Microsoft KB Archive/125192

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APPNOTE: PW1016: Microsoft Multimedia Viewer 2.0 Compiler
Last reviewed: June 5, 1996

Article ID: Q125192

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Multimedia Viewer Publishing Toolkit, version 2.0

SUMMARY
This application note contains the updated version of the Multimedia Viewer compiler. To obtain this application note (PW1016), "Viewer 2.0 Compiler Update," call Microsoft Product Support Services or download PW1016.EXE from the Microsoft Software Library:

You can find PW1016.EXE, a self-extracting file, on these services:

  Microsoft's World Wide Web site on the Internet On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon Click Knowledge Base, and select the product Enter kbfile PW1016.EXE, and click GO! Open the article, and click the button to download the file   Internet (anonymous FTP) ftp ftp.microsoft.com Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder Get PW1016.EXE   The Microsoft Network On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks) Double-click the MS Software Library icon Find the appropriate product area Locate and Download PW1016.EXE   Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL Download PW1016.EXE 

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE    : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) PW1016: VIEWER 2.0 COMPILER UPDATE Revision Date: 4/94 1 Disk Included The following information applies to Microsoft Multimedia Viewer Publishing Toolkit, version 2.0.

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Updates in the Multimedia Viewer 2.0 Compiler
The updated Multimedia Viewer Compiler is compatible with RTF files created in Word for Windows version 6.0 and 2.x. The previous version of the Multimedia Viewer Compiler would lose all of the font information in a Word for Windows version 6.0 file and display the incorrect font for the entire viewer title. For additional information on standard and custom fonts that the Multimedia Viewer Compiler supports, please see the "Multimedia Viewer Technical Reference."

Multimedia Viewer Compiler Identification
The version number for this updated compiler has not changed from the previous version. The only way to distinguish the two compilers is by the file size or the date stamp. The updated compiler has a file size of 244528 bytes and a date stamp of 01-27-94. The old compiler as a file size of 218224 bytes and a date stamp of 03-22-93.

Multimedia Viewer Compiler Update Requirements
This update to the Multimedia Viewer Compiler is specifically for customers with the Microsoft Multimedia Viewer Publishing Toolkit, version 2.0.

Installation Instructions
Use File Manager or the MS-DOS copy command to replace the old WMVC.EXE file in your MVTOOLS directory with the new WMVC.EXE file from this Application Note. The MVTOOLS directory should be in your main Multimedia Viewer Publishing Toolkit directory (usually called MVPUBKIT).

Verify that the Viewer Project Editor knows where the Multimedia Viewer compiler is by choosing Preferences from the Edit menu. The full path to WMVC.EXE should be in the Path to Multimedia Viewer Compiler text box.