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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.
// StratExe.h : main header file for the STRATEXE application
//

#if !defined(AFX_STRATEXE_H__A511D082_69FB_440B_963C_95A6A4E5557F__INCLUDED_)
#define AFX_STRATEXE_H__A511D082_69FB_440B_963C_95A6A4E5557F__INCLUDED_

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

#ifndef __AFXWIN_H__
	#error include 'stdafx.h' before including this file for PCH
#endif

#include "resource.h"		// main symbols

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CStratExeApp:
// See StratExe.cpp for the implementation of this class
//

class CStratExeApp : public CWinApp
{
public:
	CStratExeApp();

// Overrides
	// ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
	//{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CStratExeApp)
	public:
	virtual BOOL InitInstance();
	//}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation

	//{{AFX_MSG(CStratExeApp)
		// NOTE - the ClassWizard will add and remove member functions here.
		//    DO NOT EDIT what you see in these blocks of generated code !
	//}}AFX_MSG
	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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

#endif // !defined(AFX_STRATEXE_H__A511D082_69FB_440B_963C_95A6A4E5557F__INCLUDED_)

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Software Developer (Senior)
United States United States
Decebal Mihailescu is a software engineer with interest in .Net, C# and C++.

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