Oct 6, 2023 Post comments count2 Post likes count1 A very belated improvement to the filtering of the Browse for Folder dialog so it shows only drive letters Raymond Chen The case of the very short UNC.
Oct 5, 2023 Post comments count2 Post likes count1 How can I get WideCharToMultiByte to convert strings encoded in UTF-16BE? Raymond Chen You first have to get it into a format the WideCharToMultiByte accepts.
Oct 4, 2023 Post comments count3 Post likes count2 On the confusing names for the Windows service SID types Raymond Chen Too much abbreviation.
Sep 29, 2023 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 Template meta-programming: Avoiding saying a type before it is complete Raymond Chen Deferring use until after the class is defined.
Sep 28, 2023 Post comments count2 Post likes count2 C++/WinRT gotcha: get_strong() will produce a broken strong reference if destruction has already begun Raymond Chen A strong reference to nothing.
Sep 27, 2023 Post comments count4 Post likes count3 The dangers of releasing the last strong reference from within its own callback Raymond Chen Deadlocking with yourself.
Sep 25, 2023 Post comments count1 Post likes count3 GetQueueStatus and the queue state Raymond Chen There's stuff going on that's hiding behind the innocuous-looking name.
Sep 22, 2023 Post comments count3 Post likes count6 When I try to call an exported function, the target crashes when it tries to call any Windows function Raymond Chen Using what you know about how functions are imported to construct a theory that matches the evidence.
Sep 21, 2023 Post comments count9 Post likes count8 How does Explorer calculate the “Date” of a file? Raymond Chen Mapping the generic concept to specific file types.
Sep 20, 2023 Post comments count1 Post likes count1 Why does my C++/WinRT project get unresolved externals for constructors? Raymond Chen You forgot to include the namespace header file, didn't you.