passing parameter to thread

>
How do I pass parameters to created thread..here is the code (but
it can't pass data..it uses global variable)

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

How do I pass parameters to created thread..here is the code(but it
can't pass data..it uses global variable)

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

DWORD Sum;

DWORD WINAPI Summation(LPVOID Param)
{
DWORD Upper = *(DWORD*)Param;
for(DWORD i=0; i<= Upper; i++)
Sum += i;
return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
DWORD ThreadId;
HANDLE ThreadHandle;
int Param;

if(argc != 2)
{
fprintf(stderr, "usage : %s number", argv[0]);
return 1;
}

Param = atoi(argv[1]);
if( Param < 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "an integer >= 0 is required\n");
return 1;
}

ThreadHandle = CreateThread(
NULL, //default security attributes
0, //default stack size
Summation, //thread function
&Param, //parameter to thread function
0, //default creation flags
&ThreadId); //returns the thread identifier

if (ThreadHandle != NULL)
{
//wait for thread to finish
WaitForSingleObject(ThreadHandle, INFINITE);
//close the thread handle
CloseHandle(ThreadHandle);
printf("sum = %d\n",Sum);
}
}

sorry.....I didn't metion.

My objective is to pass a no of parameters..and also my child thread
needs to call some function of main thread.

asit wrote:

sorry.....I didn't metion.

My objective is to pass a no of parameters..and also my child thread
needs to call some function of main thread.

To pass several integers you could just pass the address of an
array. In the first position you would put the number of
integers in the array.

If you want to call something in the main thread you just call it.
All the functions of the main thread are available to you without any
restriction

--
jacob navia
jacob at jacob point remcomp point fr
logiciels/informatiquehttp://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32

On Oct 6, 1:18 pm, jacob navia <ja...@nospam.comwrote:

Thank you....life is so easy because of this community !!!!

>On Oct 6, 1:18 pm, jacob navia <ja...@nospam.comwrote:

>asit wrote:

sorry.....I didn't metion.

My objective is to pass a no of parameters..and also my child thread
needs to call some function of main thread.

To pass several integers you could just pass the address of an
array. In the first position you would put the number of
integers in the array.

If you want to call something in the main thread you just call it.
All the functions of the main thread are available to you without any
restriction

--
jacob navia
jacob at jacob point remcomp point fr
logiciels/informatiquehttp://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32

Thank you....life is so easy because of this community !!!!

long live comp.lang.c community members

>asit wrote:

>>
How do I pass parameters to created thread..here is the code (but
it can't pass data..it uses global variable)

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

Threads and windows are off-topic on c.l.c, which deals with the C
language as defined in the ISO C standards. C does not contain
threads, nor windows. Look for a group that deals with your system
(probably Windows).