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Problem reading from a file on a share

Asked by: pucko

I have this code that I use to read from a file that are located on a share.
It works if the share is on a W2000 server but not on a W2003 server.

Anyone that have an idea about how to solv this?

unit FileMapping;
 
 
interface
 
uses
  Windows;
 
type
  TFileMap = class(TObject)
  private
    FFileName : String;
    FileHandle : THandle;
    MapHandle : THandle;
    FBOFPtr : Pointer;
    FEOFPtr : Pointer;
    FFileSize : DWord;
  public
    constructor Create(FileName : String);
    destructor Destroy; override;
    procedure CreateFile(Size : DWord); overload;
    procedure CreateFile(FileName : String; Size : DWord); overload;
    procedure Open; overload;
    procedure Open(FileName : String); overload;
    procedure Close;
    function FilePtr(Ofs : DWord) : Pointer;
    property BOF : Pointer read FBOFPtr;
    property EOF : Pointer read FEOFPtr;
    property FileSize : DWord read FFileSize;
    property FileName : String read FFileName write FFileName;
  end;
 
implementation
 
{ TFileMap }
 
uses
  SysUtils,
  Dialogs;
 
constructor TFileMap.Create(FileName: String);
begin
  inherited Create;
 
  FFileSize:=0;
  FBOFPtr:=NIL;
  FEOFPtr:=NIL;
  MapHandle:=0;
  FileHandle:=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 
  Open(FileName);
end;
 
destructor TFileMap.Destroy;
begin
  Close;
  inherited;
end;
 
procedure TFileMap.CreateFile(Size: DWord);
begin
  Close;
 
  FileHandle:=Windows.CreateFile(PChar(FFileName),
                         GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE,
                         FILE_SHARE_READ or FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
                         NIL,
                         OPEN_ALWAYS,
                         FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
                         0);
  if FileHandle<>INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then
    MapHandle:=CreateFileMapping(FileHandle,
                                 NIL,
                                 PAGE_READWRITE,
                                 0, Size,NIL);
  if MapHandle<>0 then
    FBOFPtr:=MapViewOfFile(MapHandle, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS,0,0,Size);
 
  if FBOFPtr<>NIL then begin
    FFileSize:=Size;
    FEOFPtr:=POINTER(DWORD(FBOFPtr)+FFileSize);
  end else begin
    ShowMessage(Format('Error %d. "%s"',[GetLastError,SysErrorMessage(GetLastError)]));
    Close;
  end;
 
end;
 
procedure TFileMap.CreateFile(FileName: String; Size: DWord);
begin
  if FileName<>'' then begin
    FFileName:=FileName;
    CreateFile(Size);
  end;
end;
 
procedure TFileMap.Open;
begin
  Close;
 
  FileHandle:=Windows.CreateFile(PChar(FFileName),
                         GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE,
                         FILE_SHARE_READ or FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
                         NIL,
                         OPEN_EXISTING,
                         FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL or FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN,
                         0);
  if FileHandle<>INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then
    MapHandle:=CreateFileMapping(FileHandle,
                                 NIL,
                                 PAGE_READWRITE,
                                 0,0,NIL);
  if MapHandle<>INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then
    FBOFPtr:=MapViewOfFile(MapHandle, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS,0,0,0);
 
  if FBOFPtr<>NIL then begin
    FFileSize:=GetFileSize(FileHandle, NIL);
    FEOFPtr:=POINTER(DWORD(FBOFPtr)+FFileSize);
  end else begin
    Close;
  end;
end;
 
procedure TFileMap.Open(FileName: String);
begin
  if FileName<>'' then begin
    FFileName:=FileName;
    Open;
  end;
end;
 
procedure TFileMap.Close;
begin
  FFileSize:=0;
  if FBOFPtr<>NIL then begin
    FlushViewOfFile(FBOFPtr, 0); // Flush to disk
    UnmapViewOfFile(FBOFPtr);    // Unmap the view
    FBOFPtr:=NIL;
    FEOFPtr:=NIL;
  end;
 
  if MapHandle<>0 then begin
    CloseHandle(MapHandle);
    MapHandle:=0;
  end;
 
  if FileHandle<>INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then begin
    CloseHandle(FileHandle);
    FileHandle:=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
  end;
end;
 
function TFileMap.FilePtr(Ofs: DWord): Pointer;
begin
  if (FBOFPtr<>NIL) and (Ofs<FileSize) then
    Result:=POINTER(DWORD(FBOFPtr)+Ofs)
  else
    Result:=NIL;
end;
 
end.

                                  
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Answers

 

by: Geert_GruwezPosted on 2009-10-06 at 06:57:21ID: 25505022

does the share exists on the 2003 server and does the user have access to that share with FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS ?

sometimes it's only a subset of the priviliges you have ...

 

by: puckoPosted on 2009-10-06 at 07:26:16ID: 25505378

I can open the file on the share with notepad.

So what should I use instead of FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS ?

 

by: puckoPosted on 2009-10-06 at 07:35:52ID: 25505505

I was a bit wrong. It's not if the share is on 2000 or 2003. It is if the program runs on 2000 it works but not on a 2003 server.  Could that still be the FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS thing?

 

by: Geert_GruwezPosted on 2009-10-06 at 07:37:25ID: 25505520

look at the priviliges on the server for the share, do you have ALL ACCESS for that/those users ?

if not, map it with FILE_MAP_READ

 

by: puckoPosted on 2009-10-06 at 07:39:49ID: 31637692

No I don't so your change to read is probably the solution for me. The strange thing is that it worked when It was running from the W2000 server machine.

However, thanks for the fast response and your help.

 

by: Geert_GruwezPosted on 2009-10-06 at 07:40:59ID: 25505558

i set a share up on a 2003 server with read only access, and this works

procedure TFileMap.Open;
begin
  Close;
 
  FileHandle:=Windows.CreateFile(PChar(FFileName),
                         GENERIC_READ,
                         FILE_SHARE_READ,
                         NIL,
                         OPEN_EXISTING,
                         FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL or FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN,
                         0);
  if FileHandle<>INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then
    MapHandle:=CreateFileMapping(FileHandle,
                                 NIL,
                                 PAGE_READONLY,
                                 0,0,NIL);
  if MapHandle<>INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then
    FBOFPtr:=MapViewOfFile(MapHandle, FILE_MAP_READ,0,0,0);
 
  if FBOFPtr<>NIL then begin
    FFileSize:=GetFileSize(FileHandle, NIL);
    FEOFPtr:=POINTER(DWORD(FBOFPtr)+FFileSize);
  end else begin
    Close;
  end;
end;

                                              
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