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Starting an app in the background

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From: Peter Rees
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:55
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Hi all,

I am using the following code to start another process ( exe file ). I want
the application that I am starting ( child ) to go into the background and
this application ( parent ) to remain in the foreground.

Can someone advise what I need to do to accomplish this

TIA

Peter


// --- snip ----

      memset(&sStartUpInfo,0, sizeof(sStartUpInfo)) ;
      sStartUpInfo.cb = sizeof(sStartUpInfo) ;
      sStartUpInfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW | STARTF_USESTDHANDLES ;
      sStartUpInfo.hStdInput = GetStdHandle( STD_INPUT_HANDLE ) ;
      sStartUpInfo.hStdOutput= GetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE );
      sStartUpInfo.hStdError = GetStdHandle( STD_ERROR_HANDLE );
      sStartUpInfo.wShowWindow = SW_SHOWDEFAULT ;
      nExitCode =CreateProcess(NULL, cParam, NULL, NULL, FALSE,
CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE |
        NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,NULL,NULL, &sStartUpInfo, &sProcessInfo) ;
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