Take a closer look at the 2 Gb limit that we are plagued with in different languages, and how to get around them.
Getting Past the 2 Gb File Limit
Published 01/22/2007
Latest File Information Articles
A C++ Wrapper and Extension of Windows FileSystemObject Objects
Published 02/28/2006
Learn about a C++ implementation of Windows FileSystemObject objects. It wraps and extends standard FileSystemObject interfaces (methods/properties).
Enumerate WFP Files
Published 02/02/2005
Windows systems launched after Windows2000 include a WFP feature (Windows File Protection). This article glimpses over it and shows how to enumerate the list of all protected files.
Extension Reports in VC++
Published 06/17/2002
Obtain a report on how much space in the files in a specified folder or drive is being used.
Accessing a File's Version Resource Information
Published 04/16/2002
Finding version information on a file (such as an EXE or DLL).
FileObjectInfo - Digging into the Windows NT Internals
Published 02/15/2001
Tool (NT native API source code!!) that lets you take a look at Windows NT's file objects
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
Published 04/18/2011
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
Published 06/23/2011
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
Input and Output with VB.NET 2010
Published 06/08/2011
The .NET runtime has everything you need to format your output and handle special characters. Both Visual Basic 2010 Express edition and Visual Studio 2010 help you with Intellisense if you can't remember the syntax. This article explores simple console input and output and shows you how to get it done.
IIS WCF File-less Activation with MEF
Published 05/24/2012
Control and low coupling happen when a developer combines MEF, WCF, and File-less activation. Jeffrey Juday shows you how to chain the technologies together.
