[RESOLVED] Catching when an application closes/crashes..in release mode.

I have an app that will run for a variable amount of time and then...disappear.

Usually, when this application crashes (it does happen), I'll get a "Windows has encountered an error and needs to close..." window. I'm also catching issues in debug mode, but I also need to test in release.

Is there a way to intercept and log this disappearing act? I'm thinking of writing to a log file on this event when the app "disappears" but I haven't yet determined what function, exactly, I should look for.

Can someone shed some light on this problem?

Wrap main in a try/catch block and log the exception and stack trace. Next time it crashes you know where to start looking.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...exception.aspx

That is what you need. It'll allow you to log information on any unhandled exception.

Thank you both for all your help! Mutant Fruit, that link was exactly what I was looking for.