Memory(-Leak) and Exception Trace (CRT and COM Leaks)

Jochen Kalmbach [MVP VC++]

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With this utility you can simply find memory leaks (CRT and COM) in your program (with almost no time-cost during runtime). Each leak is written to a file with the callstack of the allocation.

memory_and_exception_trace.zip
- Memory_and_Exception_Trace
  - main.cpp
  - Memory_and_Exception_Trace.dsp
  - Memory_and_Exception_Trace.dsw
  - Memory_and_Exception_Trace.sln
  - Memory_and_Exception_Trace.vcproj
  - Stackwalker.cpp
  - Stackwalker.h
memleakanalyse.zip
- MemLeakAnalyse
  - App.ico
  - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - bin
    - Release
      - MemLeakAnalyse.exe
  - CommandLineParser.cs
  - EditSearchPath.cs
  - EditSearchPath.resx
  - FolderBrowserDialog.bmp
  - FolderBrowserDialog.cs
  - FolderBrowserDialog.resx
  - Form1.cs
  - Form1.resx
  - LeakFile.cs
  - MemLeakAnalyse.csproj
  - MemLeakAnalyse.sln
  - Options.cs
  - OptionsDialog.cs
  - OptionsDialog.resx
mfcleaktest.zip
- MFCLeakTest
  - ChildFrm.cpp
  - ChildFrm.h
  - MainFrm.cpp
  - MainFrm.h
  - MFCLeakTest.cpp
  - MFCLeakTest.h
  - MFCLeakTest.rc
  - MFCLeakTest.sln
  - MFCLeakTest.vcproj
  - MFCLeakTestDoc.cpp
  - MFCLeakTestDoc.h
  - MFCLeakTestView.cpp
  - MFCLeakTestView.h
  - res
    - MFCLeakTest.ico
    - MFCLeakTest.manifest
    - MFCLeakTest.rc2
    - MFCLeakTestDoc.ico
    - Toolbar.bmp
  - Resource.h
  - Stackwalker.cpp
  - Stackwalker.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
memory_and_exception_trace_1.zip
- main.cpp
- Memory_and_Exception_Trace.dsp
- Memory_and_Exception_Trace.dsw
- Memory_and_Exception_Trace.sln
- Memory_and_Exception_Trace.vcproj
- Stackwalker.cpp
- Stackwalker.h
mfcleaktest_1.zip
- ChildFrm.cpp
- ChildFrm.h
- MainFrm.cpp
- MainFrm.h
- MFCLeakTest.cpp
- MFCLeakTest.h
- MFCLeakTest.ncb
- MFCLeakTest.rc
- MFCLeakTest.sln
- MFCLeakTest.suo
- MFCLeakTest.vcproj
- MFCLeakTestDoc.cpp
- MFCLeakTestDoc.h
- MFCLeakTestView.cpp
- MFCLeakTestView.h
- MFCLeakTest.ico
- MFCLeakTest.manifest
- MFCLeakTest.rc2
- MFCLeakTestDoc.ico
- Toolbar.bmp
- Resource.h
- Stackwalker.cpp
- Stackwalker.h
- stdafx.cpp
- stdafx.h
memleakanalyse_1.zip
- App.ico
- AssemblyInfo.cs
- MemLeakAnalyse.exe
- CommandLineParser.cs
- EditSearchPath.cs
- EditSearchPath.resx
- FolderBrowserDialog.bmp
- FolderBrowserDialog.cs
- FolderBrowserDialog.resx
- Form1.cs
- Form1.resx
- LeakFile.cs
- MemLeakAnalyse.csproj
- MemLeakAnalyse.csproj.user
- MemLeakAnalyse.sln
- MemLeakAnalyse.suo
- Options.cs
- OptionsDialog.cs
- OptionsDialog.resx
memory_and_exception_tracev1.00.zip
- Debug
  - main.cpp
  - Memory_and_Exception_Trace.sln
  - Memory_and_Exception_Trace.vcproj
  - readme.txt
  - Release
  - Stackwalker.cpp
  - Stackwalker.h

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EndProject
Global
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		ConfigName.0 = Debug
		ConfigName.1 = Release
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectDependencies) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfiguration) = postSolution
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		{E2D53BB0-25CF-48B5-958A-9E1CFBD121B0}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{E2D53BB0-25CF-48B5-958A-9E1CFBD121B0}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{E2D53BB0-25CF-48B5-958A-9E1CFBD121B0}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Written By

Jochen Kalmbach [MVP VC++]

Software Developer (Senior)

Germany

1982: My first computer (VC20)
1984: Finished to build my first own computer (Z80)
1993: Mission-Volunteer in Papua New Guinea
1998: Dipl. Inform. (FH)
... working, working, working....

Memory(-Leak) and Exception Trace (CRT and COM Leaks)

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