BLOB Functions

Network Monitor includes the following BLOB functions.

Function	Description
CreateBlob	Creates an empty BLOB.
CreateNPPInterface	Creates an NPP interface with a given BLOB.
DestroyBlob	Frees all memory associated with a given BLOB.
DuplicateBlob	Copies a given BLOB.
GetBoolFromBlob	Retrieves the named Boolean value from a given BLOB.
GetClassIDFromBlob	Retrieves the named class identifier value from a given BLOB.
GetDwordFromBlob	Retrieves the named DWORD value from a given BLOB.
GetMacAddressFromBlob	Retrieves the named MAC address from a given BLOB.
GetNetworkInfoFromBlob	Retrieves network information from a given BLOB.
GetNPPAddressFilterFromBlob	Retrieves address filter information from a given BLOB.
GetNPPBlobFromUI	Displays the Select a network dialog box and returns the NPP BLOB of the selected NIC.
GetNPPBlobTable	Retrieves a table of BLOBs.
GetNPPEtypeSapFilter	Retrieves the Etype/Sap filter from a given BLOB.
GetNPPMacTypeAsNumber	Retrieves the MAC type from the NetworkInfo category of the NPP section and converts the information into a MAC type number.
GetNPPPatternFilterFromBlob	Retrieves the pattern match filter from a given BLOB.
GetNPPTriggerFromBlob	Retrieves the trigger of a given BLOB.
GetStringFromBlob	Retrieves a single string from a specific location within a given BLOB.
GetStringsFromBlob	Retrieves all of the strings within the given bounds from a given BLOB.
IsRemoteNPP	Indicates whether the given BLOB specifies a remote NPP.
MergeBlob	Merges the information in source and target BLOBs and overwrites common entries with data from the source BLOB.
RegCreateBlobKey	Stores a BLOB at the given registry key.
RegOpenBlobKey	Retrieves a BLOB stored at the given registry key.
RemoveFromBlob	Removes information from any level of a given BLOB.
SelectNPPBlobFromTable	Selects an NPP BLOB from a table.
SetBoolInBlob	Sets a Boolean value at the given location within a BLOB.
SetClassIDInBlob	Sets the named class identifier value for a BLOB.
SetDwordInBlob	Sets the named DWORD value for a BLOB.
SetMacAddressInBlob	Sets the named MAC address for a BLOB.
SetNetworkInfoInBlob	Sets the network information for a BLOB.
SetNPPAddressFilterInBlob	Sets the given address filter in the BLOB.
SetNPPEtypeSapFilter	Sets the Etype/Sap filter in a BLOB.
SetNPPPatternFilterInBlob	Sets the pattern match filter for a BLOB.
SetNPPTriggerInBlob	Sets the trigger in a BLOB.
SetStringInBlob	Sets the string at a given location within a BLOB.
WriteBlobToFile	Writes a BLOB to a given file.