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copied!<p>I'm writing a program that works primarily in a console, but once in a while, I need to use forms.</p> <p>I created a windows form and then switched the output to console. After that, I added one more form (Form2) to the project, and now I have code that looks something like this:</p> <pre><code>#include "stdafx.h" #include <iostream> // For std::cout and such #include "Form1.h" #include "Form2.h" using namespace testing_forms; [STAThreadAttribute] int main(array<System::String ^> ^args) { // Enabling Windows XP visual effects before any controls are created Application::EnableVisualStyles(); Application::SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false); /* Instructions Block 1 */ Application::Run(gcnew Form1()); /* Instructions Block 2 */ Application::Run(gcnew Form2()); /* Instructions Block 3 */ return 0; } </code></pre> <p>So, basically, the program runs the 1st Instruction Block, then calls a Form, then runs the 2nd Instruction Block, and so on.</p> <p>However, this does not allow me to share data between the forms and the console, which, since it is only one program, I really need, such as usernames, integers and such.</p> <p>The only way I can think of is keeping a text file and writing/reading to/from it from the console and the forms to share the information (I have not tested this), but, to be honest, I don't really like this solution.</p> <p>So, how can I share data back and forth between a windows form and a console, using (preferably) only variables?</p>

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