/*** *spawnlp.c - spawn a file; search along PATH * * Copyright (c) 1985-1991, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. * *Purpose: * defines _spawnlp() - spawn a file with search along PATH * *Revision History: * 04-15-84 DFW written * 10-29-85 TC added spawnlpe * 12-11-87 JCR Added "_LOAD_DS" to declaration * 11-20-89 GJF Fixed copyright, alignment. Added const to arg types * for filename and arglist. #include-d PROCESS.H and * added ellipsis to match prototype. * 03-08-90 GJF Replaced _LOAD_DS with _CALLTYPE2 and added #include * . * 07-24-90 SBM Removed redundant includes, replaced by * * 09-27-90 GJF New-style function declarator. * 01-17-91 GJF ANSI naming. * 07-16-93 SRW ALPHA Merge * *******************************************************************************/ #include #include #include #include #include #include #include /*** *_spawnlp(modeflag, filename, arglist) - spawn file and search along PATH * *Purpose: * Spawns a child process. * formats the parameters and calls _spawnvp to do the work of searching * the PATH environment variable and calling _spawnve. The NULL * environment pointer indicates that the new process will inherit the * parents process's environment. NOTE - at least one argument must be * present. This argument is always, by convention, the name of the file * being spawned. * *Entry: * int modeflag - mode of spawn (WAIT, NOWAIT, OVERLAY) * only WAIT, OVERLAY currently implemented * char *pathname - file to spawn * char *arglist - argument list * call as _spawnlp(modeflag, path, arg0, arg1, ..., argn, NULL); * *Exit: * returns exit code of child process * returns -1 if fails * *Exceptions: * *******************************************************************************/ int _CALLTYPE2 _spawnlp ( int modeflag, const char *filename, const char *arglist, ... ) { va_list vargs; char * argbuf[64]; char ** argv; int result; assert(filename != NULL); assert(*filename != '\0'); assert(arglist != NULL); assert(*arglist != '\0'); va_start(vargs, arglist); argv = _capture_argv(&vargs, arglist, argbuf, 64); va_end(vargs); result = _spawnvp(modeflag,filename,argv); if (argv && argv != argbuf) free(argv); return result; }