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Title: Child process don't die
Post by: MT001 on December 19, 2013, 04:18:15 PM

Hi to All,

I'm using exif tool inside my c++ application in Windows environment.
I can launch exif tool using ::CreateProcess API correctly, this create 2 exifTool process (one master and one child)
When I close my application ( or it crash) only one of 2 exifTool process is closed (the master)..the child process remains alive.

How I cound avoid that ?

Thanks
MT

Title: Re: Child process don't die
Post by: Phil Harvey on December 19, 2013, 06:33:13 PM

With the C++ Interface for ExifTool (http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/cpp_exiftool), I solved this problem using a watchdog process that terminates exiftool if the main program dies.

- Phil

Title: Re: Child process don't die
Post by: MT001 on December 20, 2013, 02:59:40 AM

Thanks Phil

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