/* … */

extern int cryptex() {
HANDLE thisProc = GetCurrentPro­cess();
HANDLE stdin;
HANDLE stdout;
HANDLE thisHeap = GetProcessHeap();
HANDLE conBuffer;
DWORD cIoCount;
HLOCAL inBuffer;

if == INVALID_HANDLE_VA­LUE ||
(stdin = GetStdHandle(STD_IN­PUT_HANDLE)) == INVALID_HANDLE_VA­LUE ||
(stdout = GetStdHandle(STD_O­UTPUT_HANDLE)) == INVALID_HANDLE_VA­LUE) {
return CRYPTEX_CON_HANDLE;
 }

/* … */