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Downloads:
1,102
Downloads of v 1.26:
59
Last Update:
23 Aug 2020
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Nir Sofer
Tags:
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GDIView - Display GDI Handles
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Downloads:
1,102
Downloads of v 1.26:
59
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Nir Sofer
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To install GDIView - Display GDI Handles, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade GDIView - Display GDI Handles, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall GDIView - Display GDI Handles, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
NOTE: This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
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Open Source
- Download the Package Download
- Follow manual internalization instructions
-
Package Internalizer (C4B)
- Run
choco download gdiview --internalize --source=https://chocolatey.org/api/v2
(additional options) - Run
choco push --source="'http://internal/odata/repo'"
for package and dependencies - Automate package internalization
- Run
3. Enter your internal repository url
(this should look similar to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2)
4. Choose your deployment method:
choco upgrade gdiview -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade gdiview -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Ensure gdiview installed
win_chocolatey:
name: gdiview
state: present
version: 1.26
source: STEP 3 URL
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
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chocolatey_package 'gdiview' do
action :install
version '1.26'
source 'STEP 3 URL'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
Name: gdiview,
Version: 1.26,
Source: STEP 3 URL
);
Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.
cChocoPackageInstaller gdiview
{
Name = 'gdiview'
Ensure = 'Present'
Version = '1.26'
Source = 'STEP 3 URL'
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'gdiview':
provider => 'chocolatey',
ensure => '1.26',
source => 'STEP 3 URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
salt '*' chocolatey.install gdiview version="1.26" source="STEP 3 URL"
See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.
5. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
This package was approved by moderator gep13 on 31 Aug 2020.
GDIView is a unique tool that displays the list of GDI handles (brushes, pens, fonts, bitmaps, and others) opened by every process. It displays the total count for each type of GDI handle, as well as detailed information about each handle.
This tool can be useful for developers that need to trace GDI resources leak in their software.
Notes
- The 32-bit version of GDIView will not run in a 64-bit environment and the installation will fail if forced with
--forceX86
- This package is automatically updated using the Chocolatey Automatic Package Update Model (AU).
If you find it is out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.
License
=======
This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely
distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any
other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this and you don't
sell it or distribute it as a part of commercial product. If you
distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution
package, without any modification !
Disclaimer
==========
The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.
VERIFICATION
Verification is intended to assist the Chocolatey moderators and community
in verifying that this package's contents are trustworthy.
The application has been downloaded from the official distribution and can
be verified by:
1. Go to the binary distribution page
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/gdi_handles.html
and download the archive gdiview.zip using the Download GDIView link or the archive gdiview-x64.zip using the
Download GDIView - x64 link.
Alternatively the archives can be downloaded directly from
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/gdiview.zip
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/gdiview-x64.zip
2. The archive can be validated by comparing checksums
- Use powershell function 'Get-Filehash' - Get-Filehash gdiview.zip
- Use chocolatey utility 'checksum.exe' - checksum -t sha256 -f gdiview.zip
File32: gdiview.zip
ChecksumType32: sha256
Checksum32: 30DC7EDA83EEE7826E677C5F27A89D8389FB632476D4E413E332AE73769C32F6
- Use powershell function 'Get-Filehash' - Get-Filehash gdiview-x64.zip
- Use chocolatey utility 'checksum.exe' - checksum -t sha256 -f gdiview-x64.zip
File64: gdiview-x64.zip
ChecksumType64: sha256
Checksum64: 45AECA625ED56662DF1D52CCA0F1B6E4ECD373B58CE8DCF07106F07F8DBC63E4
Contents of file LICENSE.txt is obtained from https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/gdi_handles.html
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$toolsDir = (Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)
if ((Get-ProcessorBits 32) -eq 'true') {
$archive = Join-Path $toolsDir 'gdiview.zip'
}
else {
# fail if a 32-bit install is forced in a 64-bit environment
if ($env:ChocolateyForceX86 -eq 'true') {
Write-Error('32-bit install not supported in a 64-bit environment')
} else {
$archive = Join-Path $toolsDir 'gdiview-x64.zip'
}
}
$unzipArgs = @{
PackageName = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
FileFullPath = $archive
Destination = $toolsDir
}
Get-ChocolateyUnzip @unzipArgs
md5: 1DEF63D96FDACFF0FB57F295D5905446 | sha1: 4BACC3FED9A41678C72EBA41937FF73B7E98EE90 | sha256: 45AECA625ED56662DF1D52CCA0F1B6E4ECD373B58CE8DCF07106F07F8DBC63E4 | sha512: 38AA4ED37D25BEE21FB31715F699A71EF2B9E230A570D0EF71BB9C4E42E087376A718357E83D6F3B8F982544160A75E4AEDB78C26049E2C0BA1E6A5834FEF22D
md5: B2C1E2E03DF16F6D613649B73E7DE39B | sha1: 1115A41A1784127380AC2DF0D3960F4BF09955DB | sha256: 30DC7EDA83EEE7826E677C5F27A89D8389FB632476D4E413E332AE73769C32F6 | sha512: 243A402A102030B5CC44FD1149C81F97AE5B3D45DEF205854C77AFC5B4F10B639A1AC27A9332659F91A98A2ADB501BAFF486BE99A305582DA7081139D7631E16
Log in or click on link to see number of positives.
- gdiview.1.26.nupkg (6e76e2c88183) - ## / 60
- gdiview-x64.zip (45aeca625ed5) - ## / 62
- gdiview.zip (30dc7eda83ee) - ## / 64
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.
Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
GDIView - Display GDI Handles 1.26 | 59 | Sunday, August 23, 2020 | Approved |
GDIView 1.25 | 687 | Thursday, November 19, 2015 | Approved |
GDIView 1.20 | 356 | Thursday, April 2, 2015 | Approved |
Copyright 2007-2016 Nir Sofer
This package has no dependencies.
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