HOWTO: Access Child Process Exit Code from 32-Bit Parent Process

PSS ID Number: Q131775

Article Last Modified on 01-28-2002

• The C Run-Time (CRT)
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 2.0, 2.1, 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0

Summary

In the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article, there is no C run-time function that will return the system exit code from a child process. However, the Win32 GetExitCodeProcess() API function can retrieve this information. This article shows how to use it.

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