> I need the valid process number for some API calls.  However,
when I launch
> the EXE, (successfully) all that is returned is 0.

> Does anyone know how to find out what causes the error?

> > I need the valid process number for some API calls.  However,
> when I launch
> > the EXE, (successfully) all that is returned is 0.

> > Does anyone know how to find out what causes the error?

> Use GetLastError to retrieve the last error generated.  If you
> do this immediately
> after CreateProcess returns zero, this should reflect why
> CreateProcess did not
> succeed.

> Yes, the return value is Long.

> I wrote a sample program for test in the office, and all worked fine on a
> "dummy" EXE program, (a valid number was returned).  However, out in the
> field where the project is, the EXE that has to be interfaced to starts
up,
> but the return value is 0.  I fundamentally pasted the code in.  Thanks
for
> your reply.

> > > I need the valid process number for some API calls.  However,
> > when I launch
> > > the EXE, (successfully) all that is returned is 0.

> > > Does anyone know how to find out what causes the error?

> > Use GetLastError to retrieve the last error generated.

> GetLastError doesn't work when calling API functions from VB because it
gets
> cleared by work that VB does after the API call.  Check the value of
> Err.LastDLLError as well as Err.Number and Err.Description for possible
> leads