Hide console window on OS.execute

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I use OS.execute("./myexternalprog", args, true, output) as part of game to call AI.

Works fine on all platforms within Godot.

But when exporting project on Windows (and only Windows), a console window is opened up to run the AI program, interfering with the user's experience.

Can this console be hidden or prevented from appearing at all?

Steve

asked Aug 23, 2019 in Engine by stevenkucera (14 points)

I'm not sure if this console is opened by Godot or by the application you are running... either way I don't know how to prevent that. Maybe you could ask for that option on Github but the answer might be very OS-specific. I'm curious how to do it as well.

commented Aug 23, 2019 by Zylann (27,004 points)

Looks like this is one way to do it. Hopefully it's still relevant: https://www.reddit.com/r/godot/comments/b058kk/_/eicats1?context=1000

Update: looking more closely at the pull request, seems to be merged?

commented Aug 23, 2019 by Eric Ellingson (1,581 points)

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