Hi,

Is it possible to have a multi-threaded console application? For example I have a console application that does logging to a file. The file logging is handled in a thread that does caching and contention handling. This works fine for GUI based applications, but what about Console based applications?

The reason I ask, is because I can't see CheckSynchronize() being called anywhere in TCustomApplication descendants like what Lazarus (console app project) creates?

So how does this work with TThread based threads and console apps?

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- Graeme -

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In our previous episode, Graeme Geldenhuys said:

It works fine also.

The reason I ask, is because I can't see CheckSynchronize() being called anywhere in TCustomApplication descendants like what Lazarus (console app project) creates?

Synchronization is an additional feature, not basic thread support. It can also be in a console app, but afaik then the application must be event driven (return regularly to some main loop). Like e.g. the textmode IDE (though it does not _USE_ threading)

In such mainloop checksynchronize should be called.

So how does this work with TThread based threads and console apps?

Is it possible to have a multi-threaded console application?

Yes. BTDT.

The reason I ask, is because I can't see CheckSynchronize() being called anywhere in TCustomApplication descendants like what Lazarus (console app project) creates?

Well, if you want to do it that way, you're free to insert the call in your descendants, but...

So how does this work with TThread based threads and console apps?

... actually I never used CheckSynchronize at all. ;)

Vinzent.