Thread: CreateProcess()

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    Registered User Newfie's Avatar
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    Question CreateProcess()

    I need some help with the CreateProcess() function. Currently I am using

    WinExec("pbrush.exe", SW_SHOW);

    to open another application but I was told I should be using

    CreateProcess( ??????);

    What arguments are used in this function?

    Thx in advance.

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    of Zen Hall zen's Avatar
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    Something like -

    Code:
    	STARTUPINFO si={0};
    	si.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFO);
    	PROCESS_INFORMATION pi = {0};
    	
    	if(!CreateProcess(NULL,"notepad.exe",0,0,FALSE,0,0,0,&si,&pi))
    		cout << "Unable to start process\n";
    zen

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    Question CreateProcess and minimized, maximised, etc?

    I would like to use CreateProcess to start an app and minimise or maximise or hide it but I just can't get it to work.
    As a test, I set up the STARTUPINFO structure with the following lines;

    STARTUPINFO suInfo;
    PROCESS_INFORMATION procInfo;
    CString m_Process = "C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE";
    char *vip = "C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE";
    memset(&suInfo, 0, sizeof(suInfo));
    suInfo.cb = sizeof(suInfo);
    suInfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
    suInfo.wShowWindow = SW_MINIMIZE;

    And then on the press of a key, I called the CreateProcess thus;
    CreateProcess(m_Process,vip,NULL,NULL,FALSE,NORMAL _PRIORITY_CLASS,NULL,NULL,&suInfo,&procInfo);

    I thought this code would start notepad minimised but it starts as a normal window... any ideas on what is wrong?

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