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What exactly is "application-defined" about UnhandledExceptionFilter?

MSDN describes UnhandledExceptionFilter as follows: "An application-defined function that passes unhandled exceptions to the debugger, if the process is being debugged." But this function is clearly supplied by the OS, in kernel32.dll according to…
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How to implement SEH (Structured Exception Handling) in VB6?

Could someone provide some example on implementing SEH in VB6? Everything I've seen so far is in C++
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How can I handle an access violation in Visual Studio C++?

Usually an access violation terminates the program and I cannot catch a Win32 exception using try and catch. Is there a way I can keep my program running, even in case of an access violation? Preferably I would like to handle the exception and show…
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The 'get' equivalent of _set_se_translator?

I need to translate structured exceptions manually, using the current translator. How do I 'get' the value someone has set by _set_se_translator?
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Best place to call MiniDumpWriteDump() to catch a crash

I have a large-ish Win32 program that I'm maintaining, and I'd like to instrument it to automatically and unconditionally generate a minidump file whenever something bad happens. I can't ask customers to install userdump.exe, and I can't ask them to…
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How do I get the module name that caused a structured exception given a _EXCEPTION_POINTERS struct? (win32 C++)

(Win32 platform c++) Using __try and __finally, how can I get the module name (And address) of the cause for an exception? I call GetExceptionInformation() but from that I am not sure where this information is. Given other resources online and in…
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Catch, Handle, then Rethrow Exception?

I ran into an interesting dilemma today. I have a function that handles information and checks for duplicate values, then returns the next number that is not a duplicate. So, I have something like this: Public Function…
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Is Visual C++ SEH available on other OS?

I learned about Visual C++ Structured Exception Handling (SEH) recently. I am considering implementing it, but my code is supposed to be as cross platform as possible. In the future, I'm thinking of porting ny code to Linux, MAC, Android, IOS and…
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SEH error reporting

I have a Visual Studio 2008 C++ program where the program is wrapped in a __try/__except block to capture any SEH exceptions. The exception filter creates an error log and gives the user detailed instructions on how to submit a defect report. Does…
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What is allowed after catching an unhandled exception

In order to write a crash dump on windows I am catching unhandled exceptions, all using SetUnhandledExceptionFilter and MiniDumpWriteDump Now this works (as good as it can) but my question is, once I am in my exception filter function, what am I…
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How can I tell if the Microsoft C++ code I'm running was compiled with the /EHa switch?

I need to make sure the header I'm using is compiled with the /EHa compiler switch? How can I do that?
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.seh_stackalloc and stack alignment

I am writing some x64 assembly for the GNU assembler. I've been trying to read about the .seh_* directives, but I'm not finding much information about them. The gas docs don't mention them at all. But as I understand it, if my code might be in the…
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Restoring SIMD registers on Windows x64 during unwinding

On Windows x86-64, how are callee-saved SIMD registers restored during unwinding? If one was writing assembly code, how would one ensure that this happened properly?
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How to get the benefits of /EHa with /EHsc, on a particular function?

If I know that a particular extern "C" function in my program (say, RaiseException) is the only function that raises SEH exceptions, and I want them converted to C++ exceptions, is there any way for me to "selectively enable" /EHa for that function,…
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SEH Eceptions - generating and handling

I want to generate and handle exceptions (SEH). How can I write a code that will lead to an "illegal instruction"-exception?
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