To investigate an Explore-iX104C tablet touch screen problem (win7 32bit),
I wrote a short diagnostic.
When compiled for 64-bit on my desktop machine, it ran as expected.
When compiled for 32-bit on my desktop machine, Avira flagged it and
locked my project directory, not allowing it to be deleted until
after I did a reboot, I tried this several times with same result.
Avira did this as soon as compilation was finished, I never actually
had a chance to run the program before it was flagged, quarantined and
the project directory was locked.
With no changes to the code, I compiled it for 32-bit on VS2015.
It ran as expected, no Avira flags, no locked directories.
I'm submitting the code and my Pelles C settings to see if anyone
can duplicate my results in Pelles C with Avira, to see if it's
something specific to my machine setup or Pelles C is generating
a binary footprint in 32-bit that Avira thinks is malware, at
least with this particular code and this Avira version.
First time I've run into this in my 30+ years of compiling C/C++.
Try to duplicate my compiler and linker flags exactly, it only
raises an Avira flag in 32-bit compiles (at least over here).
My Avira settings:
version: 1.0.30.9723 free version
Default settings
/*
* TOUCH32.C
* Tests for touchscreen capabilities, if any.
*
* Compiler: Pelles C 9.00.9
*
* Compiler settings:
* Debug: none
* Runtime Lib: single-threaded
* Otimization: speed
* Floating-point: Precise
* Warnings: Level 1
* Machine: X64
* Architecture: SSE2
* Inlinig: Default
* C Standard: C17
* Options Microsoft Extensions
*
* Linker settings (32bit shown):
* Libs: kernel32, advapi32, delayimp, user32
* Subsystem: Windows
* Machine: X86
*
* Build: Release.
*
* Results:
* When compiled with Pelles C for X64 (64-bit):
* Performs normally, no anti virus flag, runs as expected.
*
* ***********************************************************************************
* **When compiled with Pelles C for X86 (32-bit):
* **Avira anti-virus FLAGS as VIRUS, locks project directory, doesn't allow deleting.
* ***********************************************************************************
*
* When compiled with VS2015 for X86 (32-bit):
* Performs normally, no anti virus flag, runs as expected.
*
*/
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
//global result buffer
char buf[4096];
//fwd declarations
int test(void);
int msgw(char *str);
int msgp(char *str);
/*
*From MSDN - for reference:
*
*TABLET_CONFIG_NONE 0x00000000 The input digitizer does not have touch capabilities.
*NID_INTEGRATED_TOUCH 0x00000001 An integrated touch digitizer is used for input.
*NID_EXTERNAL_TOUCH 0x00000002 An external touch digitizer is used for input.
*NID_INTEGRATED_PEN 0x00000004 An integrated pen digitizer is used for input.
*NID_EXTERNAL_PEN 0x00000008 An external pen digitizer is used for input.
*NID_MULTI_INPUT 0x00000040 An input digitizer with support for multiple inputs
* is used for input.
*NID_READY 0x00000080 The input digitizer is ready for input.
* If this value is unset, it may mean that the tablet
* service is stopped, the digitizer is not supported,
* or digitizer drivers have not been installed.
*/
//main
///////////////////////////////////////
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hinst, HINSTANCE hprevinst, PSTR pcmdline, int cmdshow) {
memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
msgp(" TOUCH DIGITIZER DIAGNOSTIC TEST\n");
test();
msgw(buf);
return 0;
}
//test for touch capability
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
int test(void)
{
int value=0;
value = GetSystemMetrics(SM_DIGITIZER);
if (value & NID_READY)
msgp("Digitizer stack ready");
else
msgp("Digitizer Stack NOT ready.\n* Check drivers.\n* Make sure WaCom service is enabled in:\n* Control_Panel->Adminstrative_Tools->Services.\n");
if (value & NID_MULTI_INPUT)
msgp("HAS Multi Input capability");
else
msgp("NO Multi Input capability");
if (value & NID_INTEGRATED_TOUCH)
msgp("IS integrated touch digitizer");
else
msgp("NOT an integrated touch digitizer");
if (value & NID_EXTERNAL_TOUCH)
msgp("IS an External Touch Digitizer");
else
msgp("NOT an External Touch Digitizer");
if (value & NID_INTEGRATED_PEN)
msgp("IS an Integrated Pen Digitizer");
else
msgp("NOT an Integrated Pen Digitizer");
if (value & NID_EXTERNAL_PEN)
msgp("IS an External Pen Digitiser");
else
msgp("NOT an Integrated Pen Digitizer");
return 0;
}
//use MessageBox to display results
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
int msgw(char *str)
{
MessageBox(NULL, str, "TOUCH TEST", MB_OK);
return 0;
}
//Concatenate results to global buf
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
int msgp(char *str)
{
strcat(buf, str);
strcat(buf, "\n");
return 0;
}
