C / C++ / MFC

	// Obtain the Handle to this applications Console Window
	// As we don't have the lovely GetConsoleWindow() function under Win9X
	// We make a copy of the Console Windows title, then change it to something unique, ( a GUID value )
	// We then use this GUID to perform a FindWindow() ensuring we only locate the console for 'this' application
HWND Console::GetConsoleWindow9X()
{
	HWND hWndConsole = NULL; // The console window handle

	TCHAR szTempTitle[_MAX_PATH];
	TCHAR szTempOldTitle[_MAX_PATH]; // This is used to store the Console Window's title temporarily

		// Get the title of the console window - this may not be unique
	if(GetConsoleTitle(szTempOldTitle, _MAX_PATH) > 0)
	{
			// Lets make the title 'unique', so that we can perform FindWindow()...
			// Created as a UNICODE string
		WCHAR szBuff[_MAX_PATH];
		memset(&szBuff, 0, _MAX_PATH);

		GUID obGuid;
		CoCreateGuid(&obGuid);

		StringFromGUID2(obGuid, szBuff, _MAX_PATH);
		wsprintf(szTempTitle, "%ws", szBuff);

		SetConsoleTitle(szTempTitle);

		Sleep(50); // This gives enough time to ensure the console title is updated, else the FindWindow may fail

			// Ok, try to Find the window using a variety of class names as we don't really know what OS we are running on
		if((hWndConsole = FindWindow(_T("tty"), szTempTitle)) == NULL)
			if((hWndConsole = FindWindow(_T("ConsoleWindowClass"), szTempTitle)) == NULL) // Windows 2000 
				hWndConsole = FindWindow(NULL, szTempTitle); // Catch all

		SetConsoleTitle(szTempOldTitle); // Set the title back to it's original value
	}

	return hWndConsole;
} 

	// Show/Hide the console applications console window
void Console::ShowConsoleWindow(bool bHide /* = false */)
{
	HWND hWndConsole = NULL;

#if(_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0500) // Windows 2000 and later only
	hWndConsole = GetConsoleWindow();
#else
	hWndConsole = GetConsoleWindow9X();
#endif

	ShowWindow(hWndConsole, (bHide) ? SW_SHOW : SW_HIDE);
	
	iLastErrorCode_ = XFC_SUCCESS;
}

        // Show/Hide the console applications console window
void ShowConsoleWindow(bool bHide /* = false */)
{	
        ShowWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), (bHide) ? SW_SHOW : SW_HIDE);
}

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    ShowConsoleWindow(true);

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    ShowConsoleWindow(false);