[Dev-C++] Detecting termination of a process

[Alvin C G. <vin...@ed...>]

We can run programs by using CreateProcess. I get the Process' handle from that call. And that handle I pass to GetExitCodeProcess. I then get the exit code of the Process. If the process has not yet terminated its termination status is STILL_ACTIVE.

Question: If I was to run a process from my application and monitor it(detect if it is still running), how would I do it?

Would it be that I'll have to create loop, checking the GetExitCodeProcess if ExitCode is STILL_ACTIVE or another value? Would this method imply performance issues (slower system run)? or is there another way to check if the process is still running?

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