JSI Tip 7503. ShowConsole freeware can hide the console, and perform other control functions on the CMD window.

Jerold Schulman

December 1, 2003

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Download ShowConsole.zip.

When you type showconsole /?, you receive:

Version 0.52, Copyright (C)2002, Frank P. Westlake.Sets or gets the state of the console window.ShowConsole [ TOP | SHOW | HIDE | MINIMIZED | MAXIMIZED | NORMAL ]TOP         Brings the window to the foreground if it is not hidden and not            minimized.SHOW        Returns a hidden window to its visible NORMAL, MINIMIZED, or            MAXIMIZED state.HIDE        Hides the window and its taskbar icon. If the console is not            subsequently EXIT'ed, the window should later be restored with            either 'ShowConsole SHOW' or 'ShowConsole NORMAL'.MINIMIZED   Minimizes the window.MAXIMIZED   Maximizes the window.NORMAL      Sets the window to its normal state.If one of the above parameters is not specified then the current state isprinted as one of the following strings:  Window is visible               Window is hidden  NORMAL                          HIDDEN-NORMAL  MINIMIZED                       HIDDEN-MINIMIZED  MAXIMIZED                       HIDDEN-MAXIMIZEDERRORLEVELS: 0=SUCCESS  1=FAILURE



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