Re: CreateProcess in a loop

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I reviewed the problem and narrowed down the issue. The first time
loop is executed, process is created succesfully. However, the second
time around, CreateProcess fails. GetLastError() reports
ERROR_SUCCESS or 0.

STARTUPINFO si;
PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
int i = 0;
while ( i < 6 )
{
ZeroMemory( &si, sizeof(si) );
si.cb = sizeof(si);
ZeroMemory( &pi, sizeof(pi) );

CreateProcess(function arguments);
DWORD err = GetLastError();
WaitForSingleObject(some arguments);

CloseHandle( pi.hProcess );
CloseHandle( pi.hThread );
i++;
}

I turned on debugger and first time process is created fine. It
runs. When loops is executed second time things go bad.

si = {cb=68 lpReserved=0x00000000 <Bad Ptr> lpDesktop=0x00000000 <Bad
Ptr> ...} . This is what VS2005 compiler reports during iterations.
Whats going on? The words "Bad Ptr" is raising an alarm. Need help.
I can provide more details if needed.

.

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