GetNamedPipeClientProcessId function (winbase.h)

Retrieves the client process identifier for the specified named pipe.

Syntax

BOOL GetNamedPipeClientProcessId(
  [in]  HANDLE Pipe,
  [out] PULONG ClientProcessId
);

Parameters

[in] Pipe

A handle to an instance of a named pipe. This handle must be created by the CreateNamedPipe function.

[out] ClientProcessId

The process identifier.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call the GetLastError function.

Remarks

Windows 10, version 1709:  Pipes are only supported within an app-container; ie, from one UWP process to another UWP process that's part of the same app. Also, named pipes must use the syntax \\.\pipe\LOCAL\ for the pipe name.

Requirements

See also

CreateNamedPipe

GetNamedPipeServerProcessId

Pipe Functions

Pipes Overview