Re: INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE vs. NULL

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"qfel" <[q_tmp]@[aster.pl]> wrote in message
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> From CloseHandle:
> This function will throw an exception if either a handle value that is not
> valid (or 0)
> It implies 0 (NULL) is not valid for any handle closeable by CloseHandle, so
> actually all kernel handles, right?

Wrong. Where do you see that? I don't.

0 is a valid handle and passing it to CloseHandle does not cause an
exception.

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