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  1. February 25th, 2011 02:40 PM #1
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    [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?
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    Re: Catching when an application closes/crashes..in release mode.

    Wrap main in a try/catch block and log the exception and stack trace. Next time it crashes you know where to start looking.
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    Re: Catching when an application closes/crashes..in release mode.

    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.
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  4. February 28th, 2011 10:12 AM #4
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    Re: Catching when an application closes/crashes..in release mode.

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