Anyway of checking, in C#, that two files (hard links) point to the same inode? And also get the count of this inode, in case there are more than two... ?
You can get count of hard links pointing to the node using GetFileInformationByHandle function. For example:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool GetFileInformationByHandle(
SafeFileHandle hFile,
out BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION lpFileInformation
);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
struct BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION {
public uint FileAttributes;
public FILETIME CreationTime;
public FILETIME LastAccessTime;
public FILETIME LastWriteTime;
public uint VolumeSerialNumber;
public uint FileSizeHigh;
public uint FileSizeLow;
public uint NumberOfLinks;
public uint FileIndexHigh;
public uint FileIndexLow;
}
// then in another place
using (var fs = File.OpenRead("path to your file")) {
BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION info;
GetFileInformationByHandle(fs.SafeFileHandle, out info);
var numberOfLinks = info.NumberOfLinks;
}
To get what files they are pointing to, you will need another win api functions: FindFirstFileNameW and FineNextFileNameW. Use them like this:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
static extern IntPtr FindFirstFileNameW(
string lpFileName,
uint dwFlags,
ref uint stringLength,
StringBuilder fileName);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
static extern bool FindNextFileNameW(
IntPtr hFindStream,
ref uint stringLength,
StringBuilder fileName);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool FindClose(IntPtr fFindHandle);
public static string[] GetFileHardLinks(string filePath) {
// first get drive letter
var drive = new DriveInfo(Path.GetPathRoot(filePath));
var result = new List<string>();
// buffer for return value
var sb = new StringBuilder(256);
// length of buffer
uint sbLength = 256;
// third argument contains reference to buffer length (buffer is StringBuilder).
// it's a reference because if it's too small, call returns an error and will put required length there instead
IntPtr findHandle = FindFirstFileNameW(filePath, 0, ref sbLength, sb);
// returns -1 on error
if (findHandle.ToInt64() != -1) {
do {
// combine the result with drive letter (it comes without it)
result.Add(Path.Combine(drive.RootDirectory.FullName, sb.ToString().TrimStart(new [] { Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar})));
sb.Clear();
sbLength = 256;
// and repeat
} while (FindNextFileNameW(findHandle, ref sbLength, sb));
FindClose(findHandle);
return result.ToArray();
}
return null;
}
This code might be not production ready, so take care. But it should at least give you an idea. If you will use it - carefully read what those function return on errors and act accordingly (for example, handle the case when buffer length is not enough, or just use larger buffer than 256).
I have an service to move files from a working folder to backup folder. The folders are on a network share, so at times we will open a file, using something like notepad, to look at it. People are not (well, shouldn't) be editing, just looking.
When we try to move the file, I get permission denied. I'm looking for a way in C# to force remove a file lock, so the service can move the file to the backup folder.
You have to use P/Invoke. These are the functions you care about:
[DllImport("netapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
static extern int NetFileEnum(string servername, string basepath, string username, int level, ref IntPtr bufptr, int prefmaxlen, out int entriesread, out int totalentries, IntPtr resume_handle);
[DllImport("netapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
static extern int NetFileClose(string servername, int id);
[DllImport("Netapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern int NetApiBufferFree(IntPtr buffer);
Here's some code similar to what I've used with success:
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
struct FILE_INFO_3
{
public int fi3_id;
public int fi3_permission;
public int fi3_num_locks;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
public string fi3_pathname;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
public string fi3_username;
}
private static FILE_INFO_3[] GetLockedFiles(string server, string path)
{
const int MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH = -1;
int dwReadEntries;
int dwTotalEntries;
IntPtr pBuffer = IntPtr.Zero;
FILE_INFO_3 pCurrent = new FILE_INFO_3();
List<FILE_INFO_3> files = new List<FILE_INFO_3>();
int dwStatus = NetFileEnum(server, path, null, 3, ref pBuffer, MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH, out dwReadEntries, out dwTotalEntries, IntPtr.Zero);
if (dwStatus == 0)
{
for (int dwIndex = 0; dwIndex < dwReadEntries; dwIndex++)
{
IntPtr iPtr = new IntPtr(pBuffer.ToInt32() + (dwIndex * Marshal.SizeOf(pCurrent)));
pCurrent = (FILE_INFO_3)Marshal.PtrToStructure(iPtr, typeof(FILE_INFO_3));
files.Add(pCurrent);
}
}
NetApiBufferFree(pBuffer);
return files.ToArray();
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
FILE_INFO_3[] lockedFiles = GetLockedFiles("someservername", #"C:\somepath");
foreach (FILE_INFO_3 lockedFile in lockedFiles)
{
int dwStatus = NetFileClose(_serverName, lockedFile.fi3_id);
// Check dwStatus for success here
}
}
EDIT: As noted by the OP in the comments below, when compiling as 64-bit, you need to use ToInt64 instead of ToInt32. More information can be found here.
The search term RpcMgmtEpEltInqNext on both Stackoverflow and PInvoke.net yields zero results, so this should be worth asking. I've been fiddling around on MSDN and looking through Win SDK *.h files all day, and feeling a bit out of my element.
I'm basically attempting to query the MSRPC endpoint mapper with managed code. Here is what I have so far:
[DllImport("Rpcrt4.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern int RpcBindingFromStringBinding(string StringBinding, out IntPtr Binding);
[DllImport("Rpcrt4.dll")]
public static extern int RpcBindingFree(ref IntPtr Binding);
[DllImport("Rpcrt4.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern int RpcMgmtEpEltInqBegin(IntPtr EpBinding,
int InquiryType, // 0x00000000 = RPC_C_EP_ALL_ELTS
int IfId,
int VersOption,
string ObjectUuid,
out IntPtr InquiryContext);
[DllImport("Rpcrt4.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern int RpcMgmtEpEltInqNext(ref IntPtr InquiryContext,
out int IfId,
out IntPtr Binding,
out string ObjectUuid,
out string Annotation);
public static List<int> QueryEPM(string host)
{
List<int> ports = new List<int>();
int retCode = 0; // RPC_S_OK
IntPtr bindingHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr inquiryContext = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr elementBindingHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
int elementIfId = 0;
string elementUuid = string.Empty;
string elementAnnotation = string.Empty;
try
{
retCode = RpcBindingFromStringBinding("ncacn_ip_tcp:" + host, out bindingHandle);
if (retCode != 0)
throw new Exception("RpcBindingFromStringBinding: " + retCode);
retCode = RpcMgmtEpEltInqBegin(bindingHandle, 0, 0, 0, string.Empty, out inquiryContext);
if (retCode != 0)
throw new Exception("RpcMgmtEpEltInqBegin: " + retCode);
retCode = RpcMgmtEpEltInqNext (ref inquiryContext, out elementIfId, out elementBindingHandle, out elementUuid, out elementAnnotation);
if (retCode != 0)
throw new Exception("RpcMgmtEpEltInqNext: " + retCode);
}
The above code isn't complete, but it illustrates my point. The code consistently returns:
RpcMgmtEpEltIngNext: 87
87 meaning Parameter is Incorrect according to here.
So I'm basically stumped at this point, and I'm sure it's because of my extremely crappy PInvoke code.
The p/invoke declaration is wrong. It needs to be:
[DllImport("Rpcrt4.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern int RpcMgmtEpEltInqNext(
IntPtr InquiryContext,
out RPC_IF_ID IfId,
out IntPtr Binding,
out Guid ObjectUuid,
out IntPtr Annotation
);
The first parameter must be passed by value.
You'll need to translate the RPC_IF_ID struct. It's quite a simple one.
public struct RPC_IF_ID
{
public Guid Uuid;
public ushort VersMajor;
public ushort VersMinor;
}
The two string parameters you used were just wrong. They lead to the marshaller calling CoTaskMemFree on the returned value for Annotation. You don't want that. You will need to use Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi to read the value.
Don't forget to call RpcBindingFree and RpcStringFree as per the docs.
From a c# program I want to use WM_COPYDATA with SendMessage to communicate with a legacy c++/cli MFC application.
I want to pass a managed struct containing string objects.
I can find the handle to the c++ application for use with SendMessage fine.
The bit I don't know about is how the struct and it's strings can be marshalled and read at the other end. Especially as it contains non-blittables.
Do people think this is feasible?
I'll continue to work on it, but would apprecite someone who's done this sort of thing telling me if it just isn't going to work.
Here is some demo code if it was a c++/cli program and it's not difficult to get it working.
However, I'd like this to be in a .Net class library so it can easily be re-used.
//Quick demonstation code only, not correctly styled
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine,
int nCmdShow)
{
struct MessageInfo
{
int nVersion;
char szTest[ 10 ];
};
MessageInfo sMessageInfo;
sMessageInfo.nVersion = 100;
strcpy( sMessageInfo.szTest, "TEST");
COPYDATASTRUCT CDS;
CDS.dwData = 1; //just for test
CDS.cbData = sizeof( sMessageInfo );
CDS.lpData = &sMessageInfo;
//find running processes and send them a message
//can't just search for "MYAPP.exe" as will be called "MYAPP.exe *32" on a 64bit machine
array<System::Diagnostics::Process^>^allProcesses = System::Diagnostics::Process::GetProcesses();
for each (System::Diagnostics::Process^ targetProcess in allProcesses)
{
if (targetProcess->ProcessName->StartsWith("MYAPP", System::StringComparison::OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
HWND handle = static_cast<HWND>(targetProcess->MainWindowHandle.ToPointer());
BOOL bReturnValue = SendMessage( handle, WM_COPYDATA, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)&CDS ) == TRUE;
}
}
return 0;
}
I have it working.
A simple approach is to serialize the struct to a single string and transfer a string.
The swhistlesoft blog was helpful http://www.swhistlesoft.com/blog/2011/11/19/1636-wm_copydata-with-net-and-c
This may be enough to provide the simple messaging.
The struct can be re-constructed at the other end if necessary.
If a struct with any number of strings is to be marshalled as-is then it must be a fixed size, that's the main thing I wasn't getting.
The
MarshalAs(System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 9)
basically sets the size to match the c++ size which in our case is a TCHAR szTest[ 9 ];
In order to transfer a .Net struct via WM_COPYDATA from c# to c++(/cli) I had to do as follows:
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = System.Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet.Auto)]
static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = System.Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
public static uint WM_COPYDATA = 74;
//from swhistlesoft
public static IntPtr IntPtrAlloc<T>(T param)
{
IntPtr retval = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.AllocHGlobal(System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(param));
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.StructureToPtr(param, retval, false);
return (retval);
}
//from swhistlesoft
public static void IntPtrFree(IntPtr preAllocated)
{
if (IntPtr.Zero == preAllocated) throw (new Exception("Go Home"));
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FreeHGlobal(preAllocated);
preAllocated = IntPtr.Zero;
}
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayout(System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind.Sequential)]
struct COPYDATASTRUCT
{
public uint dwData;
public int cbData;
public IntPtr lpData;
}
/// <summary>
/// Dot net version of AppInfo structure. Any changes to the structure needs reflecting here.
/// struct must be a fixed size for marshalling to work, hence the SizeConst entries
/// </summary>
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayout(System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
struct AppInfoDotNet
{
public int nVersion;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAs(System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 9)]
public string test;
};
To send a string:
COPYDATASTRUCT cd = new COPYDATASTRUCT();
cd.dwData = 2;
cd.cbData = parameters.Length + 1;
cd.lpData = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.StringToHGlobalAnsi(parameters);
IntPtr cdBuffer = IntPtrAlloc(cd);
messageReceived = ((int)SendMessage(targetProcess.MainWindowHandle, WM_COPYDATA, IntPtr.Zero, cdBuffer)) != 0;
To receive string in C++:
else if(pCDS->dwData == 2)
{
//copydata message
CString csMessage = (LPCTSTR)pCDS->lpData;
OutputDebugString("Copydata message received: " + csMessage);
}
To send struct:
AppInfoDotNet appInfo = new AppInfoDotNet();
appInfo.test = "a test";
COPYDATASTRUCT cds3;
cds3.dwData = 1;
cds3.cbData = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(appInfo);
IntPtr structPtr = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(appInfo));
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.StructureToPtr(appInfo, structPtr, false);
cds3.lpData = structPtr;
IntPtr iPtr = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(cds3));
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.StructureToPtr(cds3, iPtr, false);
messageReceived = ((int)SendMessage(targetProcess.MainWindowHandle, WM_COPYDATA, IntPtr.Zero, iPtr)) != 0;
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(iPtr);
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(structPtr);
To receive struct in C++:
LRESULT CMainFrame::OnCopyData( WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam )
{
LRESULT lResult = FALSE;
COPYDATASTRUCT *pCDS = (COPYDATASTRUCT*)lParam;
//Matching message type for struct
if(pCDS->dwData == 1)
{
AppInfo *pAppInfo = (AppInfo*)pCDS->lpData
lResult = true;
}
Please note this is demo code and needs work in terms of styling, exception handling etc, etc...
From the documentation:
The data being passed must not contain pointers or other references to objects not accessible to the application receiving the data.
So you need to pack your string into COPYDATASTRUCT.lpData. If you have a max length for each string then you can embed it in a fixed length structure
typedef struct tagMYDATA
{
char s1[80];
char s2[120];
} MYDATA;
If you have only one variable length string you can put the string at the end and use a header followed by string data
typedef struct tagMYDATA
{
int value1;
float value2;
int stringLen;
} MYDATAHEADER;
MyCDS.cbData = sizeof(MYDATAHEADER)+(int)stringData.size();
MyCDS.lpData = new BYTE[MyCDS.cbData];
memcpy(MyCDS.lpData,&dataHeader,sizeof*(MYDATAHEADER);
StringCbCopyA (
((BYTE*)MyCDS.lpData)+sizeof*(MYDATAHEADER)
,stringData.size()
,stringData.c_str());
If you have multiple variable length strings you can still use a header and allocate more spaces for every strings plus a double null terminator, or serialize everything into one XML string.
I'm using the WebBrowser control in .Net to execute some 3rd party affiliate marketing conversions.
I have a queue table in a database with all the scripts/images to execute. I loop through all these in a WinForms app with the WebBrowser control. After I've executed a script/image I Dispose the WebBrowser control, set it to null, and renews it with a new WebBrowser control instance.
Consider this URL: http://renderserver/RenderScript.aspx?id=1
RenderScript.aspx displays an Image with a URL of e.g.: http://3rdparty/img.ashx?id=9343
I use Fiddler to see all requests and responses, and when the same URL is executed twice, it uses some kind of cache. That cache exists underneath the WebBrowser control itself.
This cache means that the img.ashx is not called.
I tried using Internet Explorer to request the URL: http://renderserver/RenderScript.aspx?id=1 and hit F5. Then it is requested perfectly.
But if I click the address bar and hits Enter to navigate to the same URL again - it is not requested. When I use Firefox is will request the page and image everytime no matter if I use F5 or navigate from the address bar.
I found some Win32 API calls (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326201) that was able to clear the cache. It worked on my local machine. Then the app was deployed to a server running Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 (my own machine is Vista x86).
And now the API calls to clear the cache doesn't work.
Any ideas on why the API calls doesn't work on Windows Server, but works on Vista? Both machines running IE8.
I had the same problem (quite) a while back. Microsoft has a page that was very helpful with this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q326/2/01.asp&NoWebContent=1
I created a class out of Microsoft's sample, however I also had to add a couple if statements to stop processing when there are no more items; it's been a while now, but I'm pretty sure it would throw an error (see ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS in the code below).
I hope its helpful!
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
// copied from: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q326/2/01.asp&NoWebContent=1
namespace PowerCode
{
public class IECache
{
// For PInvoke: Contains information about an entry in the Internet cache
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit, Size = 80)]
public struct INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFOA
{
[FieldOffset(0)]
public uint dwStructSize;
[FieldOffset(4)]
public IntPtr lpszSourceUrlName;
[FieldOffset(8)]
public IntPtr lpszLocalFileName;
[FieldOffset(12)]
public uint CacheEntryType;
[FieldOffset(16)]
public uint dwUseCount;
[FieldOffset(20)]
public uint dwHitRate;
[FieldOffset(24)]
public uint dwSizeLow;
[FieldOffset(28)]
public uint dwSizeHigh;
[FieldOffset(32)]
public FILETIME LastModifiedTime;
[FieldOffset(40)]
public FILETIME ExpireTime;
[FieldOffset(48)]
public FILETIME LastAccessTime;
[FieldOffset(56)]
public FILETIME LastSyncTime;
[FieldOffset(64)]
public IntPtr lpHeaderInfo;
[FieldOffset(68)]
public uint dwHeaderInfoSize;
[FieldOffset(72)]
public IntPtr lpszFileExtension;
[FieldOffset(76)]
public uint dwReserved;
[FieldOffset(76)]
public uint dwExemptDelta;
}
// For PInvoke: Initiates the enumeration of the cache groups in the Internet cache
[DllImport(#"wininet", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto, EntryPoint = "FindFirstUrlCacheGroup", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern IntPtr FindFirstUrlCacheGroup( int dwFlags, int dwFilter, IntPtr lpSearchCondition, int dwSearchCondition, ref long lpGroupId, IntPtr lpReserved );
// For PInvoke: Retrieves the next cache group in a cache group enumeration
[DllImport(#"wininet", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto, EntryPoint = "FindNextUrlCacheGroup", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool FindNextUrlCacheGroup( IntPtr hFind, ref long lpGroupId, IntPtr lpReserved );
// For PInvoke: Releases the specified GROUPID and any associated state in the cache index file
[DllImport(#"wininet", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto, EntryPoint = "DeleteUrlCacheGroup", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool DeleteUrlCacheGroup( long GroupId, int dwFlags, IntPtr lpReserved );
// For PInvoke: Begins the enumeration of the Internet cache
[DllImport(#"wininet", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto, EntryPoint = "FindFirstUrlCacheEntryA", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern IntPtr FindFirstUrlCacheEntry( [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] string lpszUrlSearchPattern, IntPtr lpFirstCacheEntryInfo, ref int lpdwFirstCacheEntryInfoBufferSize );
// For PInvoke: Retrieves the next entry in the Internet cache
[DllImport(#"wininet", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto, EntryPoint = "FindNextUrlCacheEntryA", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool FindNextUrlCacheEntry( IntPtr hFind, IntPtr lpNextCacheEntryInfo, ref int lpdwNextCacheEntryInfoBufferSize );
// For PInvoke: Removes the file that is associated with the source name from the cache, if the file exists
[DllImport(#"wininet", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto, EntryPoint = "DeleteUrlCacheEntryA", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool DeleteUrlCacheEntry( IntPtr lpszUrlName );
public static void ClearCache()
{
// Indicates that all of the cache groups in the user's system should be enumerated
const int CACHEGROUP_SEARCH_ALL = 0x0;
// Indicates that all the cache entries that are associated with the cache group
// should be deleted, unless the entry belongs to another cache group.
const int CACHEGROUP_FLAG_FLUSHURL_ONDELETE = 0x2;
// File not found.
const int ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND = 0x2;
// No more items have been found.
const int ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS = 259;
// Pointer to a GROUPID variable
long groupId = 0;
// Local variables
int cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial = 0;
int cacheEntryInfoBufferSize = 0;
IntPtr cacheEntryInfoBuffer = IntPtr.Zero;
INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFOA internetCacheEntry;
IntPtr enumHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
bool returnValue = false;
// Delete the groups first.
// Groups may not always exist on the system.
// For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
// http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/workshop/networking/wininet/overview/cache.asp
// By default, a URL does not belong to any group. Therefore, that cache may become
// empty even when the CacheGroup APIs are not used because the existing URL does not belong to any group.
enumHandle = FindFirstUrlCacheGroup(0, CACHEGROUP_SEARCH_ALL, IntPtr.Zero, 0, ref groupId, IntPtr.Zero);
// If there are no items in the Cache, you are finished.
if (enumHandle != IntPtr.Zero && ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()) {
return;
}
// Loop through Cache Group, and then delete entries.
while (true) {
if (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() || ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()) {
break;
}
// Delete a particular Cache Group.
returnValue = DeleteUrlCacheGroup(groupId, CACHEGROUP_FLAG_FLUSHURL_ONDELETE, IntPtr.Zero);
if (!returnValue && ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()) {
returnValue = FindNextUrlCacheGroup(enumHandle, ref groupId, IntPtr.Zero);
}
if (!returnValue && (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() || ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error())) {
break;
}
}
// Start to delete URLs that do not belong to any group.
enumHandle = FindFirstUrlCacheEntry(null, IntPtr.Zero, ref cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial);
if (enumHandle != IntPtr.Zero && ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()) {
return;
}
cacheEntryInfoBufferSize = cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial;
cacheEntryInfoBuffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(cacheEntryInfoBufferSize);
enumHandle = FindFirstUrlCacheEntry(null, cacheEntryInfoBuffer, ref cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial);
while (true) {
internetCacheEntry = (INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFOA)Marshal.PtrToStructure(cacheEntryInfoBuffer, typeof(INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFOA));
if (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()) {
break;
}
cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial = cacheEntryInfoBufferSize;
returnValue = DeleteUrlCacheEntry(internetCacheEntry.lpszSourceUrlName);
if (!returnValue) {
returnValue = FindNextUrlCacheEntry(enumHandle, cacheEntryInfoBuffer, ref cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial);
}
if (!returnValue && ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()) {
break;
}
if (!returnValue && cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial > cacheEntryInfoBufferSize) {
cacheEntryInfoBufferSize = cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial;
cacheEntryInfoBuffer = Marshal.ReAllocHGlobal(cacheEntryInfoBuffer, (IntPtr)cacheEntryInfoBufferSize);
returnValue = FindNextUrlCacheEntry(enumHandle, cacheEntryInfoBuffer, ref cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial);
}
}
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(cacheEntryInfoBuffer);
}
}
}
To use it in your code, just call:
IECache.ClearCache()
before calling the navigate methods.
Fiddler uses fundamentally the same code as in the KB article to clear the WinINET cache, and I use it on Win2k3 every day.
Rather than wiping the user's entire cache, the proper fix is to set the proper HTTP response header to forbid caching. You can learn more about WinINET caching here: http://www.enhanceie.com/redir/?id=httpperf
(Alternatively, you could simply add a randomized query-string parameter; that way, each time the control encounters a request for the resource, the URL is different and the cache is thus automatically bypassed.)
Try this...
[DllImport("wininet.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern bool InternetSetOption(IntPtr hInternet, int dwOption, IntPtr lpBuffer, int lpdwBufferLength);
private const int INTERNET_OPTION_END_BROWSER_SESSION = 42;
private void clearCache()
{
try
{
Utilities.Web.WebBrowserHelper.WebBrowserHelper.ClearCache();
InternetSetOption(IntPtr.Zero, INTERNET_OPTION_END_BROWSER_SESSION, IntPtr.Zero, 0);
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
//throw;
}
}
That kb article everyone links to has numerous errors in it (where the selected answer's source code came from), and I've wasted ~2 days trying to get it to work in all necessary settings. It is copy pasted across the internet, and there are numerous bugs reported based on OS and IE version.
Fiddler was originally written by a Microsoft employee, and is powered by FiddlerCore.dll. Telerik (the current owners/maintainers/sellers) of Fiddler still update, maintain and give away FiddlerCore for free. If you don't want to add a reference to FiddlerCore, you can disassemble the dll, and it shows the CORRECT way to call all of these horribly documented WinINet functions, but I think posting it here would be a disservice to Telerik / plagarism.
Currently, Fiddlercore is hosted here: http://www.telerik.com/fiddler/fiddlercore
The original code from
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/326201
seems buggy
checking MSDN documentation and also the VB version here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/262110
I modified the code like this and now for it's working for me (the issue was on execution of FindNextUrlCacheGroup and FindNextUrlCacheEntry):
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace Q326201CS
{
// Class for deleting the cache.
public class DeleteIECache
{
// For PInvoke: Contains information about an entry in the Internet cache
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit, Size=80)]
public struct INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFOA
{
[FieldOffset(0)] public uint dwStructSize;
[FieldOffset(4)] public IntPtr lpszSourceUrlName;
[FieldOffset(8)] public IntPtr lpszLocalFileName;
[FieldOffset(12)] public uint CacheEntryType;
[FieldOffset(16)] public uint dwUseCount;
[FieldOffset(20)] public uint dwHitRate;
[FieldOffset(24)] public uint dwSizeLow;
[FieldOffset(28)] public uint dwSizeHigh;
[FieldOffset(32)] public FILETIME LastModifiedTime;
[FieldOffset(40)] public FILETIME ExpireTime;
[FieldOffset(48)] public FILETIME LastAccessTime;
[FieldOffset(56)] public FILETIME LastSyncTime;
[FieldOffset(64)] public IntPtr lpHeaderInfo;
[FieldOffset(68)] public uint dwHeaderInfoSize;
[FieldOffset(72)] public IntPtr lpszFileExtension;
[FieldOffset(76)] public uint dwReserved;
[FieldOffset(76)] public uint dwExemptDelta;
}
// For PInvoke: Initiates the enumeration of the cache groups in the Internet cache
[DllImport(#"wininet",
SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Auto,
EntryPoint="FindFirstUrlCacheGroup",
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern IntPtr FindFirstUrlCacheGroup(
int dwFlags,
int dwFilter,
IntPtr lpSearchCondition,
int dwSearchCondition,
ref long lpGroupId,
IntPtr lpReserved);
// For PInvoke: Retrieves the next cache group in a cache group enumeration
[DllImport(#"wininet",
SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Auto,
EntryPoint="FindNextUrlCacheGroup",
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool FindNextUrlCacheGroup(
IntPtr hFind,
ref long lpGroupId,
IntPtr lpReserved);
// For PInvoke: Releases the specified GROUPID and any associated state in the cache index file
[DllImport(#"wininet",
SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Auto,
EntryPoint="DeleteUrlCacheGroup",
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool DeleteUrlCacheGroup(
long GroupId,
int dwFlags,
IntPtr lpReserved);
// For PInvoke: Begins the enumeration of the Internet cache
[DllImport(#"wininet",
SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Auto,
EntryPoint="FindFirstUrlCacheEntryA",
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern IntPtr FindFirstUrlCacheEntry(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] string lpszUrlSearchPattern,
IntPtr lpFirstCacheEntryInfo,
ref int lpdwFirstCacheEntryInfoBufferSize);
// For PInvoke: Retrieves the next entry in the Internet cache
[DllImport(#"wininet",
SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Auto,
EntryPoint="FindNextUrlCacheEntryA",
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool FindNextUrlCacheEntry(
IntPtr hFind,
IntPtr lpNextCacheEntryInfo,
ref int lpdwNextCacheEntryInfoBufferSize);
// For PInvoke: Removes the file that is associated with the source name from the cache, if the file exists
[DllImport(#"wininet",
SetLastError=true,
CharSet=CharSet.Auto,
EntryPoint="DeleteUrlCacheEntryA",
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern bool DeleteUrlCacheEntry(
IntPtr lpszUrlName);
public static void doDelete()
{
// Indicates that all of the cache groups in the user's system should be enumerated
const int CACHEGROUP_SEARCH_ALL = 0x0;
// Indicates that all the cache entries that are associated with the cache group
// should be deleted, unless the entry belongs to another cache group.
const int CACHEGROUP_FLAG_FLUSHURL_ONDELETE = 0x2;
// File not found.
const int ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND = 0x2;
// No more items have been found.
const int ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS = 259;
// Pointer to a GROUPID variable
long groupId = 0;
// Local variables
int cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial = 0;
int cacheEntryInfoBufferSize = 0;
IntPtr cacheEntryInfoBuffer = IntPtr.Zero;
INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFOA internetCacheEntry;
IntPtr enumHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
bool returnValue = false;
// Delete the groups first.
// Groups may not always exist on the system.
// For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
// http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/workshop/networking/wininet/overview/cache.asp
// By default, a URL does not belong to any group. Therefore, that cache may become
// empty even when the CacheGroup APIs are not used because the existing URL does not belong to any group.
enumHandle = FindFirstUrlCacheGroup(0, CACHEGROUP_SEARCH_ALL, IntPtr.Zero, 0, ref groupId, IntPtr.Zero);
// If there are no items in the Cache, you are finished.
if (enumHandle != IntPtr.Zero && ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error())
return;
// Loop through Cache Group, and then delete entries.
while(true)
{
if (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() || ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error())
{
break;
}
// Delete a particular Cache Group.
returnValue = DeleteUrlCacheGroup(groupId, CACHEGROUP_FLAG_FLUSHURL_ONDELETE, IntPtr.Zero);
//if (returnValue || (!returnValue && ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()))
//{
returnValue = FindNextUrlCacheGroup(enumHandle, ref groupId, IntPtr.Zero);
//}
if (!returnValue && (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() || ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()))
break;
}
// Start to delete URLs that do not belong to any group.
enumHandle = FindFirstUrlCacheEntry(null, IntPtr.Zero, ref cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial);
if (enumHandle == IntPtr.Zero && ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error())
return;
cacheEntryInfoBufferSize = cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial;
cacheEntryInfoBuffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(cacheEntryInfoBufferSize);
enumHandle = FindFirstUrlCacheEntry(null, cacheEntryInfoBuffer, ref cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial);
while(true)
{
internetCacheEntry = (INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFOA)Marshal.PtrToStructure(cacheEntryInfoBuffer, typeof(INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFOA));
if (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error())
{
break;
}
cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial = cacheEntryInfoBufferSize;
returnValue = DeleteUrlCacheEntry(internetCacheEntry.lpszSourceUrlName);
//if (!returnValue)
//{
returnValue = FindNextUrlCacheEntry(enumHandle, cacheEntryInfoBuffer, ref cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial);
//}
if (!returnValue && ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS == Marshal.GetLastWin32Error())
{
break;
}
if (!returnValue && cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial > cacheEntryInfoBufferSize)
{
cacheEntryInfoBufferSize = cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial;
cacheEntryInfoBuffer = Marshal.ReAllocHGlobal(cacheEntryInfoBuffer, (IntPtr) cacheEntryInfoBufferSize);
returnValue = FindNextUrlCacheEntry(enumHandle, cacheEntryInfoBuffer, ref cacheEntryInfoBufferSizeInitial);
}
}
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(cacheEntryInfoBuffer);
}
}
}
This should do the trick:
Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.NoCache);