Create Process in background

[krishnakumartm]

Hi, I need to run a process without showing to user, in background, The application is not a MFC it is normal command window application. I tried the way like settinf the STARTUPINFO like SW_HIDE. But this is not working. Can someone help me. Thanks,

---------------------------- KRISHNA KUMAR T M

[Uwe Keim]

As far as I know, a Console application always shows the console. Try creating a windows application and hide the main window.

• My personal 24/7 webcam • Zeta Test - Intuitive, competitive Test Management environment for Test Plans and Test Cases. Download now! • Zeta Producer Desktop CMS - Intuitive, very easy to use. Download now!

[krishnakumartm]

Why it is like that, is there any other way to hide the console.

---------------------------- KRISHNA KUMAR T M

[krishnakumartm]

Hey i got it we can hide the cosole application also. we have to fill the STARTINFO structure correctly like STARTUPINFO si; ZeroMemory(&si, sizeof(si)); si.cb = sizeof(si); //set the flags to tell application to use the startup info si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW; //set the window hide options. si.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE; Refere the link Running console applications silently

---------------------------- KRISHNA KUMAR T M

[norish]

This code can hide console window on my system (xp sp3).

STARTUPINFO si;
PROCESS\_INFORMATION pi;
ZeroMemory(&si, sizeof(si));
si.cb = sizeof(si);
si.dwFlags	= STARTF\_USESHOWWINDOW;
si.wShowWindow	= SW\_HIDE;
if (CreateProcess(NULL, \_T("cmd.exe"), NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0, 
        NULL, NULL, &si, &pi)) {
	WaitForSingleObject(pi.hProcess, INFINITE);
	CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
	CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
}

[krishnakumartm]

Ya i got it. Thanks for your response. Thanks,

---------------------------- KRISHNA KUMAR T M