EpiConsole shows a Command Prompt Window for Debugging purposes

Epicor EpiConsole Debugging

internal static class EpiConsole
{
	public static void Start()
	{
	    IntPtr hw = GetConsoleWindow();
	    if (hw == IntPtr.Zero) AllocConsole();
	    Console.Clear();
	    ShowWindow(hw, 8);
		Debug.Listeners.Clear();
		TextWriterTraceListener writer = new TextWriterTraceListener(System.Console.Out);
		Debug.Listeners.Add(writer);
	}

	public static void Close()
	{
		IntPtr hw = GetConsoleWindow();
		if (hw != IntPtr.Zero) ShowWindow(hw, 0);
	}

    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    internal static extern int AllocConsole();
    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    internal static extern int FreeConsole();
	[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
	private static extern IntPtr GetConsoleWindow();
	[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")]
	static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
}

Hi @hasokeric,

How to use this class in epicor form customization?

Hello @tdcbm you should be able just to call EpiConsole.Start(); and put the class above your class Script {}

internal static class EpiConsole
{
	public static void Start()
	{
		IntPtr hw = GetConsoleWindow();
		if (hw == IntPtr.Zero) AllocConsole();
		Console.Clear();
		ShowWindow(hw, 8);
		Debug.Listeners.Clear();
		TextWriterTraceListener writer = new TextWriterTraceListener(System.Console.Out);
		Debug.Listeners.Add(writer);
	}

	public static void Close()
	{
		IntPtr hw = GetConsoleWindow();
		if (hw != IntPtr.Zero) ShowWindow(hw, 0);
	}

	[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
	internal static extern int AllocConsole();
	[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
	internal static extern int FreeConsole();
	[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
	private static extern IntPtr GetConsoleWindow();
	[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")]
	static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
}


public class Script
{
	private void HHPackOutForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs args)
	{
		EpiConsole.Start(); // LAUNCH DEBUG CONSOLE
	}
}