Opening a console?

Joubarbe · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:42 pm

Code:

OpenConsole()

PrintN("Blah blah!")

Delay(5000)

That should work even if the program is not compiled in "Console" mode, right?
I'm on a Pixelbook, with the Linux beta stuff, and I cannot manage to open a console. Would be useful to do some unit tests.

Thanks.

Sicro · **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:20 am

I once wished for this feature too and Fred implemented it, but in a later PureBasic (beta?) version he removed it again, because it probably caused problems.

I can not find my feature request here in the forum anymore. He apparently deleted the request after he integrated the feature.

Joubarbe · **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:21 pm

Hmm? That’s a bit strange, Linux is mentioned in the OpenConsole() documentation page, and it even returns 1, so I think it should work and the problem comes from something else, like a missing package or a denied access?

Paul · **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:28 pm

From HELP file...

Quote:

On Microsoft Windows, there are two different executable formats: Win32 and Console. If you want to create a standard console application, like 'dir', 'del' etc. you must compile the executable using the 'Console' format (Compiler Option menu in the PureBasic IDE). On Linux and OS X, there is no special Console format however setting the Compiler option to 'Console' will launch a terminal window automatically when you run your program from the IDE.

When I test on both Linux and MacOS it works as the help file says.

Joubarbe · **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:43 pm

Doesn’t work either.

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