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                      [BUG/PRB.] VFP 9.0 FIX - THE STRTOFILE() FUNCTION USES THE WINDOWS SYSTEM CACHE
                                 January 2024
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                                     CCB



1. BUG:

     In vfp9 (and vfp6, vfp7, vfp8), somtimes the STRTOFILE() function runs failed on Windows Vista or later.


2. CAUSE:

     There are some compatible problems when the STRTOFILE() function calls the CreateFileA Windows API
     for the Windows Defender program or the antivirus programs.
     Now if the STRTOFILE() function calls the CreateFileA Windows API failed,
     it will call the CreateFileA Windows API 3 times again.

     There are some BUGs in the following code.


3. RESOLUTION:

     We can write some code to fix the BUG.

     Label52ba3f ::
             push ebp                                                        ;0x0052ba3f :        55
             lea ebp ,  dword ptr [ esp + 0FFFFFE08h ]                       ;0x0052ba40 :        8dac2408feffff
             sub esp , 0278h                                                 ;0x0052ba47 :        81ec78020000
             mov eax ,  dword ptr [ Data937090 ]                             ;0x0052ba4d :        a190709300
             or  dword ptr [ ebp - 40 ] , 0FFFFFFFFh                         ;0x0052ba52 :        834dd8ff
             and  dword ptr [ ebp - 28 ] , 00h                               ;0x0052ba56 :        8365e400
             push ebx                                                        ;0x0052ba5a :        53
             push esi                                                        ;0x0052ba5b :        56
             push edi                                                        ;0x0052ba5c :        57
             mov  dword ptr [ ebp + 01F4h ] , eax                            ;0x0052ba5d :        8985f4010000
             mov  dword ptr [ ebp - 36 ] , 08h                               ;0x0052ba63 :        c745dc08000000
             call Fun420d8c                                                  ;0x0052ba6a :        e81d53efff
             mov ebx , eax                                                   ;0x0052ba6f :        8bd8
             mov  dword ptr [ ebp - 44 ] , ebx                               ;0x0052ba71 :        895dd4
             call Fun42371d                                                  ;0x0052ba74 :        e8a47cefff
             lea esi ,  dword ptr [ ebx + 44 ]                               ;0x0052ba79 :        8d732c
             mov eax , esi                                                   ;0x0052ba7c :        8bc6
             call Fun42371d                                                  ;0x0052ba7e :        e89a7cefff
             cmp  byte ptr [ebx] , 048h                                      ;0x0052ba83 :        803b48
             jne Label60c6e8                                                 ;0x0052ba86 :        0f855c0c0e00
             cmp  byte ptr [esi] , 048h                                      ;0x0052ba8c :        803e48
             jne Label60c6e8                                                 ;0x0052ba8f :        0f85530c0e00
             cmp  dword ptr [ Data936f1c ] , 03h                             ;0x0052ba95 :        833d1c6f930003
             jne Label52bac3                                                 ;0x0052ba9c :        7525
             lea edi ,  dword ptr [ ebx + 88 ]                               ;0x0052ba9e :        8d7b58
             call Fun529a6e                                                  ;0x0052baa1 :        e8c8dfffff
             mov  al , byte ptr [edi]                                        ;0x0052baa6 :        8a07
             cmp al , 049h                                                   ;0x0052baa8 :        3c49
             je Label52bbc4                                                  ;0x0052baaa :        0f8414010000
             cmp al , 04Ch                                                   ;0x0052bab0 :        3c4c
             jne Label60c6e8                                                 ;0x0052bab2 :        0f85300c0e00
             xor eax , eax                                                   ;0x0052bab8 :        33c0
             cmp  dword ptr [ ebx + 96 ] , eax                               ;0x0052baba :        394360
             setne al                                                        ;0x0052babd :        0f95c0
             mov  dword ptr [ ebp - 28 ] , eax                               ;0x0052bac0 :        8945e4

     Label52bac3 ::
             mov edx , esi                                                   ;0x0052bac3 :        8bd6
             lea ebx ,  dword ptr [ ebp - 24 ]                               ;0x0052bac5 :        8d5de8
             call Fun52b398                                                  ;0x0052bac8 :        e8cbf8ffff
             xor esi , esi                                                   ;0x0052bacd :        33f6
             push esi                                                        ;0x0052bacf :        56
             push esi                                                        ;0x0052bad0 :        56
             pushd offset Data91aed0                                                  ;0x0052bad1 :        68d0ae9100
             pushd 0104h                                                     ;0x0052bad6 :        6804010000
             mov eax , ebx                                                   ;0x0052badb :        8bc3
             push eax                                                        ;0x0052badd :        50
             call Fun437e2a                                                  ;0x0052bade :        e847c3f0ff
             push eax                                                        ;0x0052bae3 :        50
             mov edx , ebx                                                   ;0x0052bae4 :        8bd3
             lea ecx ,  dword ptr [ ebp + 0ECh ]                             ;0x0052bae6 :        8d8dec000000
             call Fun42cc34                                                  ;0x0052baec :        e84311f0ff
             lea edx ,  dword ptr [ ebp - 48 ]                               ;0x0052baf1 :        8d55d0
             lea eax ,  dword ptr [ ebp - 128 ]                              ;0x0052baf4 :        8d4580
             call Fun42c27f                                                  ;0x0052baf7 :        e88307f0ff
             push esi                                                        ;0x0052bafc :        56
             push eax                                                        ;0x0052bafd :        50
             call Fun42c2be                                                  ;0x0052bafe :        e8bb07f0ff
             mov ebx , eax                                                   ;0x0052bb03 :        8bd8
             pop ecx                                                         ;0x0052bb05 :        59
             cmp ebx , esi                                                   ;0x0052bb06 :        3bde
             mov  esi , dword ptr [ ebp - 44 ]                               ;0x0052bb08 :        8b75d4
             pop ecx                                                         ;0x0052bb0b :        59
             jne Label52bbd5                                                 ;0x0052bb0c :        0f85c3000000
             cmp  dword ptr [ ebp - 28 ] , 01h                               ;0x0052bb12 :        837de401
             lea eax ,  dword ptr [ ebp + 0ECh ]                             ;0x0052bb16 :        8d85ec000000
             jne Label50b798                                                 ;0x0052bb1c :        0f8576fcfdff
             pushd 00h                                                       ;0x0052bb22 :        6a00
             push eax                                                        ;0x0052bb24 :        50
             call Fun42c9be                                                  ;0x0052bb25 :        e8940ef0ff
             test eax , eax                                                  ;0x0052bb2a :        85c0
             je Label52bb32                                                  ;0x0052bb2c :        7404
             and  dword ptr [ ebp - 36 ] , 00h                               ;0x0052bb2e :        8365dc00

     Label52bb32 ::


     ;
     ;                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ;                      VFP 9.0 FIX - THE STRTOFILE() FUNCTION USES THE WINDOWS SYSTEM CACHE
     ;                                February 2019
     ;                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ;                                     CCB
     ;
     ; The STRTOFILE() function uses the windows system cache.
     ;
     ; 2019/2/28, by ccb
     ;

     ;         mov dword ptr vfpa_strtofile_isstrtofile,01h


             mov  edx , dword ptr [ ebp - 36 ]                               ;0x0052bb32 :        8b55dc
             and  dword ptr [ ebp - 32 ] , 00h                               ;0x0052bb35 :        8365e000
             or edx , 020h                                                   ;0x0052bb39 :        83ca20
             lea ecx ,  dword ptr [ ebp + 0ECh ]                             ;0x0052bb3c :        8d8dec000000
             call Fun42ce21                                                  ;0x0052bb42 :        e8da12f0ff


     ;
     ;                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ;                      VFP 9.0 FIX - THE STRTOFILE() FUNCTION USES THE WINDOWS SYSTEM CACHE
     ;                                February 2019
     ;                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ;                                     CCB
     ;
     ; The STRTOFILE() function uses the windows system cache.
     ;
     ; 2019/2/28, by ccb
     ;

     Label52bb46 ::
     ;         mov dword ptr vfpa_strtofile_isstrtofile,00h


     Label52bb47 ::
             mov edi , eax                                                   ;0x0052bb47 :        8bf8
             cmp edi , 0FFFFFFFFh                                            ;0x0052bb49 :        83ffff
             mov  dword ptr [ ebp - 40 ] , edi                               ;0x0052bb4c :        897dd8
             je Label52bb80                                                  ;0x0052bb4f :        742f
             mov  eax , dword ptr [ ebp - 28 ]                               ;0x0052bb51 :        8b45e4
             dec eax                                                         ;0x0052bb54 :        48
             jne Label50b7ad                                                 ;0x0052bb55 :        0f8552fcfdff
             call Fun433ef7                                                  ;0x0052bb5b :        e89783f0ff
             mov  edx , dword ptr [ Data93757c ]                             ;0x0052bb60 :        8b157c759300
             mov ecx , edi                                                   ;0x0052bb66 :        8bcf
             imul ecx , ecx , 038h                                           ;0x0052bb68 :        6bc938
             mov  dword ptr [ ecx + edx + 4 ] , eax                          ;0x0052bb6b :        89441104

     Label52bb6f ::
             push  dword ptr [ esi + 8 ]                                     ;0x0052bb6f :        ff7608
             mov  eax , dword ptr [ esi + 32 ]                               ;0x0052bb72 :        8b4620
             push  dword ptr [eax]                                           ;0x0052bb75 :        ff30
             push edi                                                        ;0x0052bb77 :        57
             call Fun431e4d                                                  ;0x0052bb78 :        e8d062f0ff
             add  dword ptr [ ebp - 32 ] , eax                               ;0x0052bb7d :        0145e0

     Label52bb80 ::
             lea eax ,  dword ptr [ ebp - 48 ]                               ;0x0052bb80 :        8d45d0
             push eax                                                        ;0x0052bb83 :        50
             lea eax ,  dword ptr [ ebp - 128 ]                              ;0x0052bb84 :        8d4580
             call Fun42d200                                                  ;0x0052bb87 :        e87416f0ff
             cmp edi , 0FFFFFFFFh                                            ;0x0052bb8c :        83ffff
             je Label52bb98                                                  ;0x0052bb8f :        7407
             mov ecx , edi                                                   ;0x0052bb91 :        8bcf
             call Fun42ddf2                                                  ;0x0052bb93 :        e85a22f0ff

     Label52bb98 ::
             neg ebx                                                         ;0x0052bb98 :        f7db
             sbb ebx , ebx                                                   ;0x0052bb9a :        1bdb
             not ebx                                                         ;0x0052bb9c :        f7d3
             and  ebx , dword ptr [ ebp - 32 ]                               ;0x0052bb9e :        235de0
             mov  dword ptr [ esi + 12 ] , ebx                               ;0x0052bba1 :        895e0c
             mov  dword ptr [ esi + 4 ] , 0Ah                                ;0x0052bba4 :        c746040a000000
             mov  byte ptr [esi] , 049h                                      ;0x0052bbab :        c60649

     Label52bbae ::
             mov  ecx , dword ptr [ ebp + 01F4h ]                            ;0x0052bbae :        8b8df4010000
             call Fun42bf1d                                                  ;0x0052bbb4 :        e86403f0ff
             pop edi                                                         ;0x0052bbb9 :        5f
             pop esi                                                         ;0x0052bbba :        5e
             pop ebx                                                         ;0x0052bbbb :        5b
             add ebp , 01F8h                                                 ;0x0052bbbc :        81c5f8010000
             leave                                                           ;0x0052bbc2 :        c9
             ret                                                             ;0x0052bbc3 :        c3


4. APPLIES TO:

     VFP 6.0.8167.0
     VFP 6.0.8961.0 (SP5)

     VFP 7.0.0.9262
     VFP 7.0.0.9465 (SP1)

     VFP 8.0.0.2521
     VFP 8.0.0.3117 (SP1)

     VFP 9.0.0.2412
     VFP 9.0.0.3504 (SP1)
     VFP 9.0.0.4611 (SP2)
     VFP 9.0.0.5015 (SP2)
     VFP 9.0.0.5411 (SP2)
     VFP 9.0.0.5721 (SP2)
     VFP 9.0.0.5815 (SP2)
     VFP 9.0.0.6303 (SP2)
     VFP 9.0.0.6602 (SP2)
     VFP 9.0.0.7423 (SP2)

     The bug has been fixed in VFP Advanced.


5. REFERENCE WEBSITES:

     1, baiyujia.com:
     http://www.baiyujia.com
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix67.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix65.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix66.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix69.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix70.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix71.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix72.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix73.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix74.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix84.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix85.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix107.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix108.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix109.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix110.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix143.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix144.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix145.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix146.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix147.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix148.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix149.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix150.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix203.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix261.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix262.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix269.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix270.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix278.asp
     http://www.baiyujia.com/vfpdocuments/f_vfp9fix279.asp

     2, microsoft.com:
     https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20120907-00/?p=6663


6. OTHER:

     For reference only, there is no guarantees.

     Any questions or suggestions, please send me an email at ccb2000@163.com.