Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] Dispatch Table Example

[K. G. <kim...@gm...>]

Hi Divye,

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 20:41, Divye Kapoor <div...@gm...> wrote:
> Hello all,
>    I've just added a dispatch_table example to the repository. Please have a
> look at the code and suggest any improvements.
>
> While testing this example, I came across an oddity. I am using the same
> functions as the http_client example. However, when I try to run
> dispatch_table.exe, I need to provide it elevated privileges on Vista. The
> same is not needed for http_client.exe. Why so? Any ideas?

The .exe name is probably triggering one of the UAC heuristics; the OS
checks the filename of every launched executable, looking for keywords
that give it away as an installer. Apparently "patch" is one of the
trigger words [1], so "dis*patch*_table.exe" is incorrectly classified
as requiring elevation.

Best bet is probably to change the name of the .cpp file and/or .exe.
The only alternative I know of is to add a UAC manifest either
embedded or side-by-side, but that complicates build and deployment
significantly, compared to the current...

- Kim

[1] http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1613234&SiteID=1