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Summary

This function reads data from a file, starting at the position indicated by the file pointer. After the read operation has been completed, the file pointer is adjusted by the number of bytes actually read.

C# Signature:

[DllImport("rapi.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool CeReadFile(
    int hFile,
    byte[] lpBuffer,
    int nNumberOfbytesToRead,
    out int lpNumberOfbytesRead,
    int lpOverlapped);

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

Function info on msdn at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa917409.aspx

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CeReadFile on MSDN

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