03/win32/utils_proc.c

/* $Id: utils_proc.c,v 1.1 2006/06/15 22:58:58 joko Exp $ */

#include <windows.h>

BOOL os_start_process(char * filename, BOOL background) {

  STARTUPINFO si;
  PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
  BOOL proc_ok;

  //printf("start_process: '%s'\n", filename);
  
  // initialize structures
  ZeroMemory(&si,sizeof(si));
  si.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFO);
  ZeroMemory(&pi,sizeof(pi));
  
  // actually do something now...
  proc_ok = CreateProcess(
    NULL, filename,
    NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0,
    NULL, NULL,
    &si,
    &pi
  );

  // did something fail?
  if (!proc_ok) {
    check_alert_error("CreateProcess");
    return FALSE;
  }
  
  // 1. background mode
  if (background) {
    // TODO: background process bookkeeping
  
  // 2. normal (blocking) mode
  } else {
    long status;
    status = WaitForSingleObject(pi.hProcess, INFINITE);
    
    // close process and thread handles.
    CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
    CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
    
    // check for and handle errors
    if (status == WAIT_FAILED) {
      check_alert_error("WaitForSingleObject");
      return FALSE;
    }
  }
  
  return TRUE;

}
1	/* $Id: utils_proc.c,v 1.1 2006/06/15 22:58:58 joko Exp $ */
2
3	#include <windows.h>
4
5	BOOL os_start_process(char * filename, BOOL background) {
6
7	STARTUPINFO si;
8	PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
9	BOOL proc_ok;
10
11	//printf("start_process: '%s'\n", filename);
12
13	// initialize structures
14	ZeroMemory(&si,sizeof(si));
15	si.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFO);
16	ZeroMemory(&pi,sizeof(pi));
17
18	// actually do something now...
19	proc_ok = CreateProcess(
20	NULL, filename,
21	NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0,
22	NULL, NULL,
23	&si,
24	&pi
25	);
26
27	// did something fail?
28	if (!proc_ok) {
29	check_alert_error("CreateProcess");
30	return FALSE;
31	}
32
33	// 1. background mode
34	if (background) {
35	// TODO: background process bookkeeping
36
37	// 2. normal (blocking) mode
38	} else {
39	long status;
40	status = WaitForSingleObject(pi.hProcess, INFINITE);
41
42	// close process and thread handles.
43	CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
44	CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
45
46	// check for and handle errors
47	if (status == WAIT_FAILED) {
48	check_alert_error("WaitForSingleObject");
49	return FALSE;
50	}
51	}
52
53	return TRUE;
54
55	}
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