Re: Invalid handle question

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Hi Gary

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What about GetCurrentProcess? It's a valid HANDLE, even if it doesn't
correspond to an actual location in memory. Whether 0 or -1 is valid
or invalid just depends on the API call in question.

But it's not a file handle so different rules apply.

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It is more than just "not a file handle" - it is not a handle at all!!! It
is just a pseudo-handle, and opening it does not require Object Manager's
involvement.


Concerning DOS and 0, you just misunderstood my question - I was not asking
whether you can specify 0 as a handle in a function call. I was asking
whether 0 was really a handle (i.e. opening it required actual system
services involvement), or just a pseudo-handle under DOS. However, you did
not answer this question


Anton Bassov
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