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The following table shows the file mapping functions with a description of the purpose of each.

Function Description

CreateFileForMapping

Creates a file that can be used for memory mapping.

CreateFileMapping

Creates a named or unnamed file-mapping object for the specified file.

FlushViewOfFile

Writes to the disk a byte range within a mapped view of a file.

MapViewOfFile

Maps a view of a file into the address space of the calling process.

UnmapViewOfFile

Unmaps a mapped view of a file from the address space of the calling process.

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