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+/*
+ * Simple Named Pipe Client
+ * (C) 2005 Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>
+ * (C) 2009 Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
+ * Published to the public domain
+ */
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define ECHODATA "Black Dog"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ HANDLE h;
+ DWORD numread = 0;
+ char *outbuffer = malloc(sizeof(ECHODATA));
+
+ if (argc == 1) {
+ printf("Usage: %s pipename\n", argv[0]);
+ printf(" Where pipename is something like \\\\servername\\NPECHO\n");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ h = CreateNamedPipe(argv[1],
+ PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX,
+ PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE | PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE | PIPE_WAIT,
+ PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES,
+ 1024,
+ 1024,
+ 0,
+ NULL);
+ if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+ printf("Error opening: %d\n", GetLastError());
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ ConnectNamedPipe(h, NULL);
+
+ if (!WriteFile(h, ECHODATA, sizeof(ECHODATA), &numread, NULL)) {
+ printf("Error writing: %d\n", GetLastError());
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (!WriteFile(h, ECHODATA, sizeof(ECHODATA), &numread, NULL)) {
+ printf("Error writing: %d\n", GetLastError());
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ FlushFileBuffers(h);
+ DisconnectNamedPipe(h);
+ CloseHandle(h);
+
+ return 0;
+}