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spawnlp() Execute Program Using Argument List and PATH
#include <process.h>
int spawnlp(modeflag,pathname,arg0,arg1,...,argn,NULL)
int modeflag; Execution mode for parent process
char *pathname; Path name of file to be executed
char *arg0,*arg1,...,*argn; List of pointers to argument
spawnlp() operates exactly like spawnl(), with one exception: If
'pathname' is not found as described in spawnl(), then spawnlp() uses
the current directory, then the DOS PATH to continue the search for
the path name. Otherwise, the two functions are identical; see
spawnl() for a complete description.
Portability: MS-DOS only.
-------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------
The following statements transfer execution to the child process
"child.exe" and pass it the three arguments "child", "arg1", and
"arg2". "child.exe" will be found in the current directory or any
PATH directory. The exit status of the child is printed upon return.
#include <process.h> /* for 'spawnlp' and 'P_WAIT' */
#include <stdio.h> /* for 'printf' and 'NULL' */
#include <errno.h> /* for 'errno', 'ENOENT' and 'ENOMEM' */
main()
{
int result;
result = spawnlp(P_WAIT,"child.exe","child",
"arg1","arg2",NULL);
if (result != -1)
printf("exit status of child.exe = %d\n", result);
else {
if (errno == ENOENT) {
printf("child.exe not found in current directory,\n");
printf(" or in any PATH directory.\n");
}
else if (errno == ENOMEM)
printf("not enough memory to execute child.exe\n");
else
printf("error #%d trying to spawn child.exe\n", errno);
}
}
See Also:
spawnl()
spawn...()
exec...()
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