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Get Parent Process PID

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How to get the parent process PID, and how to use it in the child process.
// stdafx.h : include file for standard system include files,
//  or project specific include files that are used frequently, but
//      are changed infrequently
//

#if !defined(AFX_STDAFX_H__9B660810_1F89_4311_A4CD_64805A6D79D8__INCLUDED_)
#define AFX_STDAFX_H__9B660810_1F89_4311_A4CD_64805A6D79D8__INCLUDED_

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN		// Exclude rarely-used stuff from Windows headers

#include <stdio.h>

// TODO: reference additional headers your program requires here

//{{AFX_INSERT_LOCATION}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ will insert additional declarations immediately before the previous line.

#endif // !defined(AFX_STDAFX_H__9B660810_1F89_4311_A4CD_64805A6D79D8__INCLUDED_)

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Decebal Mihailescu is a software engineer with interest in .Net, C# and C++.

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