Global Variables
The Microsoft run-time library provides the following global variables. These global variables have been deprecated for the more secure functional versions, which should be used in place of the global variable (except _pgmptr and _wpgmptr).
Variable |
Description |
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Contains the command line. |
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Controls memory heap granularity |
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Adjust for local time; used in some date and time functions |
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Store error codes and related information |
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Pointers to arrays of pointers to strings that constitute process environment |
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Specifies whether information regarding open files of a process is passed to new processes |
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Sets default file-translation mode |
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The array of stdio control structures. |
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Contain information used by the character classification functions. |
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Initialized at program startup to value such as program name, filename, relative path, or full path |