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Opened on Mar 13, 2026 at 8:13:59 PM

Closed on Jul 29, 2026 at 1:02:15 PM

#4079 closed Bug (Fixed)

Remove usage of _WinAPI_IsBad*Ptr functions from all standard libraries

Reported by: anonymous Owned by: Jpm
Milestone: Component: AutoIt
Version: 3.3.18.0 Severity: None
Keywords: Cc:

Description

_WinAPI_IsBadCodePtr
_WinAPI_IsBadReadPtr
_WinAPI_IsBadStringPtr
_WinAPI_IsBadWritePtr

The MSDN pages for these functions say "This function is obsolete and should not be used. Despite its name, it does not guarantee that the pointer is valid or that the memory pointed to is safe to use."

Calls to these functions can be found in these libraries.
Include\WinAPIDiag.au3
Include\WinAPIMem.au3
Include\WinAPISys.au3

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comment:1 by Jpm, on Mar 14, 2026 at 5:43:10 PM

I think they are safe if the memory have been created by AutoIt execution
I am looking how to have some doc modification

comment:2 by Jpm, on Jul 29, 2026 at 1:02:15 PM

Owner: set to Jpm
Resolution: → Fixed
Status: new → closed

Fixed by revision [13461]

Added #4079: doc info for _WinAPIisBad*() UDF functions.

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