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Function name : GetCurrentProcessId

Group: Process and Thread - Library: kernel32

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The GetCurrentProcessId function retrieves the process identifier of the calling process.

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Code examples:

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Declaration:

DWORD GetCurrentProcessId(VOID);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetCurrentProcessId;
	IN kernel32  

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Parameters:

This function has no parameters.

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Return value:

The return value is the process identifier of the calling process.

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Comments:

Until the process terminates, the process identifier uniquely identifies the process throughout the system.

Application.ProcessId returns identical result and most likely wraps this function.

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