Getting ProcessID from CoCreateInstance

[Rajesh_Parameswaran]

Hi there, I'm using VC++ 7.0 wherein I'm trying to launch an exe using CoCreateInstance. I've the executable path, but don't want to run thru the entire process list to find out the process id. So is there a way to get the process ID directly from an CoCreateInstance for an executable of type CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER? thanks in advance. regards, Rajesh

[App_]

more here and here

[TheGreatAndPowerfulOz]

If the local COM server is your code, then you could implement an interface that would tell you that. However, in general, it's not possible -- by design.

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[TheGreatAndPowerfulOz]

The first link you provide, while interesting, has nothing to do with the question.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun