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Hi,
I'm new at this level and really need some help.
I got 2 separate projects that need be put together. 1 win app. and 1 console app. The console app. is going to do some work in the background. Nothin visual at all, just running code.
My idea is to put the console project under the win solution.
Like this:
I got 1 solution and 2 projects. 1 project is windows based and the other is console based. The win project is dependent on the console project.
Question: How do I include the console project into the win project, so if the win project starts, the console project also starts? The console project is code that will run in the background that the win project is dependent on.
Best regards to you all.

Posted 13-Nov-10 7:16am

pluss400

Updated 13-Nov-10 7:23am

JF2015

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More specific. Do I add the console project into the win solution? then howe do I start the console program. Do I start it in the win project(constructor) under InitializeComponent() by caling the Main() in console project?

Posted 13-Nov-10 7:30am

pluss400

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JF2015 13-Nov-10 13:36pm

Ok. So I guess the console app is an *.exe and the window app is an *.exe? It does not really matter whic project you add to which other one. What you need is: One solution that contains both applications. To start the console app from the window app, just use the Process.Start("consolapp.exe") method.

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Everything is ready and I want to try it out together first. Havent compiled it yet. The console app. delivers data to win app. throug som methods. So thats where I am at the moment. Howe to I go from here?

Posted 13-Nov-10 7:49am

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**JF2015** · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-13T07:24:00

Solution 1

Why don't you just start the console app everytime the win app is started? Additionally you could check if the console app is running using a timer.

Posted 13-Nov-10 7:24am

JF2015