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From: perry@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com (Jeff Perry)
Subject: SDK Setup Toolkit fix/workaround?
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:53:33 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Palo Alto,CA
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I've just learned (the hard way - by trying it, and the harder way - by waiting
on hold to talk to a MS service engineer :-), that the Setup Toolkit's file
specification program (disklyt) does not preserve the directory structure of
the source files when it constructs the intermediate .LYT file. The inconcei-
vably short-sighted consequence of this flaw is that all files in a distri-
bution go into one directory on installation.

MS told me that there was no fix for this other than hand-coding the .LYT file
to prepend the appropriate path to each entry. Since I have ~250 files in this
distribution, I'm thinking that it's not worth the trouble, especially since
I will never be able to use the offending disklyt program to update my
installation since it'll wipe out all my work.

The question is: Is there some other workaround? Has someone written a layout
front-end that'll generate .LYT files that aren't brain dead?

This doesn't seem like a very hard problem to code. I'd really be happy to
dump MS's front-end anyway, since it's dog-slow (486/33 with 20MB RAM - is
Visual Basic this much of a pig??).

I find it hard to believe that MS put as much (apparent) work into the Setup
Toolkit only to distribute it with a brain-dead weak-link front-end processor.
If I don't get any workarounds and I do get enough encouragement to write one,
I'll tackle doing one myself.

Any ideas/opinions?
Jeff

 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: tdubois@nis.Naitc.Com (Tom Dubois)
Subject: Re: Visual Basic vs. Quick C/Case:W vs. ???
Organization: AC Nielsen Co., Bannockburn IL
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 18:23:03 GMT


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.windows.ms.programmer
From: pz7q@Virginia.EDU (Ping  Zhong)
Subject: Speed of Visual Basic
Originator: pz7q@helga1.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:47:41 GMT

Hi there.Does anybody have any comments on the speed of Visual Basic 
version 1.0 or 2.0 ?  Are the programs compiled by Visual Basic much 
slower than the FORTRAN or C programs?

I am trying to write a program using Visual Basic to do some serious 
number crunching,e.g. sigular value decomposition of a large matrix.
The memory problem can be partially solved using the Windows enviroment
but the speed right now is the major concern.

If somebody has some experience with this problem,can you drop me a line?
By the way,can the Dynamic Link Library files created using FORTRAN or
C compilers increase the speed?

Thanks in advance.




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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: FREYER@hauk.hsr.no (Stle Freyer)
Subject: How do I add menu selections to the system menu?
Keywords: VB, menuselection, system menu
Organization: Rogaland University Centre
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 11:22:50 GMT


I'm using Visual Basic for a simple mail application.

The application is normally iconized, and on the event of incoming mail, the 
apperance of the icon changes. Double-clicking the icon, starts the mail 
program.

To be able to invoke the programs setup-dialogue, I would like to enter a 
new selection in the system menu (the one you get when single-clicking the 
icon), but I'm not able to figure out how to do it.

I guess I have to use the API call 'AppendMenu', but my info on this is 
sparse. Any help appreciated.

If you e-mail me, I will summarize to the group.

Regards
Staale F

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From: jan@nasobem.stgt.sub.org (Jan Schiefer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Subject: Building MFC with BC++ 3.1
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 1:27:31 GMT
Distribution: world

Hi,

maybe this should be in the FAQ: Where can I find the technical note from
Borland describing the necessary steps to compile Microsoft's MFC library
with the BC++ 3.1 compiler? FTP is available. Or maybe a kind soul could
mail it to me.

Thanks!

Jan

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From: demillo@juliet.ll.mit.edu ( Robert DeMillo )
Subject: Re: Help on client/server programming
Organization: M.I.T. Lincoln Lab - Group 43
Date: 16 Nov 92 17:16:01

In article <WAINER.92Nov9153703@kibblesnbits.cs.colorado.edu> wainer@cs.colorado.edu (Jacques Wainer) writes:

> I am planning in developing an application with a 
> client/server achitecture, under windows. I would
> appreciate any help on books, libraries, experiences
> in this area. 

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Jacques, 

SAMS puts out a book devoted to DDE client/server communications.
(Sorry, the name escapes me...probably something uninspired
like "DDE Client/Server Communications...")

It lists for about $39, and includes sample code on diskette.

- Rob

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.windows.ms.programmer
From: ngorelic@speclab.cr.usgs.gov.cr.usgs.gov (Noel S. Gorelick)
Subject: Re: Replacement for malloc using GlobalAlloc
Reply-To: ngorelic@speclab.cr.usgs.gov
Organization: MercWorks, Denver
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 02:08:04 GMT

Bill Whedon (whedon@netcom.com) wrote:
> Here's the summary I promised.  The answers I got were mixed.  Advice to
> keep using malloc, advice to use _fmalloc, neither of which solved the
> original problem (corruption of a linked list).  The most useful was from
> raymondc@microsoft.com, who sent me a fix for the myfree() routine which
> stopped my memory leak.  Both routines follow this note.  
>
> void *mymalloc(size_t bytes)
> ...
>    h = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_FIXED | GMEM_ZEROINIT,(DWORD)bytes);
> ...
> 
> void myfree(void *p)
> ...
>       h = (GLOBALHANDLE)SELECTOROF((LPVOID)p);
> ...

Question 1)   What is SELECTOROF()?  I am assuming it is the equivalent of
              GlobalHandle()?

Question 2)   What do you do about running out of HANDLES?  It has been my
              expereince, and I have had it confirmed by a few other 
              programmers, that you only get to allocate about 8000 handles,
	      using GlobalAlloc, before you start getting incoherent results...
	      Is there any way around this, short of allocating large blocks 
	      and doing your own memory management?

	      And if there isn't, does someone have a set of routines to do
	      this allocation yet?

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From: erosenb@husc10.harvard.edu (Edward Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: WANTED: Toshiba 321SL printer driver
Summary: Need printer driver for Toshiba 321SL
Date: 18 Nov 92 17:40:30 GMT


	I have a Toshiba 321SL dot matrix printer, and, since I don't
have the specific Windows driver for it, I'm currently using the Toshiba
351 driver.  I heard that the driver I need has been released
(by Toshiba?) and am looking to get it if possible.

	Any information as to where I may ftp the driver or how I may
otherwise get my hands on it greatly appreciated.  Please e-mail
suggestions to erosenb@husc.harvard.edu.

Thanks very much,
Edward Rosenberg
From: MZBCC@CUNYVM.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: What I Need is a Good 5-cent Database
Date: 16 Nov 92 21:58:28 GMT
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

I need to purchase a Windows database in the near future.  Price is only a
minor consideration.  Ease of use and power, however, are major considerations.
If anybody has any info or advice I would appreciate your help.  Please e-Mail
me at MZBCC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU even if you post a reply as this area has so many p
ostings that things are hard to find.  Thanks in advance.
--Mitch
From: ssnyder@prism.poly.edu (Sharon Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Xtree for windows
Keywords: xtree win3.1
Date: 16 Nov 92 15:25:21 GMT
Organization: Polytechnic University, New York

I tried to install xtree win 3.1 and using DR DOS 6.0 (I know
that the link program is incompatible) I couldn't get it to run.  It
kept saying that some font wasn't available and kicked me out of windows.
Anybody out there have an answer?  

I also finally deleted it and about 6 files were not deleting.  I finally
used a programm (catt.com) to change the file attributes....nothing else
worked.  Anyone have an answer??


Sharon
ssnyder@prism.poly.edu
From: censwm@cend3c7.caledonia.hw.ac.uk (Stuart W Munn)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: EGA Monitors and boards wanted
Date: 20 Nov 92 13:15:40 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

Anyone got an unwanted EGA monitors and boards? I want to upgrade my mono 286 from hercules to EGA.

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From: ST201093@brownvm.brown.edu ()
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Postscript Viewers
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:40:53 EST
Organization: Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island  USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: brownvm.brown.edu
News-Software: BNN via BNN_POST v1.0 beta

I've been trying to get Ghostscript for windows to print to my HP Deskjet500
and have been unsuccessful at getting anything other than the viewer to
operate.  Using Ghostscript 386 for dos worked fine, with a little messing
around with one of the files included.  I'd post the commands I tried with the
windows version, but I don't have a good record.  Any help on using the windows
version of Ghostcript or locating a manual would be very much appreciated.


(Note, I have the manual that was included in the zip file, but none of the
commands work as listed)

Thank you for your replies   - Dov
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: harper@convex.com (David Harper)
Subject: Re: Postscript viewer for Windows... where is it?
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:46:36 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <1992Nov17.011807.11921@utkux1.utk.edu> harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp) writes:
>I downloaded it from wuarchive.wustl.edu in the
>systems/ibmpc/msdos/postscript directory.  Got it home on my computer
>and when I ran it, it came up briefly and then went down.  I could
>barely read what the screen said:
>
>	Unable to open file gs_init.ps
>
>Gee, the archive didn't come with this file.  What is the story?
>Anybody know?
>
>Sean Harp
>University of Tennessee
>

I think you also need to get the other DOS based distribution files; the
Windows file only contains the windows executable.  Seems to me that there
were one or two other initialization files that need to be in the same
directory as the executable but I can't remember what they are.  They all
are of the form gs_*.ps though.

Dave
From: eric.sobalvarro@eabbs.uucp (Eric Sobalvarro) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Unix Windows for win 3.1
Date: 22 Nov 92 11:55:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Easy Access BBS - San Ramon CA - 510-829-7627
Reply-To: eric.sobalvarro@eabbs.uucp (Eric Sobalvarro) 

to:  robertg@cs.umbc.edu

Are you aware of a Unix port to PC?  Someone told me that it was in the 
works and I would be interested in a copy.

Please respond to eric.sobalvarro@ebbs.uucp

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From: 92marsh@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: non-Windows applications will not run
Date: 19 Nov 92 00:11:40 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

         Hello,
           I am using Windows 3.1.  However, whenever I try to run a
         non-Windows application (Telemate 3.01, Procomm for Dos,
         etc.) I get an error from Windows stating that WINOLDAP.GRB
         is missing.  It says to make sure the file is in the path
         defined by '286grabber=' in my system.ini file.  I checked
         that line and it seems to reference a VGA driver.  I am using
         a 286, if that makes any difference.
           I used disk manager to try to find this missing file.  On a 
         search for *.grb, only a single ms-dos file turned up.  A
         friend of mine running windows on a 386 did the same search
         with the same results.  His '286grabber=' line wasn't much
         different than mine either (different video drivers).
           Basically, am I hopelessly doomed to using only windows
         apps, which frankly is quite doomed?  I bought this computer
         from someone who "threw windows in" because they had another
         copy with their new system.  He had bought this copy, but had
         never installed it.  I am trying it out to see if I want to
         bother with windows.  Maybe it isn't for the 286 experience.

         Charles Marsh
From: ctaylor@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: AVC to WIN conversion help needed
Date: 22 Nov 92 20:21:50 EST
Organization:  Wright State University 

I am regularly teaching my classes using Toolbook in a multimedia format. I     

started out using Podium [which is built on AVC] and now have the need to 
convert AVC images to a format ToolBook can use.  Can anyone tell me how  
to make the conversion?  I have tried to export images using the conversion     

tool in AVC but without success.  I have also tried *AVC to WIN* which 
comes with the Advanced Academic System and it does not work either.  I called  

IAT and did not get any help from them.  I need to convert images of paintings  

such as Van Gogh's *Peasant Shoes* now in AVC.  Any help would be immensely     

appreciated.        
  
Replies may be sent to:  
  
ctaylor@wsu.bitnet         
or       
ctaylor@desire.wright.edu      

Charles S. Taylor
Department of Philosophy   
Wright State University  
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: cetech@techbook.com (Ron Coleman)
Subject: Re: Vi for MS-Windows
Organization: TECHbooks --- Public Access UNIX --- (503) 220-0636
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:16:34 GMT

In article <BxvMCB.LMM@ansoft.com> gupta@ansoft.com (Suvajit Gupta) writes:
>Is there a good public domain UNIX-style vi editor that runs under
>Microsoft Windows?  Ideally, it should allow resizing of the window
>it runs in.  I currently have a PC vi that runs under DOS, but it
>is limited to run in DOS windows (24 lines only!).
>
>Please e-mail your response to gupta@ansoft.com
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Suvajit


We've begun using Codewright by Premia, here.  Codewright is not exactly
a vi editor.  Codewright is a programming editor for windows, which is
easily customizable.  It comes with CUA or Brief - compatible command
sets, but a vi command set is also available.

I use the CUA command set, but several of the engineers in our office
prefer to use vi and use that command set.  What I've heard from them is
that it does not have all the features of vi ( I think it lacks some of
the ex commands).  But if you're looking for a very good Windows editor,
and are used to using the vi keys, you might examine this editor.

It's not shareware, but they (Premia) allowed us to use it for 30 days
before billing us.  If we didn't like it, we didn't have to pay.  

What I like about the editor, is that it includes the source code for
all of the regular much of the program, as well as a their API Library.
So you can rewrite or modify almost every part of this editor then
simply recompile it on your own editor.

And No, we are not affiliated in any way with Premia.

Hope this helps,
Thomas Coleman

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From: maurice@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Postscript viewer for Windows... where is it?
Date: 18 Nov 92 06:01:57 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Monash University, Australia

From article <1992Nov17.020057.13040@utkux1.utk.edu>, by harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp):
> 
> I just got the other necessary files.  Good God, why did they bother to
> make a windows version.  That was the sadest user interface I've ever
> seen in my life.
> 
> Sean Harp
> University of Tennessee

Sean,
	As one of the people who helped write the windows port of
Ghostscript, I will attempt to explain some of the reasons for developing
the windows version. 

Developers choose to develop for windows for many reasons:
	1. More than 640K of memory is available using a standardized
	   interface. 
	2. DOS under windows is not as usable as a windows program.
	3. Greater functionality under windows.
	4. Pretty user interfaces.

The major reasons for the development in Ghostscript for windows were
1, 2, and 3. The user interface (4) is no worse than the user interface
available in the DOS Version, in fact it is a slight improvement.

The windows version of Ghostscript adds several features, namely:
Full page representation, with scroll bars to enable access to elements
that will not fit within a window; and copying to the windows clipboard.

Finally, the development of this version of Ghostscript permits the 
development of a front end similar to Ghostview on the windows platform.
(Ghostview provides access to pages and a pretty user interface). As 
yet no-one, to my knowlege has produced a suitable front end for MS-Windows, 
but at least now the opportunity exists for other developers to attempt 
this without having the large overhead of porting the basic application to
Windows.

In conclusion, the authors attempted to make available on a new 
platform a tool that existed on other platforms. This tool took 
advantage of some of the features of the new platform without 
changing the basic nature of the tool. No functionality was lost from 
the original product and some was added. 


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From: graham@visionware.co.uk (Graham Porter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: X-windows thru MS-windows ?
Date: 16 Nov 92 13:31:06 GMT
Organization: VisionWare Ltd., Leeds, UK
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One of the previous postings mentions XVision :

This is produced by VisionWare at the address below, we also have
an Office in Palo Alto :

Tel. 415 325 2113
Fax. 415 325 8710

XVision for MS-Windows has been around for some 4 years now - it was
therefore the first product of its kind. This helps to account for the
product having 46.6% of the MS-Windows based X server market worldwide.

It is also one of the most feature-rich products on the market and does
support X11R5 which was one of the un-answered questions in a previous
posting.

The product is distributed worldwide and we also have OEM agreements
with NCR, Unisys, ICL, Wang, Data General, Siemens amongst others
who have chosen the VisionWare range of products.

For more information in the US please contact our office on the above
numbers, anyone outside of the US can call VisionWare as detailed below.

Best Regards
Graham Porter


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: vpcsc7@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Dan Tauber)
Subject: W4W file format
Organization: San Francisco State University
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 03:07:41 GMT

Can anyone point me to a definition of the Word for Windows 2.0 file
format?  I am most interested in knowing which style is assigned 
to which parts of the document.

Thanks

Dan Tauber





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From: pugliese@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (Marco Pugliese)
Subject: Re: autofocus in windows, anybody??
Keywords: focus
Organization: Computer Science Dep. - Milan University
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:52:26 GMT

tw@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Thomas Weichert) writes:

>Hiho

>Does anybody know about some utility that will win31 force to give up on the
>silly Z-value of window order and look like X-Window focussing, e.g. have the
>window with the cursos in it being the active one??

>I wish there was  :o)


	Try raise110.zip !
	You can find it on ftp.cica.indiana.edu in /pub/pc/win3/util.

					CIAO.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,connect.audit
From: michael@sequent.com (Michael Squires)
Subject: Re: Changing WinWord 2.0a toolbar icons
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
Distribution: connect
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 16:48:26 GMT

jerus@ibmpcug.co.uk (Jeremy Ruston) writes:
>...

>The problem is that I was using what I believe to be an undocumented
>feature to supplement the standard toolbar icons. The technique is to
>add the line 'LoadToolbarBitmaps=1' to the WinWord2.0 section of WIN.INI.
>It will then look for and load four bitmaps called V1TBAR.BMP, V2TBAR.BMP,
>V3TBAR.BMP and V4TBAR.BMP.  Each bitmap holds 26 icons which are 18 pixels
>wide and 16 high (total size of each bitmap is therefore 468x16).

>This feature doesn't work now that I am no longer at VGA resolution.  I guess
>WinWord is looking (a) for bitmaps with a different name (since the 'V' seems
>to relate to VGA resolution) and (b) for bitmaps of different sizes.  I have
>tried some likely looking combinations of name and size (in particular, 
>X1TBAR.BMP etc for XGA), with no luck.

>Does anyone out there know the magic incantation for replacing the standard
>toolbar icons at non-VGA resolutions?  Sorry if its a FAQ and all that.
>Email replies would be very much appreciated.

The files for 1024x768 are called: "81tbar.bmp, 82tbar.bmp, 83tbar.bmp, and
84tbar.bmp." 

BTW - there is a W4W toolbar editor which allows you to design your own
toolbar images and manages all the naming, win.ini munging, etc. It's
called "tbedit" and is part of the WOPR shareware package (look for wopr*.zip)
at ftp sites near you.

						Michael
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