C++ Daemon?

[Filetestingman]

I can't seem to find out how to write a background/system process that you can't see...
Btw I'm using Windows... I see their/your server thinks I'm using Linux...

[LB]

Just don't make a window...?

[Filetestingman]

But then it shows up in CMD/Terminal

[Galik]

Filetestingman wrote:

I see their/your server thinks I'm using Linux...

...maybe the server is trying to hint something..? ;o)

[Filetestingman]

But I don't want Linux. I mean I do, but not now. It keeps giving me Linux suggestions.
Back to the question...

[sohguanh]

For Windows service, there are some Windows specific API you need to call in your application so that it don't show up in CMD/Terminal.

Basically you control your Windows Service via the Control Panel -> Services. I believe there is a ServiceManager that manages all the services. So your program must behave well and react according to the ServiceManager calling your program methods.

Just imagine ServiceManager as a container application and all services "reside" inside this container. Therefore all services must behave when say ServiceManager call you to "stop" "pause" "restart", your service methods must implement accordingly.

[Filetestingman]

I know what the services.msc is/does, but that's just for automatically running programs and other things

[Filetestingman]

I havn't even watched this yet but it might be my answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD93DX8Ph-c
Umm... No.
Maybe this will work:
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );
// Some code
return 0;
}

[sohguanh]

I know what the services.msc is/does, but that's just for automatically running programs and other things

Isn't that what you want ? Auto-run the program and it stay on there acting like a background process until you use Control Panel -> Services to stop or even remove it.

You mean the Windows service is not equivalent to background process? A lot of device drivers we install also uses this feature.

Or you are looking at putting your program in some startup folder ? Then you need to check another set of Windows API that allow you to "nest" your application in the taskbar below right.

[Filetestingman]

No, I just wanted to hide the black console window/cmd/terminal.
Services will help with keeping it running though.

[Athar]

If you don't want the console window, create a Win32 application.
No window will be created until you call CreateWindow.

[Filetestingman]

Ohhhhhh, I think I can do that in MVSC++EE(Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Express Edition)
Thx everyone, I think I got it now

Adiós
Bye!