Print console windows into a file.

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How can i print everything which is printed on the console window into a file?

Posted 28-Jul-14 22:07pm

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CPallini · Answer 1 · 2014-07-28T22:21:00

Solution 1

Just redirect the standard output. For instance, if your program's name is myapp.exe then, in the console window, type:

myapp.exe > out.txt

that would generate the text file out.txt containing all the standard output of your application.

You may also programmatically redirect the standard out, see: "How to redirect stdout to a file from a Visual C/C++ program" at MSDN[^].

Posted 28-Jul-14 22:21pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 29-Jul-14 4:38am

5ed. However, sometimes we need to see the console and have the file at the same execution. When a console output is redirected, the text is not show in the console, so we need more universal solution. I explained the way to do it in Solution 2, please see.
—SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 2 · 2014-07-28T22:37:00

As the alternative to Solution 1:

Sometimes we need to see the console and have the file at the same execution. When a console output is redirected, the text is not show in the console. Here is the solution:

Abstract out console operations like Console.Write and Console.WriteLine: create your own methods, perhaps reproduce the same interface as Console's (it will help you to refactor existing applications easily). In the implementation of your own methods, use existing console method plus methods writing to a file. Depending on some options, switch output to console, file, or both. The user can choose appropriate options (including also the file name) in a command line.

—SA