Launching an application in its own process space (windows XP)
Stef
I wonder if anybody has a solution. I want to run a windows application
but to set up a different environment space at start up; i.e. have
different PATH settings when I start the app for example.
I suppose I am looking to launching a process in its own memory space
being able to set that up on a per launch basis - perhaps through a
batch for PIF file?
Does anybody know if this is possible in Windows XP?
Thanks in advance,
Stef
@ptd.net Jeremy Boschen
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> Hi,
>
> I wonder if anybody has a solution. I want to run a windows application
> but to set up a different environment space at start up; i.e. have
> different PATH settings when I start the app for example.
>
The CreateProcess function has an lpEnvironment parameter for this purpose.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dllproc/base/createprocess.asp
- Jeremy
Gary Chanson
>
> I wonder if anybody has a solution. I want to run a windows application
> but to set up a different environment space at start up; i.e. have
> different PATH settings when I start the app for example.
>
> I suppose I am looking to launching a process in its own memory space
> being able to set that up on a per launch basis - perhaps through a
> batch for PIF file?
Assumung that you're not talking about Win16 programs, Windows programs
are always run in their own memory space.
If all you need to do is set up environment variables for each
invocation of your program, batch files could be a suitable answer. If you
are executing these programs from within another program, CreateProcess
allows you to specify any environment you choose.
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