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Q153963: FIX: Exception in DrawCli When Displaying Summary Information

Article: Q153963
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.1,4.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 31-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 4.0, 4.1 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 4.2 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 4.2 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When displaying the Summary Info for an existing DrawCli file with Summary Info
saved, DrawCli may crash with the following error:

  Unhandled Exception : Access Violation

DrawCli is an MFC OLE sample that is shipped with Visual C++.

CAUSE
=====

CSummInfo::ReadFromStorage does not set CSummInfo::m_pSection. This behavior
leaves a dangling pointer into memory that has been deleted.

RESOLUTION
==========

Modify the ReadFromStorage as follows:

     BOOL CSummInfo::ReadFromStorage( LPSTORAGE lpRootStg )
     {
         if (lpRootStg != NULL)
         {
             LPSTREAM lpStream = NULL;

             if (FAILED(lpRootStg->OpenStream( szSummInfo,
                        NULL, STGM_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE|STGM_READ,
                        0, &lpStream )))
             {
                 TRACE(_T("OpenStream failed\n"));
                 return FALSE;
             }
             else
             {
                 if (!m_propSet.ReadFromStream( lpStream ))
                 {
                     TRACE(_T("ReadFromStream failed\n"));
                     return FALSE;
                 }
     // add the following line
                 m_pSection = m_propSet.GetSection(FMTID_SummaryInformation);

                 lpStream->Release();
                 return TRUE;
             }
         }
         return FALSE;
     }

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 4.2.

Additional query words: kbVC400bug 4.00 4.10 4.20 mfcole vcfixlist420 kbole CodeSam

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbVC410 kbVC420 kbVC32bitSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.1,4.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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