*
     * If we are starting a GUI process, they don't automatically get a
     * console, so it doesn't matter if they are started as foreground or
     * detached processes. The GUI window will still pop up to the foreground.
     */

    if (HasConsole()) {
	    createFlags = 0;
    } else if (applType == APPL_DOS) {
	/*
	 * Under NT, 16-bit DOS applications will not run unless they can
	 * be attached to a console. If we are running without a console,
	 * run the 16-bit program as an normal process inside of a hidden
	 * console application, and then run that hidden console as a
	 * detached process.

    /*
     * For backward compatibility with previous versions of Tcl, we use
     * "file%d" as the base name for pipes even though it would be more
     * natural to use "pipe%d". Use the pointer to keep the channel names
     * unique, in case channels share handles (stdin/stdout).
     */

    snprintf(channelName, sizeof(channelName), "file%" TCL_Z_MODIFIER "x", (size_t) infoPtr);
    infoPtr->channel = Tcl_CreateChannel(&pipeChannelType, channelName,
	    infoPtr, infoPtr->validMask);

    Tcl_SetChannelOption(NULL, infoPtr->channel, "-translation", "auto");
    return infoPtr->channel;
}