#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main( void )
{
DWORD
dwExitCode;
STARTUPINFO si;
PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
ZeroMemory( &si, sizeof(si) );
si.cb = sizeof(si);
ZeroMemory( &pi, sizeof(pi) );
// Start the child process.
if( !CreateProcess( "C:\\WINNT\\SYSTEM32\\notepad.exe", // an exe file.
"notepad
hello.txt",
// parameter for your exe file.
NULL,
// Process handle not inheritable.
NULL,
// Thread handle not inheritable.
FALSE,
// Set handle inheritance to FALSE.
0,
// No creation flags.
NULL,
// Use parent's environment block.
NULL,
// Use parent's starting directory.
&si,
// Pointer to STARTUPINFO structure.
&pi )
// Pointer to PROCESS_INFORMATION structure.
)
{
MessageBox(NULL, "CreateProcess failed.","ERROR",NULL );
}
// Wait until child process exits.
WaitForSingleObject( pi.hProcess, INFINITE );
GetExitCodeProcess(pi.hProcess,&dwExitCode);
printf("Exit code : %d\n",dwExitCode);
// Close process and thread handles.
CloseHandle( pi.hProcess );
CloseHandle( pi.hThread );
return 0;
}