Microsoft KB Archive/78807

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DDEMeta.exe - DDEML with Metafiles

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Q78807

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1

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SUMMARY
DDEMeta.exe is a sample file that contains the source code to an application that demonstrates how to read a Windows metafile and pass the information using dynamic data exchange (DDE).

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DDEMeta.exe

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DDEMETA is a server application that uses the Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library (DDEML).

To use DDEMETA, perform the following five steps:


 * 1) Start DDEMETA.
 * 2) Choose DDE Init from the Sample menu to register DDEMETA with the DDEML.
 * 3) Start a DDE client application to initiate a conversation with DDEMETA. In the client, use the application name &quot;DDEMETA&quot; and the topic &quot;Test&quot;.
 * 4) After the conversation is established, the client application can request any &quot;item&quot; of type CF_METAFILEPICT from the server.
 * 5) When DDEMETA receives the request, it will read the TEST.WMF file from the disk and pass it to the client application.

To test DDEMETA, request a CF_TEXT item. Note that the &quot;item&quot; reference is never checked; therefore, any item name works.

Note: This program will not read &quot;placeable&quot; metafiles. For more information on &quot;placeable&quot; metafiles, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"placeable" Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbDDE kbGrpDSUser

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310