> > Sorry for the lack of info. This is a Windows native console application. > Here's the source code: > > > > #include <windows.h> > > > A "console application" doesn't require windows.h but this isn't the issue. [Bill Smith] Not sure that I understand. Is your point that because it includes Windows.h, it's a GUI application? I was just following the docs here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms679297%28v=vs.85%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
> The Windows cmd console and the Cygwin console behave differently to the > exception. Not a bug, just not what you wanted. [Bill Smith] Ok, understood. > What if you 'cmd.exe /c foo.exe' from the Cygwin shell? Will the Dialogue > popup box occur? If so you can provide a sh script foo to execute the > foo.exe file. [Bill Smith] Thanks for the suggestion but that doesn't work. If I try to open a command prompt from a Cygwin shell (just type in "cmd"), I get the same behavior where I don't see the popup. If I run "cygstart cmd.exe", then running the program from the command prompt will generate the popup.
