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Re: CreateProcess

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From: Fraser Ross
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 16:47
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"Bob Gonder"
> bit apps.  The OS is supposed to look in the current directory of the
> calling app, then in the standard Windows directories
> (Windows\System32), then the directories in your PATH environment
> variable.  Only difference is in NT (which  Win2000 is) also searches
> Windows/System for 16bit apps.
>
> It's all documented in the Help.
>

I think the help file might be wrong.  Anyway your list here starts wrong.
I always refer to msdn and not the help files.

I have found my call works with the directory of the exe is specified when
used on W98SE.  I still think there is a bug with CreateProcess and W98SE.

Fraser.
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