/**
 * This program creates a separate process using the CreateProcess() 
 * system call.
 *
 * Figure 3.12
 *
 * @author Gagne, Galvin, Silberschatz
 * Operating System Concepts  - Seventh Edition
 * Copyright John Wiley & Sons - 2005.
 */
 
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main( VOID )
{
   STARTUPINFO si;
   PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
   
   ZeroMemory( &si, sizeof(si) );
   si.cb = sizeof(si);
   ZeroMemory( &pi, sizeof(pi) );
   
   // Start the child process.
   if( !CreateProcess( NULL,   // No module name (use command line).
                       "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\mspaint.exe", // Command line.
                       NULL,   // Process handle not inheritable.
                       NULL,   // Thread handle not inheritable.
                       FALSE,  // Set handle inheritance to FALSE.
                       0,      // No creation flags.
                       NULL,   // Use parent's environment block.
                       NULL,   // Use parent's starting directory.
                       &si,    // Pointer to STARTUPINFO structure.
                       &pi )   // Pointer to PROCESS_INFORMATION structure.
      )
   {
      printf( "CreateProcess failed (%d).\n", GetLastError() );
      return -1;
   }

   // Wait until child process exits.
   WaitForSingleObject( pi.hProcess, INFINITE );
   
   // Close process and thread handles.
   CloseHandle( pi.hProcess );
   CloseHandle( pi.hThread );
}