OBJ_OPENIF - NtDoc

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#ifndef _PHNT_NTDEF_H
#ifndef _NTDEF_

/**
 * If this flag is specified, by using the object handle, to a routine that creates objects
 * and if that object already exists, the routine should open that object.
 * Otherwise, the routine creating the object returns an NTSTATUS code of STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_COLLISION.
 */
#define OBJ_OPENIF                          0x00000080L

#endif
#endif

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This OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES flag indicates that the create operation should open the object if the specified name is already taken.

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