release parent console (cmd.exe)

[Sergey Kirichenko]

Hi,

I create console appl with compiller's CONSOLE derective.
When my appl started on Windows98 from parent console (command.com) I can
use FreeConsole function for release parent console BEFORE close my appl. My
appl continue running but command.com's windows ready to input - it good for
me.
But on Windows XP I can NOT release parent console (cmd.exe)! I use the
function FreeConsole but cmd's windows still waiting for my appl will close.
How to release parent console on Windows2000 BEFORE close application?
Thanx.

 

[Paul Forgey]

You can't. Are you simply trying to do something similar to being a unix
daemon? Either write your application as a service or create the process
detached from the console, either with cmd.exe's 'start' command or as an
option to CreateProcess ().

 

[Sergey Kirichenko]

You can't.
Why Windows9x make it possible? But NT - no?
MSDN say: "The FreeConsole function detaches the calling process from its
console."
Under W98 FreeConsole detaches, make parent console ready for input. But
NT's parent console still waiting!

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Sergey

 

[Paul Forgey]

But cmd.exe is still wating for your process to exit.

Maybe you could trick it into not waiting for you by creating a message
queue. I don't know if that will work, but it's a guess.