SetHandleCount
The SetHandleCount
function sets the number of file handles available to a process. This function
has no effect under Windows NT and Windows 95, because there is no explicit
file handle limit for applications on these platforms. Under Win32s, there are
only 20 file handles available to a process by default; however you could use SetHandleCount
to allow a process to use up to 255 file handles.
UINT SetHandleCount(
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UINT uNumber |
// number of file
handles needed |
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Parameters
uNumber
Specifies the
number of file handles needed by the application.
Return Values
Under Windows
NT and Windows 95, this function simply returns the value specified in the uNumber
parameter.
Under Win32s,
the return value specifies the number of file handles actually available to the
application. It may be fewer than the number specified by the uNumber
parameter.
Remarks
Under Windows
NT and Windows 95, the maximum number of files that an application can open is
determined by the amount of available non-paged memory pool, because each open
file handle requires non-paged memory.