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Is there a way to have an "embedded" console windows in VisualStudio 2017?

Basically what I want is when I hit F5 / Ctrl-F5, I don't want a separate cmd console to pop up, but rather have the program display the output to an embedded console, like the "Output" pane.

I have found this but the question is pretty old itself and the answers involve writing a hack to do it, not checking a box in Options or something along those lines.

Is it possible, without using code to hack it in, to redirect the output so I only have to work with one window, the VS one?

If it matters, I need this for a C++ project.

Thanks!

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  • AFAIK there is no such option you can just activate by clicking on a some checkbox somewhere. It would be nice if MS added this to some future version of VS. You probably need some hack. Commented Dec 20, 2017 at 10:14
  • If there is output only (no interactive input) you can use DebugPrint api and family, that will appear in the Output window in VS. E.g. add an option "--output-debug" which turns this on for use while developing. You can then minimise the console and ignore it. Commented Dec 20, 2017 at 10:45
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