Function Reference


_WinAPI_FindNextStream

Continues a stream search

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>
_WinAPI_FindNextStream ( $hSearch, $tData )

Parameters

$hSearch The search handle returned by a previous call to the _WinAPI_FindFirstStream() function.
$tData A $tagWIN32_FIND_STREAM_DATA structure or a pointer to it that receives information about the stream.

Return Value

Success: True.
Failure: False and sets the @error flag to non-zero, @extended flag may contain the system error code.

Remarks

If the function fails because no more streams can be found, the @extended flag will contain ERROR_HANDLE_EOF (38) system error code.

This function requires Windows Vista or later.

Related

_WinAPI_FindFirstStream

See Also

Search FindNextStreamW in MSDN Library.

Example

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIError.au3>
#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>
#include <WinAPIHObj.au3>
#include <WinAPIMem.au3>
#include <WinAPIMisc.au3>
#include <WinAPIShPath.au3>

_Example()

Func _Example()
        Local Const $sTempFile = @TempDir & '\Test.txt'

        ; Check NTFS file system
        If StringCompare(DriveGetFileSystem(_WinAPI_PathStripToRoot($sTempFile)), 'NTFS') Then
                MsgBox(($MB_ICONERROR + $MB_SYSTEMMODAL), 'Error', 'The file must be on an NTFS file system volume.')
                Exit
        EndIf

        Local $sName, $iBytes, $pData, $hFile
        ; Create text file with three alternative streams named AS1, AS2, and AS3 respectively
        For $i = 0 To 3
                If $i Then
                        $pData = _WinAPI_CreateString('Alternative stream ' & $i)
                        $sName = ':AS' & $i
                Else
                        $pData = _WinAPI_CreateString('Main stream')
                        $sName = ''
                EndIf
                $hFile = _WinAPI_CreateFile($sTempFile & $sName, 1, 4)
                _WinAPI_WriteFile($hFile, $pData, _WinAPI_GetMemorySize($pData) - 2, $iBytes)
                _WinAPI_CloseHandle($hFile)
                _WinAPI_FreeMemory($pData)
        Next

        ; Enumerate all existing streams in the file and read text data from each stream
        $pData = _WinAPI_CreateBuffer(1024)

        Local $tFSD = DllStructCreate($tagWIN32_FIND_STREAM_DATA)

        Local $hSearch = _WinAPI_FindFirstStream($sTempFile, $tFSD)
        Local $iSize
        While Not @error
                $sName = DllStructGetData($tFSD, 'StreamName')
                $iSize = DllStructGetData($tFSD, 'StreamSize')
                $hFile = _WinAPI_CreateFile($sTempFile & $sName, 2, 2, 6)
                _WinAPI_ReadFile($hFile, $pData, $iSize, $iBytes)
                _WinAPI_CloseHandle($hFile)
                ConsoleWrite(StringFormat('%10s (%s bytes) - %s', $sName, $iSize, _WinAPI_GetString($pData)) & @CRLF)
                _WinAPI_FindNextStream($hSearch, $tFSD)
        WEnd

        Switch @extended
                Case 38 ; ERROR_HANDLE_EOF

                Case Else
                        MsgBox(($MB_ICONERROR + $MB_SYSTEMMODAL), @extended, _WinAPI_GetErrorMessage(@extended))
        EndSwitch

        _WinAPI_FindClose($hSearch)

        _WinAPI_FreeMemory($pData)

        FileDelete($sTempFile)
EndFunc   ;==>_Example