SAMPLE: Global Heap Functions

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SUMMARY

Showmem.exe is a sample application that allows the user to allocate, free, and manipulate memory from the global heap. Different "what if" scenarios can be demonstrated without writing and rewriting code. Information about global heap objects is displayed using the GlobalEntryHandle() and ModuleFindHandle() TOOLHELP.DLL functions. Additional information about how to use the global heap functions is provided, as well as a collection of related Microsoft Knowledge Base articles in help-file format.

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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Showmem.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/sample60/3.1/w31/en-us/showmem.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit 3.0
Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit 3.1

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