How can I get the programmstatus of my subroutine

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Hi Guys,

My main program starts a subroutine which I hide in the taskmanager, so it´s only listed as a process. Most of the time
it works but sometimes it crashes and I get the message:
VC_ReadDigport.exe doesn´t work anymore. (translated from german).

Is it possible to notice that message, so I can kill the process and restart it. I already tried to get the response of the process but because it´s hidden it doesn´t work. Maybe one of you has a solution.

Thanks!
Tom

Posted 16-Feb-12 19:58pm

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Updated 16-Feb-12 22:35pm

Eduard Keilholz

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Eduard Keilholz · Answer 1 · 2012-02-16T22:34:00

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From what I read, i'd advice you to rewrite your application to a Windows Service. This will also run in the background and only appear in the Process list. It's easier to maintin the status of the Windows service. You can then create a second service (for example) to maintain and check the status of the first service.

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Good Luck!

Posted 16-Feb-12 22:34pm

Eduard Keilholz

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Member 7983150 17-Feb-12 7:08am

Hi,

to do that with a Windows Service is a good idea, but my subroutine is written in c++. I don´t know how to make a Windows Service out of it.

(fyi: this subroutine gets information of a Hardwaredevice and my mainprogramm written in c# handles the information)

When the c++ program crashes there comes this errormessage. Is it possible to notice that in any other way. Cause I don´t have much knowledge about Windows Services.

Thanks!

Eduard Keilholz 17-Feb-12 7:21am

You may choose to retrieve the hardware information purely using C#, but that depends on the hardware info you want.

Member 7983150 20-Feb-12 1:03am

I thought about that but the library works in C only.

I think there is no point of doing it that amateurish way, I have to find
the problem in my subroutine.

Thank you for your help anyway.