LocalRun: Run application in specified locale (chs as hard-coded). #devsample #win

LocalRun.cpp

/**
 * Local(e)Run: Run application in specified locale (chs as hard-coded).
 * 
 * Originial purpose: run fterm.exe in non-Chinese(PRC) locale.
 *
 * Author: [email protected]
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <locale.h>
#include <process.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <mbctype.h>
#include <Shlwapi.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "Shlwapi.lib")

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{

	// Please refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/39cwe7zf.aspx
	wprintf_s(
		L"The process locale is now set to %s.\n",
		_wsetlocale(LC_ALL, L"chs"));

	int ret = _setmbcp(_MB_CP_LOCALE);

	switch (ret)
	{
	case -1:
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Invalid code page value is supplied for codepage.", L"Error", MB_ICONERROR);
		return 1;
	case 0:
		break;
	default:
		MessageBox(NULL, L"Error while setting locale for MBCS app.", L"Error", MB_ICONERROR);
		return 1;
	}

	PROCESS_INFORMATION processInformation;
	STARTUPINFO startupInfo;
	memset(&processInformation, 0, sizeof(processInformation));
	memset(&startupInfo, 0, sizeof(startupInfo));
	startupInfo.cb = sizeof(startupInfo);

	if (argc != 2)
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, L"No application path specified.", L"File path parameter required", MB_ICONERROR);
		return 2;
	}

	if (!PathFileExists(argv[1]))
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, argv[1], L"File not found", MB_ICONERROR);
		return 3;
	}

	BOOL pros = CreateProcess(NULL, argv[1], NULL, NULL, FALSE, NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, NULL, NULL, &startupInfo, &processInformation);
	if (!pros)
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, argv[1], L"Failed to create process with required locale", MB_ICONERROR);
		return 4;
	}

	CloseHandle( processInformation.hProcess );
	CloseHandle( processInformation.hThread );

	return 0;
}