<doc>
  <legacy_id>2110</legacy_id>
  <name>hideConsoleWindows</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the hideConsoleWindows to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>The System Environment</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="open process">open process Command</command>
    <function tag="shell">shell Function</function>
    <command tag="launch">launch Command</command>
    <property tag="shellCommand">shellCommand Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <windows/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Hides the main window of applications run with the <command tag="open process">open process</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> or <function tag="shell">shell</function> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> on <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the hideConsoleWindows to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>hideConsoleWindows</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to run <glossary tag="command line">command line</glossary> applications without the user seeing them.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>hideConsoleWindows</b> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>hideConsoleWindows</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>On Windows systems, when you run a command line program with the <b>launch</b> or <command tag="open process">open process</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>, a <glossary tag="console">console window</glossary> appears. If the <b>hideConsoleWindows</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is true, the window is not shown. (You can still use the <command tag="write to process">write to process</command> and <command tag="read from process">read from process</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary> to send data to the program and get data from it.)</p><p/><p>The setting of this property affects Windows applications with a GUI as well as command line programs.</p><p/><p><code/><img src="202653"/> <b>Important!</b><code/> If you run a program that requires user interaction, make sure the <b>hideConsoleWindows</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false beforehand. Otherwise, the program will not be displayed and the user will not be able to see it.</p><p/><p>The setting of this property has no effect on Mac OS or Unix systems.</p>
  </description>
</doc>