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Fault Protection: Using Windows Exception Filters

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An article illustrating practical uses of SetUnhandledExceptionFilter
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	ProjectType="Visual C++"
	Version="7.10"
	Name="exception"
	ProjectGUID="{F3179668-8FC9-4B9E-963C-F3DCD74F21D7}"
	Keyword="Win32Proj">
	<Platforms>
		<Platform
			Name="Win32"/>
	</Platforms>
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			IntermediateDirectory="Debug"
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			CharacterSet="2">
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				Optimization="0"
				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
				RuntimeLibrary="5"
				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
				WarningLevel="4"
				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
				DebugInformationFormat="4"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCLinkerTool"
				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/exception.exe"
				LinkIncremental="2"
				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/exception.pdb"
				SubSystem="1"
				TargetMachine="1"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
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				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
		</Configuration>
		<Configuration
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			OutputDirectory="Release"
			IntermediateDirectory="Release"
			ConfigurationType="1"
			CharacterSet="2">
			<Tool
				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
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				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
				RuntimeLibrary="4"
				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
				WarningLevel="4"
				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCLinkerTool"
				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/exception.exe"
				LinkIncremental="1"
				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
				SubSystem="1"
				OptimizeReferences="2"
				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
				TargetMachine="1"/>
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				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
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				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
		</Configuration>
	</Configurations>
	<References>
	</References>
	<Files>
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			Name="Source Files"
			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
			UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}">
			<File
				RelativePath=".\exception.cpp">
			</File>
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			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
			UniqueIdentifier="{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}">
			<File
				RelativePath=".\exception.h">
			</File>
		</Filter>
	</Files>
	<Globals>
	</Globals>
</VisualStudioProject>

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