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Re: How to check null or corrupted char pointer value

8-Jan-09 1:50

Well, psz2 initialization shouldn't matter.
Have you any documentation of the library?
(Maybe the function has some weird pre-requisite, like psz2 pointing to a client-allocated buffer...I know it doesn't make sense, but several real pieces of code actually does not make sense).

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KASR18-Jan-09 1:57

KASR1

8-Jan-09 1:57

Thanks for replying soon.

The below logic given by Randor seems working.

MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION mbi;
VirtualQueryEx(GetCurrentProcess(),pVar,&mbi,sizeof(mbi));
if (mbi.Protect == PAGE_NOACCESS)
{
   // bad pointer
}

Re: How to check null or corrupted char pointer value

CPallini8-Jan-09 2:06

Re: How to check null or corrupted char pointer value

8-Jan-09 2:06

I'm glad about, but doesn't the HRESULT return value give some info about the translate operation?

Randor 8-Jan-09 2:19

Randor

8-Jan-09 2:19

Well, technically it could be other values. For example you may recieve a ramdom garbage pointer which resolves to a loaded PE image. A better implementation for checking a variable pointer would be:

MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION mbi;
VirtualQueryEx(GetCurrentProcess(),pVar,&mbi,sizeof(mbi));
if (mbi.Protect == PAGE_READWRITE && mbi.State = MEM_COMMIT && mbi.Type == MEM_PRIVATE)
{
	// bad string pointer
}

This ensures:

1.) You can read and write to the address.
2.) The address is allocated and committed memory.
3.) The address is within the private region.

At this point the chance of being a good pointer has become substantially higher.

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INetFwMgr

barneyb817-Jan-09 23:11

barneyb81

7-Jan-09 23:11

I'm trying to obtain the Windows Firewall status, which is simple enough using the get_FirewallEnabled method on INetFwProfile. The problem is that this only retrieves the local policy, which could have been overridden by the group policy and so is sometimes wrong.

Does anyone know if there's a way of retrieving the group policy? There's a get_CurrentProfileType on INetFwMgr, but this just seems to return NET_FW_PROFILE_STANDARD regardless of the policy. There's a NEW_FW_POLICY_TYPE enum, but it's not used in any methods that I can find.

Thanks!

Re: INetFwMgr

Hamid_RT7-Jan-09 23:48

7-Jan-09 23:48

MSDN has examples for work with Firewall did you see
Using Windows Firewall API[^]?

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Re: INetFwMgr

barneyb817-Jan-09 23:55

barneyb81

7-Jan-09 23:55

Thanks. I'd read through this documentation, and can't find any way of obtaining the group policy (or indeed even of telling whether or not the local policy is being overridden). Given the existence of the NET_FW_POLICY_TYPE enum, I'd like to think it's possible, but I'm starting to think maybe it's not...

protocol using vc++

hrishiS7-Jan-09 22:09

hrishiS

7-Jan-09 22:09

hello Experts,
I would like to know the basics of how to use SIP protocol using vc++.This is not regards to any project. Just for my self learning.

Thanks,
Himangshu

CPallini7-Jan-09 22:39

7-Jan-09 22:39

Do you know the wonderful CodeProject article search engine [^]?
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hrishiS7-Jan-09 23:17

hrishiS

7-Jan-09 23:17

thx, I will go through it

Hamid_RT7-Jan-09 23:31

7-Jan-09 23:31

Does it[^] helpful?

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toxcct8-Jan-09 1:30

8-Jan-09 1:30

Hamid. wrote:
Does it[^] helpful?

Should be "Is it Helpful"...

anyway, happy new year Hamid, and congratulations for your new status Wink | ;)

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You....

CPallini8-Jan-09 1:43

8-Jan-09 1:43

You grammar-nazi... Mad | :mad:

Happy new year tox! Big Grin | :-D

Re: You....

toxcct8-Jan-09 1:54

8-Jan-09 1:54

CPallini wrote:
You grammar-nazi

no insults please Poke tongue | ;-P

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Hamid_RT8-Jan-09 1:46

8-Jan-09 1:46

Thanks where are you old friend? and congratulations for your mvp again. Big Grin | :-D

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toxcct8-Jan-09 1:52

8-Jan-09 1:52

Hamid. wrote:
where are you

under my own work... no time anymore to roam on CP baords that much Wink | ;)

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CPallini8-Jan-09 1:57

8-Jan-09 1:57

Hamid. wrote:
Thanks where are you old friend?

Tox deserted: you may find him togheter with the enemy, in the java forum... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Hamid_RT8-Jan-09 2:01

8-Jan-09 2:01

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For all Others to feel the Mace
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toxcct8-Jan-09 2:50

8-Jan-09 2:50

CPallini wrote:
Tox deserted

I didn't

I just don't have much time, and quite tired answering to google it or to look into an FAQ.

CPallini wrote:
with the enemy, in the java forum

Java is not enemy Mad | :mad:

not much than C# at least, so you'd better revise your judgement and spit at VB scripters instead.

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CPallini8-Jan-09 3:14

8-Jan-09 3:14

toxcct wrote:
Java is not enemy not much than C# at least

Java *is* the (MS) enemy, C# was invented to fight Java. (fighting VB scripters is like bombing the Red Cross).

BTW: Did you notice the joke icon?
Big Grin | :-D

toxcct8-Jan-09 3:25

Re: protocol using vc++ [modified: welcome in the THHB, toxcct!]

8-Jan-09 3:25

CPallini wrote:
Did you notice the joke icon?

anyway :

CPallini wrote:
Java *is* the (MS) enemy

crap. everything is Ms enemy, but MS is not god, and it's not them to dictate to programers what language is best. I just want them to be a software producer, to produce good, not bugged things, and then people will nicely come to them. but that's definitely not the case currently. Java is a damn good language, but MS could not stand to have a free, well appreciated language aver the world and over the web, so they though they had to (once again) create their own version of something already existing...

CPallini wrote:
fighting VB scripters is like bombing the Red Cross

you're rude. everybody knows what VB is, so please don't compare them to Red Cross, which is way more respectable than MS

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CPallini8-Jan-09 3:44

Re: protocol using vc++ [modified: welcome in the THHB, toxcct!]

8-Jan-09 3:44

toxcct wrote:
crap. everything is Ms enemy, but MS is not god

Crap.
Not all is MS enemy and MS is not that bad.
Java was a true MS enemy, and the MS's counter-attack produced .NET (that's IMHO damned good).

toxcct wrote:
and it's not them to dictate to programers what language is best

Unfortunately they try to do that.

toxcct wrote:
I just want them to be a software producer, to produce good, not bugged things, and then people will nicely come to them. but that's definitely not the case currently. Java is a damn good language

Nothing to say: Your are free to use the language you like the most and Java is (IMHO) indeed a very good language. I called Java 'the enemy' while it is by no means our enemy (the joke icon...).

toxcct wrote:
Java is a damn good language, but MS could not stand to have a free, well appreciated language aver the world and over the web, so they though they had to (once again) create their own version of something already existing...

They I've learned from the 'Java experience': there are free version of Visual Studio, CLI (and C#) are ECMA standards,...
IMHO the .NET platform is quite similar though better than the Java one. But that's natural, Java was a rather pioneer experience.

toxcct wrote:
you're rude. everybody knows what VB is, so please don't compare them to Red Cross, which is way more respectable than MS

Something personal with MS (I was actually joking also about VBScript, in fact I like it...)?
Big Grin | :-D

BTW: welcome in the THHB [^], toxcct !
Big Grin | :-D

modified on Thursday, January 8, 2009 11:52 AM

toxcct8-Jan-09 4:24

8-Jan-09 4:24

CPallini wrote:
Java was a true MS enemy

well, because they wanted to. By making people think Java was the enemy, they would naturally come to .NET, which is the obvious antagonist of Java. but Java never attempted to make some dark over Microsoft. Java is Cross Plateform, which .NET is definitely not, and Sun have another niche than MS, so they don't really disturb each other.
What I hate in this is earing all that idiot programmers spitting that Java is Crap, and .NET is way better, but who never put their hands into a java code for once. Microsoft is the only culprit in this way of thinking which is hateful.
.NET is sure a good product, but I'd never say it is best for anything. it has good advantages over Java, such like Java has many other good advantages over .NET too !

CPallini wrote:
Unfortunately they try to do that

disgraceful

CPallini wrote:
I called Java 'the enemy' while it is by no means our enemy

None is MY enemy. I use all, depending on my needs.

CPallini wrote:
IMHO the .NET platform is quite similar though better than the Java one. But that's natural, Java was a rather pioneer experience

Hey, Java is not a dinosaur. it's still being improved, so I repeat myself, saying .NET is better means nothing.

CPallini wrote:
VBScript

that's totally different. I was talking about VB 6 and/or VB.NET.

CPallini wrote:
BTW: welcome in the THHB [^], toxcct !

lol. nice

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Hamid_RT8-Jan-09 3:49