Waits for new command processor and closes stream on associated pipe.
int _pclose( FILE *stream );
| Routine | Required Header | Compatibility |
| _pclose | <stdio.h> | Win 95, Win NT |
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Libraries
| LIBC.LIB | Single thread static library, retail version |
| LIBCMT.LIB | Multithread static library, retail version |
| MSVCRT.LIB | Import library for MSVCRT.DLL, retail version |
Return Value
_pclose returns the exit status of the terminating command processor, or –1 if an error occurs. The format of the return value is the same as that for _cwait, except the low-order and high-order bytes are swapped.
Parameter
stream
Return value from previous call to _popen
Remarks
The _pclose function looks up the process ID of the command processor (CMD.EXE) started by the associated _popen call, executes a _cwait call on the new command processor, and closes the stream on the associated pipe.