C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern IntPtr CreateFileMapping(
    IntPtr hFile,
    IntPtr lpFileMappingAttributes,
    FileMapProtection flProtect,
    uint dwMaximumSizeHigh,
    uint dwMaximumSizeLow,
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] string lpName);

User-Defined Types:

[Flags]
enum FileMapProtection : uint
{
    PageReadonly = 0x02,
    PageReadWrite = 0x04,
    PageWriteCopy = 0x08,
    PageExecuteRead = 0x20,
    PageExecuteReadWrite = 0x40,
    SectionCommit = 0x8000000,
    SectionImage = 0x1000000,
    SectionNoCache = 0x10000000,
    SectionReserve = 0x4000000,
}

VB.NET Signature:

<DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:= true, CharSet:= CharSet.Auto)> _
Friend Shared Function CreateFileMapping( _
    hFile as intptr, _
    lpFileMappingAttributes As IntPtr , _
    flProtect As FileMapProtection, _
    dwMaximumSizeHigh As UInteger, _
    dwMaximumSizeLow As UInteger, _
    lpName As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)> string) as IntPtr
End Function

User-Defined Types:

Enum FileMapProtection As UInteger
    PageReadonly = &H2
    PageReadWrite = &H4
    PageWriteCopy = &H8
    PageExecuteRead = &H20
    PageExecuteReadWrite = &H40
    SectionCommit = &H8000000
    SectionImage = &H1000000
    SectionNoCache = &H10000000
    SectionReserve = &H4000000
End Enum

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

    /// <summary>
    /// A managed version of Memory mapped file
    /// By SHG at mail@Toolsbox.dk
    /// </summary>
    public class CMemoryMappedFile : IDisposable
    {
    IntPtr _hMMF = IntPtr.Zero;
    FileStream _fs;
    public uint _AllocationGranularity;
    BinaryFormatter _Formatter = new BinaryFormatter();

    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a FileMapping handel
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="FileName"></param>
    /// <param name="Name"></param>
    public CMemoryMappedFile(string FileName, string Name)
    {
        _hMMF = Win32API.OpenFileMapping(Win32API.FileMapAccess.FileMapAllAccess, false, Name);
        if (_hMMF == IntPtr.Zero)
        {
        _fs = File.Open(FileName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.ReadWrite);
        _hMMF = Win32API.CreateFileMapping(_fs, Win32API.FileMapProtection.PageReadWrite, Int64.MaxValue, Name);
        if (_hMMF == IntPtr.Zero)
            throw new Win32Exception();
        }

        Win32API.SYSTEM_INFO sysinfo = new Win32API.SYSTEM_INFO();
        Win32API.GetSystemInfo(ref sysinfo);
        _AllocationGranularity = sysinfo.dwAllocationGranularity;
    }

    public long Length
    {
        get
        {
        if (_fs == null) return -1;
        return _fs.Length;
        }
    }

    unsafe public void Write(Object o, Int64 AtOffset)
    {
        IntPtr hMVF = IntPtr.Zero;
        try
        {
        Int64 FileMapStart = (AtOffset / _AllocationGranularity) * _AllocationGranularity;
        Int64 MapViewSize = (AtOffset % _AllocationGranularity) + _AllocationGranularity;
        Int64 iViewDelta = AtOffset - FileMapStart;

        hMVF = Win32API.MapViewOfFile(_hMMF, Win32API.FileMapAccess.FileMapWrite, FileMapStart, (Int32)MapViewSize);
        if (hMVF == IntPtr.Zero)
            throw new Win32Exception();
        byte* p = (byte*)hMVF.ToPointer() + iViewDelta;
        UnmanagedMemoryStream ums = new UnmanagedMemoryStream(p, MapViewSize, MapViewSize, FileAccess.Write);
        _Formatter.Serialize(ums, o);
        Win32API.FlushViewOfFile(hMVF, (Int32)MapViewSize);
        }
        finally
        {
        if (hMVF != IntPtr.Zero)
            Win32API.UnmapViewOfFile(hMVF);
        }
    }

    unsafe public object Read(Int64 AtOffset)
    {
        IntPtr hMVF = IntPtr.Zero;
        try
        {
        Int64 FileMapStart = (AtOffset / _AllocationGranularity) * _AllocationGranularity;
        Int64 MapViewSize = (AtOffset % _AllocationGranularity) + _AllocationGranularity;
        Int64 iViewDelta = AtOffset - FileMapStart;

        hMVF = Win32API.MapViewOfFile(_hMMF, Win32API.FileMapAccess.FileMapRead, FileMapStart, (Int32)MapViewSize);
        if (hMVF == IntPtr.Zero)
            throw new Win32Exception();
        byte* p = (byte*)hMVF.ToPointer() + iViewDelta;
        UnmanagedMemoryStream ums = new UnmanagedMemoryStream(p, MapViewSize, MapViewSize, FileAccess.Read);
        object o = _Formatter.Deserialize(ums);
        return o;
        }
        finally
        {
        if (hMVF != IntPtr.Zero)
            Win32API.UnmapViewOfFile(hMVF);
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Writes a sequence of bytes
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="Buffer"></param>
    /// <param name="BytesToWrite"></param>
    /// <param name="AtOffset"></param>
    unsafe public void Write(byte[] Buffer, int BytesToWrite, Int64 AtOffset)
    {
        IntPtr hMVF = IntPtr.Zero;
        try
        {
        Int64 FileMapStart = (AtOffset / _AllocationGranularity) * _AllocationGranularity;
        Int64 MapViewSize = (AtOffset % _AllocationGranularity) + _AllocationGranularity;
        Int64 iViewDelta = AtOffset - FileMapStart;

        hMVF = Win32API.MapViewOfFile(_hMMF, Win32API.FileMapAccess.FileMapWrite, FileMapStart, (Int32)MapViewSize);
        if (hMVF == IntPtr.Zero)
            throw new Win32Exception();
        byte* p = (byte*)hMVF.ToPointer() + iViewDelta;
        UnmanagedMemoryStream ums = new UnmanagedMemoryStream(p, MapViewSize, MapViewSize, FileAccess.Write);
        ums.Write(Buffer, 0, BytesToWrite);
        Win32API.FlushViewOfFile(hMVF, (Int32)MapViewSize);
        }
        finally
        {
        if (hMVF != IntPtr.Zero)
            Win32API.UnmapViewOfFile(hMVF);
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Read sequence of bytes
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="Buffer"></param>
    /// <param name="BytesToRead"></param>
    /// <param name="AtOffset"></param>
    /// <returns>Num bytes read</returns>
    unsafe public int Read(byte[] Buffer, int BytesToRead, Int64 AtOffset)
    {
        IntPtr hMVF = IntPtr.Zero;
        try
        {
        Int64 FileMapStart = (AtOffset / _AllocationGranularity) * _AllocationGranularity;
        Int64 MapViewSize = (AtOffset % _AllocationGranularity) + _AllocationGranularity;
        Int64 iViewDelta = AtOffset - FileMapStart;

        hMVF = Win32API.MapViewOfFile(_hMMF, Win32API.FileMapAccess.FileMapRead, FileMapStart, (Int32)MapViewSize);
        if (hMVF == IntPtr.Zero)
            throw new Win32Exception();
        byte* p = (byte*)hMVF.ToPointer() + iViewDelta;
        UnmanagedMemoryStream ums = new UnmanagedMemoryStream(p, MapViewSize, MapViewSize, FileAccess.Read);
        byte[] ba = new byte[BytesToRead];
        return ums.Read(Buffer, 0, BytesToRead);
        }
        finally
        {
        if (hMVF != IntPtr.Zero)
            Win32API.UnmapViewOfFile(hMVF);
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// returns the streamed size of an object
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="T"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public long Size(Object T)
    {
        MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
        BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
        bf.Serialize(ms, T);
        return ms.Length;
    }

    public void Dispose()
    {
        if (_hMMF != IntPtr.Zero)
        Win32API.CloseHandle(_hMMF);
        _hMMF = IntPtr.Zero;
        if (_fs != null)
        _fs.Close();
    }
    }

    internal sealed class Win32API
    {
    [DllImport("Kernel32", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
    private static extern IntPtr CreateFileMapping(IntPtr hFile, IntPtr lpAttributes, FileMapProtection flProtect, Int32 dwMaxSizeHi, Int32 dwMaxSizeLow, string lpName);
    internal static IntPtr CreateFileMapping(System.IO.FileStream File, FileMapProtection flProtect, Int64 ddMaxSize, string lpName)
    {
        int Hi = (Int32)(ddMaxSize / Int32.MaxValue);
        int Lo = (Int32)(ddMaxSize % Int32.MaxValue);
        return CreateFileMapping(File.SafeFileHandle.DangerousGetHandle(), IntPtr.Zero, flProtect, Hi, Lo, lpName);
    }

    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    internal static extern IntPtr OpenFileMapping(FileMapAccess DesiredAccess, bool bInheritHandle, string lpName);

    [Flags]
    internal enum FileMapProtection : uint
    {
        PageReadonly = 0x02,
        PageReadWrite = 0x04,
        PageWriteCopy = 0x08,
        PageExecuteRead = 0x20,
        PageExecuteReadWrite = 0x40,
        SectionCommit = 0x8000000,
        SectionImage = 0x1000000,
        SectionNoCache = 0x10000000,
        SectionReserve = 0x4000000,
    }

    [DllImport("Kernel32", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
    private static extern IntPtr MapViewOfFile(IntPtr hFileMapping, FileMapAccess dwDesiredAccess, Int32 dwFileOffsetHigh, Int32 dwFileOffsetLow, Int32 dwNumberOfBytesToMap);
    internal static IntPtr MapViewOfFile(IntPtr hFileMapping, FileMapAccess dwDesiredAccess, Int64 ddFileOffset, Int32 dwNumberOfBytesToMap)
    {
        int Hi = (Int32)(ddFileOffset / Int32.MaxValue);
        int Lo = (Int32)(ddFileOffset % Int32.MaxValue);
        return MapViewOfFile(hFileMapping, dwDesiredAccess, Hi, Lo, dwNumberOfBytesToMap);
    }

    [Flags]
    internal enum FileMapAccess : uint
    {
        FileMapCopy = 0x0001,
        FileMapWrite = 0x0002,
        FileMapRead = 0x0004,
        FileMapAllAccess = 0x001f,
        fileMapExecute = 0x0020,
    }

    [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
    internal static extern bool FlushViewOfFile(IntPtr lpBaseAddress,
       Int32 dwNumberOfBytesToFlush);

    [DllImport("kernel32")]
    internal static extern bool UnmapViewOfFile(IntPtr lpBaseAddress);

    [DllImport("kernel32", SetLastError = true)]
    internal static extern bool CloseHandle(IntPtr hFile);

    [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
    internal static extern void GetSystemInfo([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Struct)] ref SYSTEM_INFO lpSystemInfo);

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
    internal struct SYSTEM_INFO
    {
        internal _PROCESSOR_INFO_UNION uProcessorInfo;
        public uint dwPageSize;
        public IntPtr lpMinimumApplicationAddress;
        public IntPtr lpMaximumApplicationAddress;
        public IntPtr dwActiveProcessorMask;
        public uint dwNumberOfProcessors;
        public uint dwProcessorType;
        public uint dwAllocationGranularity;
        public ushort dwProcessorLevel;
        public ushort dwProcessorRevision;
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
    internal struct _PROCESSOR_INFO_UNION
    {
        [FieldOffset(0)]
        internal uint dwOemId;
        [FieldOffset(0)]
        internal ushort wProcessorArchitecture;
        [FieldOffset(2)]
        internal ushort wReserved;
    }
     }

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