Managing Memory-Mapped Files in Win32

Determining which function or set of functions to use for managing memory in your Win32A‚™ application is difficult without a solid understanding of how each group of functions works and the overall impact they each have on the Microsoft® Windows NTA‚™ operating system. In an effort to simplify these decisions, this technical article focuses on the use of the memory-mapped file functions in Win32: the functions that are available, the way they are used, and the impact their use has on operating system resources. The following topics are discussed in this article: