Visual Basic® .NET Unleashed

Chapter 13. Creating a Console Application

In This Chapter

• Console Application BasicsConsole Application Basics

• Using the Console Class

• Defining the FileSort Demo

• Console Application Namespaces

• Multithreading a Console Application

• Debugging Console Applications

• Keeping Track of the File System

• Summary

A console application is an executable program that runs in a command window. Although console applications are decreasing in popularity, you might still have occasion to write a standalone, formless executable that runs at a command prompt. With the incorporation of multithreading in Visual Basic .NET, a console application may be more useful than ever for writing utilities or unattended applications.

In many circumstances, you might want to write an ...