CreateProcess example/lab

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

int main()
{
    STARTUPINFO startupInfo = { sizeof(startupInfo) };
    PROCESS_INFORMATION processInfo;    // to save process information
    TCHAR CmdLine[] = TEXT("notepad");  // command line

    bool creationResult = CreateProcess(
        NULL,               // use command line (no module name)
        CmdLine,            // command line
        NULL,               // process handle not inheritable
        NULL,               // thread hanfle not inheritable
        FALSE,              // handle inheritance = 0
        0,                  // without creation flags
        NULL,               // usint parent's environment block
        NULL,               // using parent's start directory
        &startupInfo,       // pointer to structure STARTUPINFO
        &processInfo        // pointer to structure POINTER_INFORMATION
    );

    if (creationResult)     // outputing some info about the process
    {
        std::cout << "process created\n PID\t" << processInfo.dwProcessId << "\n TID\t" << processInfo.dwThreadId << '\n';
        system("pause");    // than just wait for input, than attempt to terminate the process
        if (TerminateProcess(processInfo.hProcess, NO_ERROR)) std::cout << "process terminated\n";     // if process successfully terminated
        else std::cout << "error: process termination failed\n";    // it can fail in some cases, for example - when process already terminated by user
    }
    else std::cout << "error: process creation failed\n";           // idk if it can happen but for this case outputing error:
}


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