Any way to create a hidden main window in C#?

Question

I just want a c# application with a hidden main window that will process and respond to window messages.

I can create a form without showing it, and can then call Ap

Answer 1

I solved the problem like this:

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
    Main main = new Main();
    Application.Run();
    //Application.Run(new Main());
}

This code resides in the Program.cs file, and you can see the original Application.Run method call commented out. I just create a Main class object (my main form class is named Main) and start application message loop w/o any parameters. This starts the application, initializes any form components but doesn't show the form.

Note: you have to have some method to get your window showing (like system tray icon, hotkey or timer or anything you might like).