. For example, in Windows 2000, you can type IPCONFIG at a command prompt to get information regarding the current IP settings on a machine. You can add command-line switches to obtain more detail or to release and renew your IP address.
Building console applications would seem to be very simple to do, and in fact, this section will be brief, because building them is simple. However, VB6 did not natively create console applications. ...
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