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What is the value of OPEN_EXISTING in the Windows API?

What is the value of OPEN_EXISTING in the Windows API?

I'm trying to open directories directly so I can examine the entries for deleted files, and I need to specify that value, but the C# environment doesn't include that under the FileMode enumeration.

related question: CreateFile to view a directory

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It appears that the value of OPEN_EXISTING is 3.

MSDN - CreateFile

Fred  2009-08-28 05:17:51
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General tip: Download the Windows SDK, no matter what language you are using. Then you can grep the included header files and look for the constants.

DR  2009-08-28 06:29:37

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