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Function name : GetProcessHeaps

Group: Memory Management - Library: kernel32

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The GetProcessHeaps function obtains handles to all of the heaps that are valid for the calling process.

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Code examples:

Obtaining heap handles and enumerating memory blocks for the current VFP session (WinNT only)

Declaration:

DWORD GetProcessHeaps(
  DWORD NumberOfHeaps,  //max.number of heap handles
  PHANDLE ProcessHeaps  //buffer for heap handles
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetProcessHeaps IN kernel32;
	INTEGER   NumberOfHeaps,;
	STRING  @ ProcessHeaps  

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Parameters:

NumberOfHeaps [in] Specifies the maximum number of heap handles that can be stored into the buffer pointed to by ProcessHeaps.

ProcessHeaps [out] Pointer to a buffer to receive an array of heap handles.

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Return value:

The return value is the number of heap handles that are valid for the calling process.

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Comments:

Windows NT/2000/XP: Included in Windows NT 3.5 and later.
Windows 95/98/Me: Unsupported.

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