Loads an RT executable and runs it in a new process.

RTHANDLE CreateRtProcess(
    LPSTR szFileName,
    LPSTR szArguments,
    LPPROCESSATTRIBUTES lpAttributes,
    DWORD dwFlags
);

RTHANDLE CreateRtProcessEx(
    LPSTR szFileName,
    LPSTR szArguments,
    LPPROCESSATTRIBUTESEX lpAttributesEx,
    DWORD dwFlags,
    LPRTHANDLE phWait
);

Parameters

szFileName

The path name to the RTA file which will be loaded and started as a new process.

szArguments

A pointer to a string that contains the process' command-line arguments, or NULL if there are none.

lpAttributes

A pointer to a PROCESSATTRIBUTES structure, or NULL if the Application Loader defaults are to be used.

lpAttributesEx

A pointer to a PROCESSATTRIBUTESEX structure, or NULL if the Application Loader defaults are to be used. THis structure can only be used with the CreateRtProcessEx call.

dwFlags

Controls certain attributes of the new process. Undefined flag bits must be zero. Currently defined flag bits include:

PROC_DEBUG	Causes the process to start in a halted state for debugging. (Identical to the RT Application Loader's -debug switch.)
PROC_EXECUTABLE_DS	Marks the process' data segment executable. (Identical to the RT Application Loader's -odseg switch.)
PROC_WAIT_FOR_INIT	Causes the RT Application Loader to wait for the loaded process to complete its initialization phase. The loader waits until an object (it can be any object) is cataloged as "R?END_INIT" in the loaded process's object directory, or the internal timeout period elapses. The internal timeout value is 30 seconds.
PROC_WAIT_FOR_INIT_PARAM	Causes the RT Application Loader to wait for the loaded process to complete its initialization phase. The loader waits until an object (it can be any object) is cataloged as "R?END_INIT" in the loaded process's object directory, or the timeout period specified in the PROCESSATTRIBUTESEX WaitForInit field elapses.
PROC_STRICTRSL	Causes an additional check to be made when loading RSLs in this process using LoadRtLibrary. This allows a library to be loaded which has the same filename but a different path to a library which is already loaded. This property applies only to this process when this flag is set.
PROC_XM	Causes the loader to load the target process in XM mode, with an extended VSEG. This flag overrides the default value in the RTA file PEX header as set by the linker.
PROC_NOTXM	Causes the loader to load the target process in standard mode, with a standard VSEG. This flag overrides the default value in the RTA file PEX header as set by the linker.
PROC_SUSPEND	Causes the loader to load the target process and then to suspend it, pending a call to StartRtProcess.

phWait

A pointer to an RTHANDLE variable to receive the wait object. This handle is later used with WaitForRtProcess. If this value is NULL then the call behaves as CreateRtProcess but using the PROCESSATTRIBUTESEX structure for the process attributes.

Return Values

The handle to the new process.

Success.

BAD_RTHANDLE if the process was not created.

Failure. To determine the status, call GetLastRtError.

Status

E_BAD_ADDR

The szFileName parameter was NULL, or
the szArguments parmeter was an invalid address, or
the lpAttributes or lpAttributsEx parmaeter was an invalid address.

E_FTYPE

The szFileName parameter does not not refer to a file.

E_FNEXIST

The szFileName parmaeter does not refer to an existing file.

E_MEM

There was not enough memory available to load the process.

E_PARAM

The flags parmaeter contained both the PROC_XM and PROC_NOTXM values.

E_IO

An I/O error occurred while reading the file or one of its dependent RSLs.

E_CONTEXT

The file was not of a valid format, or
PROC_XM was explicitly specified in the flags parameter, but is not available on the node.

E_FTYPE

The PEX file being loaded does not have a valid header.

E_TIME

It was not possible to contact the load server.

Requirements