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+// ThriftCommon.cpp : Common functions for sample Thrift client and server
+//
+
+#include "ThriftCommon.h"
+
+namespace thriftcommon
+{
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	//Launch child process and pass R/W anonymous pipe handles on cmd line.
+	//This is a simple example and does not include elevation or other 
+	//advanced features.
+	//
+	bool LaunchAnonPipeChild(std::string app, boost::shared_ptr<TServerTransport> transport)
+	{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
+		STARTUPINFOA si;
+		GetStartupInfoA(&si);  //set startupinfo for the spawned process
+		char handles[MAX_PATH];  //Stores pipe handles converted to text
+
+		sprintf(handles, "%s %d %d", app.c_str(),
+			(int)boost::shared_dynamic_cast<TPipeServer>(transport)->getClientRdPipeHandle(),
+			(int)boost::shared_dynamic_cast<TPipeServer>(transport)->getClientWrtPipeHandle());
+
+		//spawn the child process
+		if (!CreateProcessA(NULL, handles, NULL,NULL,TRUE,0,NULL,NULL,&si,&pi))
+		{
+			GlobalOutput.perror("TPipeServer CreateProcess failed, GLE=", GetLastError());
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+		CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+#endif
+		return true;
+	}
+}