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Created April 5, 2011 02:05
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Execute a windows program like shell execute
int ExecuteCommand(const TCHAR* commandLine)
{
STARTUPINFO si;
PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
BOOL bRet;
DWORD lpExitCode;
memset(&si, 0, sizeof(si));
si.cb = sizeof(si);
si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
si.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE;
bRet = CreateProcess(
NULL, // pointer to name of executable module
commandLine, // pointer to command line string
NULL, // process security attributes
NULL, // thread security attributes
FALSE, // handle inheritance flag
NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, // creation flags
NULL, // pointer to new environment block
NULL, // pointer to current directory name
&si, // pointer to STARTUPINFO
&pi // pointer to PROCESS_INFORMATION
);
if(bRet) WaitForSingleObject(pi.hProcess, INFINITE); // wait for process to finish
GetExitCodeProcess(pi.hProcess, &lpExitCode);
CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
return lpExitCode;
}
// Example
int iRet = ExecuteCommand(_T("RegisterInventorServer.exe /install /serverhost.exe"));
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