Questions tagged [beginthreadex]
28 questions
0
votes
1 answer
Can't compile a C++ program with _beginthreadex
#include
#include
#include
//#include "windowstate.cpp"
//DWORD WINAPI MyThreadFunction( LPVOID lpParam );
using namespace std;
int Zeit;
unsigned int __stdcall wfshutdown() {
Sleep(Zeit*60000);
…

AaronP
- 43
- 1
- 4
0
votes
0 answers
Problem with unresolved external symbol of a variable in a class with _beginthread
I'm not sure why a static declared variable is not being recognized in my C++ class. I am using _beginthreadex(), so from what I found, it seems I need the class function containing _beginthreadex() to be declared as static.
Here is a working…

JeffR
- 765
- 2
- 8
- 23
0
votes
0 answers
How to minimize cpu usage in a thread created by _beginThreadEx?
I have a Windows app that simply runs in the background and watches constantly for data appearing on stdin by means of a separate thread. It does this because it is a Chrome native messaging host and that's how it is expected to communicate with…

Alyoshak
- 2,696
- 10
- 43
- 70
0
votes
1 answer
How to send a string to _beginthreadex for the thread to read it?
I want to use _beginthreadex and pass a character string, the name of a domain. What is the proper way/best practice to pass it?
By variable itself (sDomain)?
WCHAR sDomain[256] = {0};
//...copy domain into sDomain
UINT threadID = 0;
…

JeffR
- 765
- 2
- 8
- 23
0
votes
1 answer
C++ Win32 Threads
I have some problems with using _beginthreadex. How can I send function that was made by me to a thread? I am totally new to threads, its so silly question, but I can't handle it
//Function that I want to send to a thread
vectorF1(vector…
0
votes
1 answer
Boost 1.58.0 windows process.h error
I am trying to port my application to use boost 1.58.0 from 1.53.0
Getting this error while compiling in windows
\include\boost/interprocess/detail/os_thread_functions.hpp(495): error C3861: '_beginthreadex': identifier not…

Deepak Selvakumar
- 643
- 7
- 24
0
votes
1 answer
issue with _beginthreadex used with MFC class
Can't use _beginthreadex in MFC
giving error as error C3861: '_beginthreadex': identifier not found
beginthreadex working fine without MFC code.
Edit:Issue was with file inclusion sequence and need was to use _beginthreadex
//…

Harish Patil
- 65
- 8
0
votes
2 answers
Passing an Object and getting the return value from a thread call
I want to pass a class object into a method of other class through a thread call, I tried but got the error can any one help me on this.please.
struct sample{
int status;
std::vector a_row;
size_t column_count;
std::vector…

vamsi krishna
- 31
- 1
- 8
0
votes
0 answers
thread(_beginthreadex) winsock(accept)
i wanna make a winsock non blocking object
this is my code
main function:
#include
#include
#include "server.h"
#include
using namespace std;
int main()
{
Object_server a;
Sleep(100000);
return…

Ken
- 13
- 1
- 4
0
votes
1 answer
unhandled read exception in thread after passing class into thread
http://pastebin.com/QPab6nkp is all my code, pretty messy and unfinished.
I found where is an error - i think im passing philosophist exemplar into thread incorectly, because into the thread, philosophist *ph = static_cast(params); -…

csharp newbie
- 647
- 1
- 12
- 31
0
votes
1 answer
Why aren't my threads running?
// windows_procon.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
using namespace std;
HANDLE mutex;
HANDLE…

user2134127
- 135
- 1
- 2
- 9
0
votes
0 answers
Passing struct to _beginThreadEx() function produces unintended output
I'm trying to learn the "proper" way of passing multiple parameters to a _beginThreadEx function. Could use some help.
In function myThread.
I keep getting either a 1, or 3, or 5 appended to the output of *x->value
Also... if I place
cout << "die:…

thistleknot
- 1,098
- 16
- 38
-1
votes
1 answer
Why is beginthreadex thread argument variable not updating in parent thread
I have a thread which creates a hidden window for the purpose of receiving WinAPI messages based on power state. I need to get the HWND of the created window from the thread so that I can throw a WM_QUIT message to close the window and end the…

Connor Spangler
- 805
- 2
- 12
- 29