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Using CreateProcess to run report
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My application has to launch Paradox (any version) and run a report. I am fighting a losing battle to get CreateProcess to work. However, I still want to use this call. How do I get it to work? Assume I have the path to the correct version. Part 2: How can I disable my app from opening another version of this report; don't say, disable the button, because I still need to re-enable it, which brings us back to the same problem.
My application has to launch Paradox (any version) and run a report. I am fighting a losing battle to get CreateProcess to work. However, I still want to use this call. How do I get it to work? Assume I have the path to the correct version. Part 2: How can I disable my app from opening another version of this report; don't say, disable the button, because I still need to re-enable it, which brings us back to the same problem.
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I am using CreateProcess for this because I need to instantiate a separate thread for the WaitForSingleObjectEx call. I do not want the user playing with the 'main' application while the Paradox portion is going, d003303.
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I am using CreateProcess for this because I need to instantiate a separate thread for the WaitForSingleObjectEx call. I do not want the user playing with the 'main' application while the Paradox portion is going, d003303.
I grade Greedy's answer as good, only because I got it to work with less code. Is this better? Perhaps not. I used GetStartupInfo instead of intializing the STARTUP_INFO structure myself (is this necessary?), and because I am not sure of the role of zCurDir and WorkDir. Also, why is the WaitForSingleObject call in an else portion? Isn't this counter-intuitive, or is this the way it's done? While you're at it, greedy, could I have used OLE automation to do this? Would I want to?
I grade Greedy's answer as good, only because I got it to work with less code. Is this better? Perhaps not. I used GetStartupInfo instead of intializing the STARTUP_INFO structure myself (is this necessary?), and because I am not sure of the role of zCurDir and WorkDir. Also, why is the WaitForSingleObject call in an else portion? Isn't this counter-intuitive, or is this the way it's done? While you're at it, greedy, could I have used OLE automation to do this? Would I want to?
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