Set a Thread Name in Native Code

//
// Usage: SetThreadName (-1, "MainThread");
//
#include <windows.h>

const DWORD MS_VC_EXCEPTION=0x406D1388;

#pragma pack(push,8)

typedef struct tagTHREADNAME_INFO

{

 DWORD dwType; // Must be 0x1000.

 LPCSTR szName; // Pointer to name (in user addr space).

 DWORD dwThreadID; // Thread ID (-1=caller thread).

 DWORD dwFlags; // Reserved for future use, must be zero.

}THREADNAME_INFO;

#pragma pack(pop)

void SetThreadName( DWORD dwThreadID, char* threadName)

{

   THREADNAME_INFO info;

   info.dwType = 0x1000;
   

   info.szName = threadName;
   

   info.dwThreadID = dwThreadID;
   

   info.dwFlags = 0;

  

   __try
  

   {
      

    RaiseException( MS_VC_EXCEPTION, 0, sizeof(info)/sizeof(ULONG_PTR), (ULONG_PTR*)&info );
   

    }
   

    __except(EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER)
  

    {
   }

}