Jul 26, 2021
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Diagnosing why your batch file prints a garbage character, one character, and nothing more
Following the clues you have.
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Jul 23, 2021
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The history of passing a null pointer as the key name to RegOpenKeyEx
It doesn't mean anything special any more, but it once did.
Jul 22, 2021
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The case of the strange NT-style path that was discovered by SearchPath
Remember where it searches.
Jul 21, 2021
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I know I can change the color of the DC pen, but what about the other attributes?
They're locked in, sorry.
Jul 20, 2021
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Why does the New menu even exist for creating new empty files?
You have to open the file anyway to make it useful, so why not just open the program directly?
Jul 19, 2021
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C++11 braced initialization made the impossible possible (and how to fix it so it stays impossible)
Braced initialization to the rescue, or denied.
Jul 16, 2021
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What’s the difference between throwing a winrt::hresult_error and using winrt::throw_hresult?
It affects the error origination.
Jul 15, 2021
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On proper handling of buffers in COM and RPC methods
The RPC layer deals with most of the problems for you, assuming you're using the RPC layer.
Jul 14, 2021
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How to perform more complicated search and replace-style renaming in a batch file
Try something other than wildcards.
Jul 13, 2021
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How did copying and renaming with wildcards work in MS-DOS?
By lining up two parallel arrays.