[pywin32-checkins] pywin32/win32/Lib win32pdhutil.py,1.6,1.7

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Update of /cvsroot/pywin32/pywin32/win32/Lib
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv28090/win32/Lib

Modified Files:
	win32pdhutil.py 
Log Message:
Add some comments about "% Processor Time", as many people get confused
why it always returns 98% :)  (Well, I,m still confused/amazed that it
always managed to return exactly 98% in my tests, but I don't think the
sample size was enough to be significant! :)


Index: win32pdhutil.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/pywin32/pywin32/win32/Lib/win32pdhutil.py,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -C2 -d -r1.6 -r1.7
*** win32pdhutil.py	1 Sep 2003 08:09:50 -0000	1.6
--- win32pdhutil.py	6 Oct 2003 13:03:41 -0000	1.7
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*** 42,45 ****
--- 42,50 ----
  
  def GetPerformanceAttributes(object, counter, instance = None, inum=-1, format = win32pdh.PDH_FMT_LONG, machine=None):
+ 	# NOTE: If you attempt to use this function to get "% Processor Time",
+ 	# it will not work as you expect - the problem is that by creating a
+ 	# new query each time, we force the CPU to 100%.  If you pull this
+ 	# function apart, and only do the inner "CollectQueryData" each time
+ 	# you need to know, it will give the correct results.
  	path = win32pdh.MakeCounterPath( (machine,object,instance, None, inum,counter) )
  	hq = win32pdh.OpenQuery()