Integrating Crash Reporting into Your Application - A Beginners Tutorial

OlegKrivtsov

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This article shows how to use CrashRpt error reporting library with an MFC application

CrashRpt_v.1.3.0_r1291.zip
- CrashRpt_v.1.3.0_r1291
  - bin
    - crashcon.exe
    - crashrpt_lang.ini
    - CrashRpt1300.dll
    - CrashRptProbe1300.dll
    - CrashRptTest.exe
    - CrashSender1300.exe
    - crprober.exe
    - dbghelp.dll
    - dummy.ini
    - dummy.log
    - msvcp100.dll
    - msvcr100.dll
    - Tests.exe
  - Changelog.txt
  - clean.bat
  - CMakeLists.txt
  - CrashRpt_vs2010.sln
  - docs
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      - exception_handling.dox
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      - preparing_to_release.dox
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      - using_crashrpt.dox
      - using_crashrptprobe_api.dox
      - using_error_reports.dox
      - using_minidump.dox
      - writing_robust_code.dox
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      - functions_vars.html
      - getting_started.html
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      - globals_defs.html
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      - globals_type.html
      - group___crash_rpt_a_p_i.html
      - group___crash_rpt_probe_a_p_i.html
      - group___crash_rpt_structs.html
      - group___crash_rpt_wrappers.html
      - group___deprecated_a_p_i.html
      - index.html
      - installdox
      - internationalization_support.html
      - introduction_to_crashrpt.html
      - linker_debug_settings.png
      - maindlg.png
      - modules.html
      - modules.png
      - no_symbols_loaded.png
      - open.gif
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      - pages.html
      - preparing_to_software_release.html
      - program_database.png
      - progressdlg.png
      - reports_path.png
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      - search.php
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      - symbols_load_paths.png
      - tab_b.gif
      - tab_l.gif
      - tab_r.gif
      - tabs.css
      - threads.png
      - using_crash_descriptor.html
      - using_crashrpt.html
      - using_crashrpt_api.html
      - using_crashrptprobe_api.html
      - using_error_reports.html
      - using_minidump.html
      - vs_unhandled_exception.png
      - writing_robust_code.html
    - image
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      - call_stack.png
      - code_line.png
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      - detaildlg.png
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      - modules.png
      - no_symbols_loaded.png
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      - program_database.png
      - progressdlg.png
      - reports_path.png
      - send_queued_reports.png
      - symbols_load_paths.png
      - threads.png
      - vs_unhandled_exception.PNG
    - logo.png
  - include
    - CrashRpt.h
    - CrashRptProbe.h
  - index.html
  - lang_files
  - lib
    - CrashRpt1300.lib
    - CrashRptProbe1300.lib
  - License.txt
  - processing
    - crashrptprobe
      - CMakeLists.txt
      - CrashDescReader.cpp
      - CrashDescReader.h
      - CrashRptProbe.cpp
      - CrashRptProbe.def
      - CrashRptProbe.rc
      - CrashRptProbe_vs2010.vcxproj
      - MinidumpReader.cpp
      - MinidumpReader.h
      - resource.h
      - stdafx.cpp
      - stdafx.h
    - crprober
    - scripts
      - basic_stats.py
      - postprocess.bat
  - reporting
    - crashcon
    - crashrpt
      - CMakeLists.txt
      - CrashHandler.cpp
      - CrashHandler.h
      - CrashRpt.cpp
      - CrashRpt.def
      - CrashRpt.rc
      - CrashRpt_vs2010.vcxproj
      - CritSec.h
      - Prefastdef.h
      - res
        
        crashrpt.exe.manifest
      - resource.h
      - SharedMem.cpp
      - SharedMem.h
      - StdAfx.cpp
      - StdAfx.h
      - strconv.h
      - Utility.cpp
      - Utility.h
    - crashrpttest
      - AboutDlg.h
      - CMakeLists.txt
      - CrashRptTest.cpp
      - CrashRptTest.rc
      - CrashRptTest_vs2010.vcxproj
      - CrashThread.cpp
      - CrashThread.h
      - DocumentDlg.h
      - dummy.ini
      - dummy.log
      - MainDlg.cpp
      - MainDlg.h
      - res
        
        CrashRptTest.exe.manifest
        
        CrashRptTest.ico
        
        CrashRptTest.rc2
        
        Keys.ico
      - resource.h
      - stdafx.cpp
      - stdafx.h
    - crashsender
    - scripts
      - crashrpt.php
  - tests
  - thirdparty
    - dbghelp
      - bin
        
        dbghelp.dll
      - include
        
        dbghelp.h
      - lib
        
        amd64
        
        dbghelp.lib
        
        dbghelp.lib
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      - jcdctmgr.c
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      - jcmarker.c
      - jcmaster.c
      - jcomapi.c
      - jconfig.h
      - jcparam.c
      - jcprepct.c
      - jcsample.c
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      - jquant2.c
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      - README
    - libpng
      - CMakeLists.txt
      - libpng_vs2010.vcxproj
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      - crypt.h
      - ioapi.c
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      - iowin32.h
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      - minizip_vs2010.vcxproj
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      - readme.htm
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      - adler32.c
      - ChangeLog
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      - crc32.c
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      - deflate.c
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      - FAQ
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      - minigzip.c
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      - uncompr.c
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      - zconf.in.h
      - zlib.h
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      - zutil.c
      - zutil.h
  - version.props
SimpleApp.zip
- SimpleApp
  - release
    - crashrpt_lang.ini
    - CrashRpt1300.dll
    - CrashSender1300.exe
    - dbghelp.dll
    - SimpleApp.exe
  - SimpleApp.sln
  - SimpleApp
    - ChildFrm.cpp
    - ChildFrm.h
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - res
      - SimpleApp.ico
      - SimpleApp.rc2
      - SimpleAppDoc.ico
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - Resource.h
    - SimpleApp.cpp
    - SimpleApp.h
    - SimpleApp.rc
    - SimpleApp.vcproj
    - SimpleAppDoc.cpp
    - SimpleAppDoc.h
    - SimpleAppView.cpp
    - SimpleAppView.h
    - stdafx.cpp
    - stdafx.h

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Written By

OlegKrivtsov

Russian Federation

I am a software developer currently living in Tomsk, Russia. I received a PhD degree in Computer Science from Tomsk Polytechnic University in 2010. I have been professionally developing C/C++ and PHP software since 2005. I like contributing to open-source and writing programming articles for popular web resources, like CodeProject. Besides writing, I love skiing and watching Formula-1.

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