* write. Set to 0 if no error has been
				 * detected. This word is shared with the
				 * writer thread so access must be
				 * synchronized with the writable object.
				 */
    char *writeBuf;		/* Current background output buffer. Access is
				 * synchronized with the writable object. */
    int writeBufLen;		/* Size of write buffer. Access is
    size_t writeBufLen;		/* Size of write buffer. Access is
				 * synchronized with the writable object. */
    int toWrite;		/* Current amount to be written. Access is
    size_t toWrite;		/* Current amount to be written. Access is
				 * synchronized with the writable object. */
    int readFlags;		/* Flags that are shared with the reader
				 * thread. Access is synchronized with the
				 * readable object.  */
    char extraByte;		/* Buffer for extra character consumed by
				 * reader thread. This byte is shared with the
				 * reader thread so access must be

				 * exists before dereferencing this
				 * pointer. */
} PipeEvent;

/*
 * Declarations for functions used only in this file.
 */

static Tcl_DriverBlockModeProc	PipeBlockModeProc;
static Tcl_DriverClose2Proc	PipeClose2Proc;
static Tcl_DriverGetHandleProc	PipeGetHandleProc;
static Tcl_DriverInputProc	PipeInputProc;
static Tcl_DriverOutputProc	PipeOutputProc;
static Tcl_DriverThreadActionProc PipeThreadActionProc;
static Tcl_DriverWatchProc	PipeWatchProc;

static Tcl_EventCheckProc	PipeCheckProc;
static Tcl_EventProc		PipeEventProc;
static Tcl_EventSetupProc	PipeSetupProc;

static int		ApplicationType(Tcl_Interp *interp,
			    const char *fileName, char *fullName);
static void		BuildCommandLine(const char *executable, int argc,
static void		BuildCommandLine(const char *executable, size_t argc,
			    const char **argv, Tcl_DString *linePtr);
static BOOL		HasConsole(void);
static int		PipeBlockModeProc(ClientData instanceData, int mode);
static void		PipeCheckProc(ClientData clientData, int flags);
static int		PipeClose2Proc(ClientData instanceData,
			    Tcl_Interp *interp, int flags);
static int		PipeEventProc(Tcl_Event *evPtr, int flags);
static int		PipeGetHandleProc(ClientData instanceData,
			    int direction, ClientData *handlePtr);
static void		PipeInit(void);
static int		PipeInputProc(ClientData instanceData, char *buf,
			    int toRead, int *errorCode);
static int		PipeOutputProc(ClientData instanceData,
			    const char *buf, int toWrite, int *errorCode);
static DWORD WINAPI	PipeReaderThread(LPVOID arg);
static void		PipeSetupProc(ClientData clientData, int flags);
static void		PipeWatchProc(ClientData instanceData, int mask);
static DWORD WINAPI	PipeWriterThread(LPVOID arg);
static int		TempFileName(TCHAR name[MAX_PATH]);
static int		WaitForRead(PipeInfo *infoPtr, int blocking);
static void		PipeThreadActionProc(ClientData instanceData,
			    int action);

/*
 * This structure describes the channel type structure for command pipe based
 * I/O.
 */

static const Tcl_ChannelType pipeChannelType = {

	createMode = TRUNCATE_EXISTING;
	break;
    default:
	createMode = OPEN_EXISTING;
	break;
    }

    nativePath = Tcl_WinUtfToTChar(path, -1, &ds);
    nativePath = Tcl_WinUtfToTChar(path, TCL_STRLEN, &ds);

    /*
     * If the file is not being created, use the existing file attributes.
     */

    flags = 0;
    if (!(mode & O_CREAT)) {

    /*
     * Write the file out, doing line translations on the way.
     */

    if (contents != NULL) {
	DWORD result, length;
	const char *p;
	int toCopy;
	size_t toCopy;

	/*
	 * Convert the contents from UTF to native encoding
	 */

	native = Tcl_UtfToExternalDString(NULL, contents, -1, &dstring);
	native = Tcl_UtfToExternalDString(NULL,contents,TCL_STRLEN, &dstring);

	toCopy = Tcl_DStringLength(&dstring);
	for (p = native; toCopy > 0; p++, toCopy--) {
	    if (*p == '\n') {
		length = p - native;
		if (length > 0) {
		    if (!WriteFile(handle, native, length, &result, NULL)) {

int
TclpCreateProcess(
    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Interpreter in which to leave errors that
				 * occurred when creating the child process.
				 * Error messages from the child process
				 * itself are sent to errorFile. */
    int argc,			/* Number of arguments in following array. */
    size_t argc,		/* Number of arguments in following array. */
    const char **argv,		/* Array of argument strings. argv[0] contains
				 * the name of the executable converted to
				 * native format (using the
				 * Tcl_TranslateFileName call). Additional
				 * arguments have not been converted. */
    TclFile inputFile,		/* If non-NULL, gives the file to use as input
				 * for the child process. If inputFile file is

	} else {
	    createFlags = DETACHED_PROCESS;
	}

	if (applType == APPL_DOS) {
	    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, Tcl_NewStringObj(
		    "DOS application process not supported on this platform",
		    -1));
		    TCL_STRLEN));
	    Tcl_SetErrorCode(interp, "TCL", "OPERATION", "EXEC", "DOS_APP",
		    NULL);
	    goto end;
	}
    }

    /*

     * words, SearchPath will not find the program "a.b.exe" if the arguments
     * specified "a.b" and ".exe"). So, first look for the file as it is
     * named. Then manually append the extensions, looking for a match.
     */

    applType = APPL_NONE;
    Tcl_DStringInit(&nameBuf);
    Tcl_DStringAppend(&nameBuf, originalName, -1);
    Tcl_DStringAppend(&nameBuf, originalName, TCL_STRLEN);
    nameLen = Tcl_DStringLength(&nameBuf);

    for (i = 0; i < (int) (sizeof(extensions) / sizeof(extensions[0])); i++) {
	Tcl_DStringSetLength(&nameBuf, nameLen);
	Tcl_DStringAppend(&nameBuf, extensions[i], -1);
	Tcl_DStringAppend(&nameBuf, extensions[i], TCL_STRLEN);
	nativeName = Tcl_WinUtfToTChar(Tcl_DStringValue(&nameBuf),
		Tcl_DStringLength(&nameBuf), &ds);
	found = SearchPath(NULL, nativeName, NULL, MAX_PATH,
		nativeFullPath, &rest);
	Tcl_DStringFree(&ds);
	if (found == 0) {
	    continue;
	}

	/*
	 * Ignore matches on directories or data files, return if identified a
	 * known type.
	 */

	attr = GetFileAttributes(nativeFullPath);
	if ((attr == 0xffffffff) || (attr & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)) {
	    continue;
	}
	strcpy(fullName, Tcl_WinTCharToUtf(nativeFullPath, -1, &ds));
	strcpy(fullName, Tcl_WinTCharToUtf(nativeFullPath, TCL_STRLEN, &ds));
	Tcl_DStringFree(&ds);

	ext = strrchr(fullName, '.');
	if ((ext != NULL) && (strcasecmp(ext, ".bat") == 0)) {
	    applType = APPL_DOS;
	    break;
	}

	 * Replace long path name of executable with short path name for
	 * 16-bit applications. Otherwise the application may not be able to
	 * correctly parse its own command line to separate off the
	 * application name from the arguments.
	 */

	GetShortPathName(nativeFullPath, nativeFullPath, MAX_PATH);
	strcpy(fullName, Tcl_WinTCharToUtf(nativeFullPath, -1, &ds));
	strcpy(fullName, Tcl_WinTCharToUtf(nativeFullPath, TCL_STRLEN, &ds));
	Tcl_DStringFree(&ds);
    }
    return applType;
}

/*
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------

 *----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

static void
BuildCommandLine(
    const char *executable,	/* Full path of executable (including
				 * extension). Replacement for argv[0]. */
    int argc,			/* Number of arguments. */
    size_t argc,		/* Number of arguments. */
    const char **argv,		/* Argument strings in UTF. */
    Tcl_DString *linePtr)	/* Initialized Tcl_DString that receives the
				 * command line (TCHAR). */
{
    const char *arg, *start, *special;
    int quote, i;
    Tcl_DString ds;

 *
 * Side effects:
 *	Reads input from the actual channel.
 *
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

static int
static ssize_t
PipeInputProc(
    ClientData instanceData,	/* Pipe state. */
    char *buf,			/* Where to store data read. */
    int bufSize,		/* How much space is available in the
    size_t bufSize,		/* How much space is available in the
				 * buffer? */
    int *errorCode)		/* Where to store error code. */
{
    PipeInfo *infoPtr = (PipeInfo *) instanceData;
    WinFile *filePtr = (WinFile*) infoPtr->readFile;
    DWORD count, bytesRead = 0;
    int result;

 *
 * Side effects:
 *	Writes output on the actual channel.
 *
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

static int
static ssize_t
PipeOutputProc(
    ClientData instanceData,	/* Pipe state. */
    const char *buf,		/* The data buffer. */
    int toWrite,		/* How many bytes to write? */
    size_t toWrite,		/* How many bytes to write? */
    int *errorCode)		/* Where to store error code. */
{
    PipeInfo *infoPtr = (PipeInfo *) instanceData;
    WinFile *filePtr = (WinFile*) infoPtr->writeFile;
    DWORD bytesWritten, timeout;

    *errorCode = 0;

 */

	/* ARGSUSED */
int
Tcl_PidObjCmd(
    ClientData dummy,		/* Not used. */
    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Current interpreter. */
    int objc,			/* Number of arguments. */
    size_t objc,		/* Number of arguments. */
    Tcl_Obj *const *objv)	/* Argument strings. */
{
    Tcl_Channel chan;
    const Tcl_ChannelType *chanTypePtr;
    PipeInfo *pipePtr;
    int i;
    Tcl_Obj *resultPtr;