if( !bFound )
    {
        // Search in "%EXE_DIR%\"
        _tcscpy( strReadmePath, strExePath );
        lstrcat( strReadmePath, TEXT("\\readme.txt") );
        if( GetFileAttributes( strReadmePath ) != 0xFFFFFFFF )
            bFound = TRUE;
    }

    if( !bFound )
    {
        // Search in "%EXE_DIR%\.."
        _tcscpy( strReadmePath, strExePath );
        strLastSlash = _tcsrchr( strReadmePath, TEXT('\\') );
        if( strLastSlash )
            *strLastSlash = 0;
        lstrcat( strReadmePath, TEXT("\\readme.txt") );
        if( GetFileAttributes( strReadmePath ) != 0xFFFFFFFF )
            bFound = TRUE;
    }

    if( !bFound )
    {
        // Search in "%EXE_DIR%\..\.."
        _tcscpy( strReadmePath, strExePath );
        strLastSlash = _tcsrchr( strReadmePath, TEXT('\\') );
        if( strLastSlash )
            *strLastSlash = 0;
        strLastSlash = _tcsrchr( strReadmePath, TEXT('\\') );
        if( strLastSlash )
            *strLastSlash = 0;
        lstrcat( strReadmePath, TEXT("\\readme.txt") );
        if( GetFileAttributes( strReadmePath ) != 0xFFFFFFFF )
            bFound = TRUE;
    }

    if( bFound )
    {
        // GetProcAddress for ShellExecute, so we don't have to include shell32.lib 
        // in every project that uses dxutil.cpp
        LPShellExecute pShellExecute = NULL;
        HINSTANCE hInstShell32 = LoadLibrary(TEXT("shell32.dll"));
        if (hInstShell32 != NULL)
        {
#ifdef UNICODE
            pShellExecute = (LPShellExecute)GetProcAddress(hInstShell32, _TWINCE("ShellExecuteW"));
#else
            pShellExecute = (LPShellExecute)GetProcAddress(hInstShell32, _TWINCE("ShellExecuteA"));
#endif
            if( pShellExecute != NULL )
            {
                if( pShellExecute( hWnd, TEXT("open"), strReadmePath, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW ) > (HINSTANCE) 32 )
                    bSuccess = true;
            }

            FreeLibrary(hInstShell32);
        }
    }

    if( !bSuccess )
    {
        // Tell the user that the readme couldn't be opened
        MessageBox( hWnd, TEXT("Could not find readme.txt"), 
                    TEXT("DirectX SDK Sample"), MB_ICONWARNING | MB_OK );
    }
}
#endif // !UNDER_CE




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: _DbgOut()
// Desc: Outputs a message to the debug stream
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HRESULT _DbgOut( TCHAR* strFile, DWORD dwLine, HRESULT hr, TCHAR* strMsg )
{
    TCHAR buffer[256];
    _sntprintf( buffer, 256, _T("%s(%ld): "), strFile, dwLine );
    buffer[255] = 0;    
    OutputDebugString( buffer );
    OutputDebugString( strMsg );

    if( hr )
    {
        wsprintf( buffer, _T("(hr=%08lx)\n"), hr );
        OutputDebugString( buffer );
    }

    OutputDebugString( _T("\n") );

    return hr;
}




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: DXUtil_Trace()
// Desc: Outputs to the debug stream a formatted string with a variable-
//       argument list.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
VOID DXUtil_Trace( TCHAR* strMsg, ... )
{
#if defined(DEBUG) | defined(_DEBUG)
    TCHAR strBuffer[512];
    
    va_list args;
    va_start(args, strMsg);
    _vsntprintf( strBuffer, 512, strMsg, args );
    va_end(args);

    OutputDebugString( strBuffer );
#else
    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(strMsg);
#endif
}




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: DXUtil_ConvertStringToGUID()
// Desc: Converts a string to a GUID
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertStringToGUID( const TCHAR* strSrc, GUID* pGuidDest )
{
    UINT aiTmp[10];

    if( _stscanf( strSrc, TEXT("{%8X-%4X-%4X-%2X%2X-%2X%2X%2X%2X%2X%2X}"),
                    &pGuidDest->Data1, 
                    &aiTmp[0], &aiTmp[1], 
                    &aiTmp[2], &aiTmp[3],
                    &aiTmp[4], &aiTmp[5],
                    &aiTmp[6], &aiTmp[7],
                    &aiTmp[8], &aiTmp[9] ) != 11 )
    {
        ZeroMemory( pGuidDest, sizeof(GUID) );
        return E_FAIL;
    }
    else
    {
        pGuidDest->Data2       = (USHORT) aiTmp[0];
        pGuidDest->Data3       = (USHORT) aiTmp[1];
        pGuidDest->Data4[0]    = (BYTE) aiTmp[2];
        pGuidDest->Data4[1]    = (BYTE) aiTmp[3];
        pGuidDest->Data4[2]    = (BYTE) aiTmp[4];
        pGuidDest->Data4[3]    = (BYTE) aiTmp[5];
        pGuidDest->Data4[4]    = (BYTE) aiTmp[6];
        pGuidDest->Data4[5]    = (BYTE) aiTmp[7];
        pGuidDest->Data4[6]    = (BYTE) aiTmp[8];
        pGuidDest->Data4[7]    = (BYTE) aiTmp[9];
        return S_OK;
    }
}




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: DXUtil_ConvertGUIDToStringCch()
// Desc: Converts a GUID to a string 
//       cchDestChar is the size in TCHARs of strDest.  Be careful not to 
//       pass in sizeof(strDest) on UNICODE builds
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertGUIDToStringCch( const GUID* pGuidSrc, TCHAR* strDest, int cchDestChar )
{
    int nResult = _sntprintf( strDest, cchDestChar, TEXT("{%0.8X-%0.4X-%0.4X-%0.2X%0.2X-%0.2X%0.2X%0.2X%0.2X%0.2X%0.2X}"),
               pGuidSrc->Data1, pGuidSrc->Data2, pGuidSrc->Data3,
               pGuidSrc->Data4[0], pGuidSrc->Data4[1],
               pGuidSrc->Data4[2], pGuidSrc->Data4[3],
               pGuidSrc->Data4[4], pGuidSrc->Data4[5],
               pGuidSrc->Data4[6], pGuidSrc->Data4[7] );

    if( nResult < 0 )
        return E_FAIL;
    return S_OK;
}




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: CArrayList constructor
// Desc: 
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CArrayList::CArrayList( ArrayListType Type, UINT BytesPerEntry )
{
    if( Type == AL_REFERENCE )
        BytesPerEntry = sizeof(void*);
    m_ArrayListType = Type;
    m_pData = NULL;
    m_BytesPerEntry = BytesPerEntry;
    m_NumEntries = 0;
    m_NumEntriesAllocated = 0;
}



//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: CArrayList destructor
// Desc: 
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CArrayList::~CArrayList( void )
{
    if( m_pData != NULL )
        delete[] m_pData;
}




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: CArrayList::Add
// Desc: Adds pEntry to the list.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HRESULT CArrayList::Add( void* pEntry )
{
    if( m_BytesPerEntry == 0 )
        return E_FAIL;
    if( m_pData == NULL || m_NumEntries + 1 > m_NumEntriesAllocated )
    {
        void* pDataNew;
        UINT NumEntriesAllocatedNew;
        if( m_NumEntriesAllocated == 0 )
            NumEntriesAllocatedNew = 16;
        else
            NumEntriesAllocatedNew = m_NumEntriesAllocated * 2;
        pDataNew = new BYTE[NumEntriesAllocatedNew * m_BytesPerEntry];
        if( pDataNew == NULL )
            return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
        if( m_pData != NULL )
        {
            CopyMemory( pDataNew, m_pData, m_NumEntries * m_BytesPerEntry );
            delete[] m_pData;
        }
        m_pData = pDataNew;
        m_NumEntriesAllocated = NumEntriesAllocatedNew;
    }

    if( m_ArrayListType == AL_VALUE )
        CopyMemory( (BYTE*)m_pData + (m_NumEntries * m_BytesPerEntry), pEntry, m_BytesPerEntry );
    else
        *(((void**)m_pData) + m_NumEntries) = pEntry;
    m_NumEntries++;

    return S_OK;
}




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: CArrayList::GetPtr
// Desc: Returns a pointer to the Entry'th entry in the list.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void* CArrayList::GetPtr( UINT Entry )
{
    if( m_ArrayListType == AL_VALUE )
        return (BYTE*)m_pData + (Entry * m_BytesPerEntry);
    else
        return *(((void**)m_pData) + Entry);
}




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: CArrayList::Contains
// Desc: Returns whether the list contains an entry identical to the 
//       specified entry data.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool CArrayList::Contains( void* pEntryData )
{
    for( UINT iEntry = 0; iEntry < m_NumEntries; iEntry++ )
    {
        if( m_ArrayListType == AL_VALUE )
        {
            if( memcmp( GetPtr(iEntry), pEntryData, m_BytesPerEntry ) == 0 )
                return true;
        }
        else
        {
            if( GetPtr(iEntry) == pEntryData )
                return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}




//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Name: BYTE helper functions
// Desc: cchDestChar is the size in BYTEs of strDest.  Be careful not to 
//       pass use sizeof() if the strDest is a string pointer.  
//       eg.
//       TCHAR* sz = new TCHAR[100]; // sizeof(sz)  == 4
//       TCHAR sz2[100];             // sizeof(sz2) == 200
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertAnsiStringToWideCb( WCHAR* wstrDestination, const CHAR* strSource, int cbDestChar )
{
    return DXUtil_ConvertAnsiStringToWideCch( wstrDestination, strSource, cbDestChar / sizeof(WCHAR) );
}

HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertWideStringToAnsiCb( CHAR* strDestination, const WCHAR* wstrSource, int cbDestChar )
{
    return DXUtil_ConvertWideStringToAnsiCch( strDestination, wstrSource, cbDestChar / sizeof(CHAR) );
}

HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertGenericStringToAnsiCb( CHAR* strDestination, const TCHAR* tstrSource, int cbDestChar )
{
    return DXUtil_ConvertGenericStringToAnsiCch( strDestination, tstrSource, cbDestChar / sizeof(CHAR) );
}

HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertGenericStringToWideCb( WCHAR* wstrDestination, const TCHAR* tstrSource, int cbDestChar )
{
    return DXUtil_ConvertGenericStringToWideCch( wstrDestination, tstrSource, cbDestChar / sizeof(WCHAR) );
}

HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertAnsiStringToGenericCb( TCHAR* tstrDestination, const CHAR* strSource, int cbDestChar )
{
    return DXUtil_ConvertAnsiStringToGenericCch( tstrDestination, strSource, cbDestChar / sizeof(TCHAR) );
}

HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertWideStringToGenericCb( TCHAR* tstrDestination, const WCHAR* wstrSource, int cbDestChar )
{
    return DXUtil_ConvertWideStringToGenericCch( tstrDestination, wstrSource, cbDestChar / sizeof(TCHAR) );
}

HRESULT DXUtil_ReadStringRegKeyCb( HKEY hKey, TCHAR* strRegName, TCHAR* strDest, DWORD cbDest, TCHAR* strDefault )
{
    return DXUtil_ReadStringRegKeyCch( hKey, strRegName, strDest, cbDest / sizeof(TCHAR), strDefault );
}

HRESULT DXUtil_ConvertGUIDToStringCb( const GUID* pGuidSrc, TCHAR* strDest, int cbDestChar )
{
    return DXUtil_ConvertGUIDToStringCch( pGuidSrc, strDest, cbDestChar / sizeof(TCHAR) );
}

#ifndef UNDER_CE
HRESULT DXUtil_GetDXSDKMediaPathCb( TCHAR* szDest, int cbDest )
{
    return DXUtil_GetDXSDKMediaPathCch( szDest, cbDest / sizeof(TCHAR) );
}

HRESULT DXUtil_FindMediaFileCb( TCHAR* szDestPath, int cbDest, TCHAR* strFilename )
{
    return DXUtil_FindMediaFileCch( szDestPath, cbDest / sizeof(TCHAR), strFilename );
}
#endif // !UNDER_CE