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2005-01-22 03:44:14 AM
cppbuilder76
hi all,
I'm trying to use GetExitCodeThread()
with my TThread object
unsigned long ex;
GetExitCodeThread(showThread, &ex);
if(ex==STILL_ACTIVE)
{
ExitThread(ex);
}
but it never gives me STILL_ACTIVE
though I'm sure it's not exited, because I have while(1); inside a thread;
can someone have a look please?
 

"George" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
you calling GetExitCodeThread() from? Are you calling it from inside the
thread itself? If so, then you cannot do that.
factors that can terminate a thread. You did not show any of your thread
code, so I cannot tell you whether you are using GetExitCodeThread()
properly in the first place.
Gambit
 

"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
not from inside the thread.
sorry for being so unclear!!!
ShowPending *showThread=NULL;
//where ShowPending is my TThread object.!!!
//and it's global variable;
//all the time

{smallsort}

"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
it was really stupid,
I was passing GetExitCodeThread()
wrong handle.
I was passing TThread object itself.
I needed
(void *)showThread->Handle
now it returns STILL_ACTIVE
thanks for help Remy
 

"George" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
GetExitCodeThread() expects a thread handle, but you are passing a pointer
to a class instead. Your call to GetExitCodeThread() needs to look more
like the following instead:
GetExitCodeThread((HANDLE)showThread->Handle, &ex);
Also, you are not checking the return value of GetExitCodeThread() to see
whether it fails or succeeds at all. You should always check the return
values of API functions to detect errors. For example:
if( GetExitCodeThread((HANDLE)showThread->Handle, &ex) )
// use ex as needed...
else
// failed to query the exit code, use GetLastError() to find out
why...
Gambit