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I am starting a new side-project: I would like to scan file access in real-time and deny access if the windows file system wants to access a folder that I have deemed inappropriate.
Use Case:
whenever the Windows file system (i.e. as directed by my wife) accesses a file, I want to check the path against a list of blocked paths. If the path matches an item in the black-list then I'd like my app to deny access. To enable/disable this security I'll set an environment variable.
The problem is that I have no idea how to implement something like this; I've never experimented with real-time file access. I imagine it's pretty low-level.
Does anyone have any pointers to help me learn about real-time file access ? Is it even possible ?
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abiemann wrote: Does anyone have any pointers
Right click on the file and select "Properties". In the Properties Dialog select the "Security" tab and set the User/Permissions however you want.
led mike
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right, but we don't use log-in accounts on the PCs at home; our WinXP PCs default to an Administrator account when booting up to Windows.
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abiemann wrote: right, but we don't use log-in accounts on the PCs at home;
So I guess you want me to reply with the obvious: "Then set them up and start using them". Well I'm not going to. 
led mike
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I've written a status bar control which works well, except for the height. I'd like a way to determine the right height for the control, taking into account XP themes's if they are present. I know there is GetThemePartSize() and the SP_PANE, but that doesn't seem to return a useful height (it's significantly smaller than what is actually used). Anyone know how to do this?
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Jim Crafton wrote: Anyone know how to do this?
No but did you try using GetThemeMargins[^] in conjunction?
led mike
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Nope, missed that one - I'll look into that.
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Jim Crafton wrote: I'd like a way to determine the right height for the control...
Windows does it based on the size of the font.
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Yeah, that doesn't surprise me. But how *exactly* are they doing it? Are they just DLU units? As in saying that the status bar is 12 DLU's high based on whatever the current font you've chosen to use with the status bar? Or is there some other magic behind determining the number?
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Jim Crafton wrote: Or is there some other magic behind determining the number?
They probably used advanced copies of Cobra. It's going to solve everything don't you know. 
led mike
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Hmm, Cobra, that's XML based right?
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Someone voted your OP a 2   Although it could be a feature of the new ASP.NET site. 
led mike
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I guess I forgot add "plz must hve code in fast!" in the original query. I'll keep that in mind for the next time 
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I'm using VS 2008 C++ and when I write a file out using CStdioFile or CFile under file type I get "SQL Server Compact Edition Database File" does anyone if this is alright?
I expected to only see ".sdf" under type. Right clicking on the file and selecting properties the filename alog with the ".sdf" extension is there along with "SQL Server Compact Edition Database File". What's happening?
A C++ programming language novice, but striving to learn
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I've come across some code that is structured like this:
do {
//stuff...
} while(FALSE);
What's the difference between that and just doing the items that are in stuff WITHOUT the do-while(FALSE) "loop"?
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The difference is that the above code is entitled to stand on the top position of the Coding Horrors forum.
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modified on Friday, February 8, 2008 3:06 PM
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CPallini wrote: the Coding Orrors forum.
What means "Coding Orros"? I know what Coding Oreos[^] are but never heard of Coding Orros.
led mike
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led mike wrote: What means "Coding Orros"?
Coding Orros refers to members of a family tree: http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/finder.mv?Surname=Orros[^] who are better at making pizza than coding. http://www.yellowbot.com/orros-pizza-grill-saint-johns-fl.html[^] although obvious to us, it was not obvious to them. After seeing the pizza examples in head-first-design-patterns, you begin to realize how they thought that any pizza maker is automatically a programmer. As you see, the results of pizza makers writing software is extra cheese in our code. 
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And I even made it bold.
 
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler.
-- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong.
-- Iain Clarke
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CPallini wrote: And I even made it bold.
I've always said "That Pallini is nothing if not bold"
led mike
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Maybe they were trying to exercise the compilers optimization capabilities?
led mike
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Just figured it out.
Interspersed within the {..} are #define'd a macro (ESCAPEIF(returnvalue) calls. It's defined to 'break' if an error occurrs.
At the end of the function is the cleanup
thus:
do
{
ret = foo(); //returns a '1'
BREAKONERROR(ret);
} WHILE(FALSE);
//perform cleanup (ie: release memory where needed)
Guess I should have followed the white rabbit a little more ..or took the bluepill.
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goto is better.
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler.
-- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong.
-- Iain Clarke
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CPallini wrote: goto is better.
Youre my HERO
codito ergo sum
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goto is dangerous in C++ if care is not taken because jumping out of scope will NOT result in the destructors of any C++ objects in the scope.
Steve
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