Microsoft KB Archive/108183

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The information in this article applies to:


 * FastTips for the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) version 3.1

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SUMMARY
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 * 1) Dial the toll-free FastTips number (800) 936-4300.
 * 2) When prompted, select the Windows Software Development Kit.
 * 3) Press one (1) on your phone keypad to select Express Order Service.
 * 4) When prompted, select the delivery method, fax.
 * 5) When prompted, enter your three-digit area code and seven-digit fax number on your phone keypad.
 * 6) When prompted, enter the number of the Item ID and press #, for up to five items.

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ITEM ID ARTICLE TITLE PAGES
Q 10213 Window Handles of Global Objects                                1 Q 10216 Using EndPaint and BeginPaint                               1 Q 10856 Changing the Name of a Second Instance of an Application        1 Q 11246 Changing Window Colors with Control Panel                       1 Q 11636 Windows Resource Numbering Starts at 1                          1 Q 12172 How to Change a Window's Parent                                 1 Q 12384 More Information About Atoms                                    2 Q 19736 Split Scrolling Using Two Windows                               1 Q 28338 Return Value from ChangeClipboardChain                        1 Q 28353 Scope of Window Classes                                         1 Q 31075 PRB: Window Dragged Close to Screen Edge Becomes Invisible      1 Q 31747 Changing the Mouse Cursor for a Window                          2 Q 32685 Using the WM_CTLCOLOR Message                                   3 Q 35767 Obtaining an Application's Instance Handle                      1 Q 35774 Differences Between PostAppMessage and PostMessage Funcs        3 Q 35957 Active Application, Active Window, Input Focus Definition       3 Q 36319 Algorithm Creates Window Same Size As Full-Screen Window        1 Q 36324 Performing Background Processing Without Using Timers           2 Q 36584 When PostMessage Will Return 0, Indicating Failure            1 Q 36917 DlgDirSelect Has Undocumented Behavior                        1 Q 39544 Limit to the Number of Characters Stored in a List Box          1 Q 40620 Communicating Between Windows Virtual Machines with DDE         1 Q 42458 FatalExit 0x0001 Possible If WM_CTLCOLOR Used Improperly        2 Q 44740 General Information About Windows WM_TIMER Messages             1 Q 61803 Calculating Free System Resources in Microsoft Windows          2 Q 64329 Windows Message-Processing Caveats                              1 Q 65111 Using WriteProfileString to Delete WIN.INI Entries              1 Q 65122 Executable-File Header Format                                   10 Q 65123 Font-File Format                                                7 Q 66240 Aligning Columns in a Windows 3.x List Box                      2 Q 66654 Possible Causes for System Resource Reduction                   1 Q 66926 Dialog Box Creation Fails If Text Starts w/ Character 255       2 Q 67063 Inserting Right Justified Text in a Menu in Windows             1 Q 67249 Using Window Extra Bytes in Custom Controls                     1 Q 67653 How to Respond When DDE Data Cannot Be Locked                   1 Q 67678 List Box and Combo Box Capacity Limits                          1 Q 68360 Control Panel Doesn't Respond to WM_WININICHANGE Messages       1 Q 68584 Avoid SetClassLong If Subclassing a Standard Control Class      1 Q 69079 How to Give a 3-D Effect to Windows Controls                    3 Q 69888 Fatal Exit Code 0x0506 Definition                               1 Q 69889 Sources of Information Regarding Windows DDE                    2 Q 70074 Reactivating First (and Only) Instance of an Application        2 Q 71147 PRB: SDK Sample Programs Define Delete Accelerator Incorrectly  1 Q 71455 Tracking Down Lost System Resources                             3 Q 71499 Menus Supported in Dialog Boxes w/o DS_MODALFRAME Style         1 Q 71573 Keeping a Window on Top of All Other Windows                    2 Q 71669 Preventing an MDI Child Window from Changing Size               2 Q 72219 Context-Sensitive Help in a Dialog Box Through F1               3 Q 74043 Changing the Color of an Edit Control                           2 Q 74224 Freeing Resources Used by a Multiline Edit Control              1 Q 74225 Size Limits for a Multiline Edit Control                        2 Q 74332 Actions Prohibited in System Modal Dialog Boxes                 1 Q 74474 Killing the Parent of a Modal Dialog Box                        1 Q 74527 Designing Applications for High Screen Resolutions              2 Q 74528 "Power-Friendly" Applications                                   1 Q 74539 Drawing the Icon for a Minimized Application                    2 Q 74602 Private Profile (INI) Files Not Designed as Database            1 Q 74608 When to Use WIN.INI or a Private INI File                       2 Q 74695 Adding Items to the System Menus of All Applications            1 Q 74795 Using PeekMessage Loops in a Dialog Box                       1 Q 74800 Working Around the STRINGTABLE 255 Character Limit              1 Q 75255 DBCS Support in Windows Versions 3.0 And 3.1                    1 Q 75337 Program Manager Restrictions Settings                           2 Q 75439 Tips for Writing DBCS-Compatible Applications                   2 Q 75500 Altering Edit Control Strings in Place May Cause UAE            1 Q 75629 Ending the Windows Session from an Application                  1 Q 75631 XLTABLE Clipboard Format Documentation Available                2 Q 76103 Guidelines for Allocating Instance (Per-Window) Data            5 Q 76415 Creating a Progress Dialog with a Cancel Option                 3 Q 77135 Different Ways to Close an Application Under Windows            2 Q 77782 Retrieve Line Number from Edit Control Sample Code              1 Q 77930 Modifying the System Menu of an MDI Child Window                2 Q 78155 Introduction to Nonpreemptive Multitasking in Windows           2 Q 79055 Overcoming the 64 Kilobyte Limit for List Box Data              2 Q 79276 Subclassing the Desktop and Windows of Other Applications       1 Q 79342 Windows Paintbrush File Format                                  3 Q 79982 PRB: BS_GROUPBOX-Style Child Window Background Painting Wrong   2 Q 80084 Save System Resources with One Control per Control Class        2 Q 80125 Terminating the Creation of an MDI Child Window                 1 Q 80843 Possible Causes of Dialog Box Creation Failure                  4 Q 81047 Microsoft Drag-Drop Server Strategy                             1 Q 81332 WH_CALLWNDPROC, WH_GETMESSAGE Hooks Sample Code                 1 Q 81547 DDEML CONVINFO Structure, wConvst Field Description             1 Q 81592 Timers and Timing in Microsoft Windows                          6 Q 81707 WM_CTLCOLOR Processing for Combo Boxes of all Styles            2 Q 81708 Creating Applications that Task Manager Does Not Tile           1 Q 83302 Using the WM_GETDLGCODE Message                                 4 Q 83461 Extended Characters Different Under Windows                     3 Q 83543 Implementing the Drag-Drop Protocol                             1 Q 83916 CONVINFO Data Structure wStatus Field Description               1 Q 84900 PRB: Vertical Bars Displayed in Message Box, Control Text       1 Q 85010 Multiple Document Interface Enhancements in Windows 3.1         3 Q 86333 ODVHLB Demonstrates Owner-Draw Variable-Height List Box         2 Q 86872 Program Manager DDE Command AddItem Documentation               1 Q 87536 PRB: Crash Double-Clicking File in Open or Save Common Dialog   1 Q 88190 PRB: DLL System Hook Function Not Affecting Apps System-Wide    1 Q 88192 WM_PAINTICON Message Removed from Windows SDK Docs              2 Q 89542 Software Library Has DDE Management Library Information         1 Q 89562 Buttons and Cursors Documentation and Sample                    1 Q 89563 Both Windows in SetParent Call Must Belong to Same Task       1 Q 89566 PRB: Common Dialog Box Hook Function Cannot Access Variables    1 Q 89738 Handling WM_QUIT While Not in Primary GetMessage Loop         2 Q 90854 PRB: Accented Characters in Filename Controls Lose Accents      1 Q 92540 Is DdePostAdvise Synchronous? 1 Q 94606  Setting the CAPS LOCK, SCROLL LOCK, and NUM LOCK States         1 Q 94954 PRB: DdeInitialize Fails in Implicitly-Loaded DLL's LibMain   1 Q 95578 PRB: Double-Click Does Not Close Win 3.1 Maximized MDI Child    1 Q 96427 Detecting Whether a Menu Is Open                                1 Q 96726 PRB: MAKEFILE for HOOKS Sample Implemented Incorrectly          1 Q 97361 Adding 3D Controls Using CTL3D.DLL                              1 Q 98871 PRB: Using HSZ in AFXEXT.H and DDEML.H                          1 Q 99337 PRB: Using ToAscii in Journal Record Hooks                    1 Q 99340 Windows 3.1 Card File Format                                    3 Q 100363 How to Use Network DDE                                         2 Q 101416 .PIF File Format Unavailable                                   1 Q 102572 Changes Between Win 3.1 and WFW 3.1 Versions of DDEML          1 Q 102575 Obtaining Group/Item Info from ProgMan Using DDEML             2 Q 102577 Using the ShowGroup Command in Program Manager               2 Q 102590 Using ReplaceItem Command in Program Manager DDE             1 Q 102641 EM_SETSEL wParam Not Used in Single Line Edit Controls         1 Q 102645 PRB: Min/Max Boxes Do Not Work with DS_MODALFRAME              1 Q 104394 Dynamic Data Exchange Interface for Replacement Shells         6 Q 104959 Types of System Modal Message Boxes                            2 Q 107693 How to Detect Mouse and Mouse Port                             2 Q 107695 Updating Multiple Device= Lines in SYSTEM.INI                  1 Q 108926 DdeCreateDataHandle Memory Allocation Granularity DDEML      1 Q 108933 Top 10 DDEML Support Issues                                    3 Q 108937 Graying Text in Disabled Multiline Edit Controls               2 Q 110661 PRB: Windows 3.1 SDK HOOKS Sample Causes a GP Fault            1 Q 113892 PRB: GetVersion Returns 3.10 from Windows for Workgroups 3.11  1 Q 127153 PRB: Caret Appears Outside Border in Multiline Edit Control    1 Additional query words:

Keywords         : kb16bitonly kbGrpUser kbUser Version          : Platform         : Issue type       : kbinfo Last Reviewed: June 10, 1999