Semaphores values

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Published on 2010-04-05T16:32:42Z Indexed on 2010/04/05 16:43 UTC
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Hey,

I have a question regarding using Semaphores

HANDLE WINAPI CreateSemaphore(...);

Is there anyway I can get the current value of the semaphore?

Thanks,

Joel

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