ppid (PPID) - output

A pointer to the PID in which the process identifier associated with the child process created is returned.

ppid is returned only when the value specified for Related is 1 (SSF_RELATED_CHILD). The ppid returned may not be used on any system functions (for example, DosSetPriority) that require a parent process/child process relationship.

This parameter is not returned for independent sessions. For more information about independent sessions, refer to the Related field in the STARTDATA structure.

Refer to "Parent/Child Relationship" in the Remarks section for more information about child processes.