Console API Class

Visual Basic doesn't have the ability to read or write from the console. To accomplish this, the Win32 API exports a set of functions that interacts with a console window using handles. clsWinConsole is a simple VB class that encapsulates the code needed to open, write/read, and close a console window. Here is a code snippet that demonstrates how to use clsWinConsole: Public Sub Main() Dim console as New clsWinConsole Dim inp As String console.Show console.WriteText "Text" inp = console.ReadText console.WriteText inp console.Hide End Sub