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Re: Re: Win32::API (finally)

by neauva (Initiate)
on Aug 19, 2003 at 22:01 UTC ( [id://285057]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Win32::API (finally)
in thread Win32::API

Very nice and Very handy package.
I'm having a problem, however... :-)

In short, I'm trying to use Win32::API to call CreateProcess.

All is well except for the LPSTARTUPINFO and LPPROCESS_INFORMATION parms I pass into the call. If I create these using pack(...) for the correct number of bytes, it works fine and I can get the PID back out of the PROCESS_INFORMATION object (my ultimate goal).

If, however, I create these parms using the Win32::API::Struct->new( 'STARTUPINFO' ) approach, the call fails. I'm even setting the .cb field to the size of the structure. The error I get back (using Win32::GetLastError()) is "Invalid access to memory location". Here's the function call I'm making (same in both cases):

<-----------snip------------> # version 1 - succeeds my $si = pack( "L17", ((0) x 17) ); $si = pack( "LL16", length( $si ), ((0) x 16 ) ); my $pi = pack( "L4", ((0) x 4 ) ); # version 2 - fails my $si = Win32::API::Struct->new( "STARTUPINFO" ); $si->{cb} = $si->sizeof(); my $pi = Win32::API::Struct->new( "PROCESS_INFORMATION" ); my $retval = CreateProcess( "c:\\winnt\\notepad.exe", 0, # unused - cmdline ptr, unused 0, # unused - proc attributes ptr 0, # unused - thread attributes ptr 0, # unused - inherit handles 0, # unused - creation flags 0, # unused - env pointer 0, # unused - current dir ptr $si, $pi ); <-----------snip------------>
Should CreateProcess be called the same way in both cases? When a ->new('STARTUPINFO') is called, is the memory zeroed-out upon creation? Any idea why the pack version succeeds and the Struct verion fails?

TIA!
D. Smith

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Re: Re: Re: Win32::API (finally)
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 20, 2003 at 00:09 UTC

    At least part of the problem is that Win32::API::Struct (or rather, Win32::API::Type) does have support for the STARTUPINFO structure, or at least not as of version 0.41 which is the latest version I can find.

    The fact that you aren't receiving the warnings I get:

    Unknown Win32::API::Struct 'STARTUPINFO' at - line 7 Can't call method "sizeof" on an undefined value at - line 8, <DATA> l +ine 164.

    means that either

    • you don't have warnings enabled.

      If so, turn them on, it'll save you much grief:)

    • You have a later version of the package than I have been able to find.

      If so, which version is it and where can I get a copy:)

    • You have a (locally?) modified copy of the package.

      If so, consult the people that made the modifications.


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