In general commandline based exe are expected to run as server or daemons in the background. However, in certain scenarios it might have to shown some sort of UI as well. Say for example a ticker or an icon blinking. This article demonstrates the basic setup for creating a CONE environment from within the exe and using it to render some graphics on to the screen.
--Kamalakshan 18:51, 3 September 2009 (UTC)