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From: mokler@desert.in-berlin.de (Claudius Mokler)
Subject: .HLP file format 
Organization: Private Site
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 00:24:08 GMT

I am looking for the format of windows help .hlp files.
If anybody knows anythink, please respond.

Thanks in advance, Claudius
mokler@desert.in-berlin.de
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: emanuel@dxcern.cern.ch (Emanuel Machado)
Subject: Printing a PostScript File (Visual Basic)
Summary: how?
Organization: CERN European Lab for Particle Physics
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 16:57:50 GMT

	Hi there,

        Ok, the subject says it all.  How to send  postscript  information
to the printer?

        I noticed that there are printer Escapes that allow the data to be
transferred asis to the printer.

        But I never managed to get it working.  The printer  driver  knows
which  escape  I'm  referring to, and knows that the printer recognizes it
(number 19, PASSTHROUGH), but I keep getting SP_ERROR as  a  result.  I've
tried  to  send  the STARTDOC and NEWFRAME escapes before, but I still get
the error when I get to PASSTHROUGH.

	Is there anything I have to do first? What is the correct sintax
for that escape? Any examples?

        I'm using VB, but examples in any  other  language  will  be  also
welcome.

	Appreciating VERY much any help,


	Emanuel


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From: twbrown@PE-Nelson.COM (Tom W. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Re: Toolbars in windows
Date: 1 Oct 92 16:30:46 GMT
Organization: PE-Nelson

In article <BvEM2H.3q8@unccsun.uncc.edu>, adfreema@uncc.edu (Andreas D Freeman) writes:
|> 
|> I'm trying to write a fancy program with toolbars but I can't seem to find 
|> any examples of toolbars.  Does anyone know how to program such toolbars.  
|> If you have some code you dont't mine shareing I would for you to EMAIL it 
|> to me.  I also want to be able to pop up a window that has the buttons
|> in it.  I would like to have the code in Borland C++ 3.1 or Turbo Pascal
|> for Windows 1.5.  I apprecaite any response. Thank You.

Sorry I don't have any handy source, however the Oct/Nov issue of PC
Techniques has an article on writing control bars (tool bars) for Windows
applications.  I strongly recommend this journal together with MSJ (Microsoft
Systems Journal) and Dr. Dobbs!


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From: bxhv03@castle.ed.ac.uk (Mr John Ewart)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Windows and Transputers
Summary: how do I get the two to work together???
Keywords: windows transputer
Date: 6 Oct 92 08:28:06 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

Hello all,

	I am developing software for T800 transputer networks using 3L's
parallel C compiler on a PC. When running the software the transputers
will use the PC as a host with the whole system appearing to the user as
a DOS application. What I would like to do is to put a Windows front-end
onto the system (well re-write the system with Windows in mind) to make
a more presentable user-interface and give me a nicer environment for
programming in.
	I have written a few basic Windows programs using the SDK 3.1
and MSC 7 and these work fine. Now I want to know how to get the
transputer to work with the system as well. I can't get the parallel C
compiler to recognise the "windows.h" library in the SDK - and, of
course, MSC 7 will not recoginse the transputer ..... or will it?
	Has anyone any experience in these matters? 
	Any advice?
	Sympathy?

	All responses gratefully accepted

	John Ewart
From: jegm@cody.esd.sgi.com (Jim Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Re: Where is the Win Doc CDROM?
Keywords: CDROM WINDOWS
Date: 5 Oct 92 23:09:20 GMT
Reply-To: jegm@esd.sgi.com
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

In article <4zB0qAuMBh105h@olson.acme.gen.nz>, stefan@olson.acme.gen.nz (Stefan Olson) writes:
|> In <1992Oct3.051515.10345@netcom.com> newt@netcom.com (Karsten Schneider) writes:
> 
|> >The contents are very impressive, considering that this disk is
|> >only a pre-release. It includes the Petzold book, 
|> 
|> Which edition??
|> 
|> ...Stefan
|> 

3.0 edition, but its still very useful, it has hotlinks etc
-- 
Jim Morris, Email: jegm@esd.sgi.com  Voice: (415) 390-5136
From: geirt@Lise.Unit.NO (Geir Torheim)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Fast plotting of images
Date: 27 Sep 92 14:56:30 GMT
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology

Using  Borland C++ 3.1 w. app.frameworks and windows 3.1

Is there a really *fast* way of plotting images using win 3.1  ?
Right now I use PutPixel() to a memory DC, and BitBlt() the entire image
to screen. It's the thousands of calls to PutPixel() which slow
things down.

(The image is represented as a 256X256 array of COLORREFs)

All hints and tips appreciated!!


Thanks,

-Geir

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: jagrant@emr1.emr.ca (John Grant)
Subject: Re: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BORLAND C++ AND TURBO C++?
Keywords: QUESTION
Organization: Energy, Mines, and Resources, Ottawa
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 20:30:44 GMT

In article <qian.717476370@honte> qian@tau.uleth.ca (Hua Qian) writes:
>< BORLANDC ++ OR TURBO C++? >
>I'm going to purchase one of the c++ compiler above, can any one tell me what's
>the difference between the two please? I noticed TURBO C++ is a few hundread 
>dollars cheaper than BORLANDC ++.

Borland has 3 compilers.  TurboC++ for DOS, TurboC++ for Windows and Borland C++
which includes both the DOS & Windows products.  TurboC++ for DOS runs in DOS
and can only create DOS apps. TurboC++  for Windows runs in Windows and can
only create Windows apps.  Borland C++ includes both products AND they contain
much more serious optimization.

The other issue facing you is the packaging of the library tools for each.
TurboVision is a C++ class library for helping you do menus, dialogs (all the
usual interface stuff) for DOS (your apps will look very much like the
Turbo C++ IDE itself).  Objectvision (aka OWL) is a C++ class library for
Windows only.  Note: it is NOT compatible with TurboVision.  If you see
the term Application Frameworks, that refers to a package that contains
BOTH TurboVision for DOS and OWL for Windows.

Their packaging also includes a few other tools here & there in various
combinations, but those are the basics.

1. choose your environment: DOS, Windows or both (one product for each)
2. if you are serious about classes and C++, then also pick up TurboVision
   (for DOS) or ObjectWindows (for Windows).  I don't use either, but the
   general consensus is that they are EXCELLENT!

If you are programming for the Windows API in straight C, then you don't
need ObjectWindows.  All you need is Turbo C for Windows.

Oh yes, don't forget - if the product is 'Borland'
then it has significantly better optimization than the 'Turbo' line.
(I think).

Hope this helps,
john a. grant
geological survey of canada
From: jedi@iesd.auc.dk (Allan Bo Joergensen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Playing .wav files in programs
Date: 18 Sep 92 11:10:59 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Mathematics and Computer Science, Aalborg University

Hi there !!

I would like to get some source-code for playing .wav files in my own programs. I would prefer source-code in C/C++, but other languages are also welcome.

Please e-mail any replies to :
  jedi@iesd.auc.dk

Thanks in advance
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: bartels@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (Jeff Bartels)
Subject: Use of const keyword in Borland C++
Organization: /u51/Users/bartels/.organization
Distribution: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools, sidney@borland.com
Date: 2 Oct 92 10:10:00



I own BC++ 3.1.
The abstract class Object contains some pure virtual member functions
which are declared as follows:

	virtual int isSortable( const _FAR &Object ) const;
                                                     ^^^^^

While it is clear to me that the first usage of "const" declares the
parameter as a const item that cannot be modified during the call.

It is not clear to me what the meaning of the second const modifier
(the one I underlined) is in this declaration. I searched the C++
reference for all discussion of the const keyword and its usage, but
there is really nothing here that explains such usage.

Does anyone know?

A second question I have pertains to the use of the const modifier to
declare unmodifiable return types. I would like to have a member
function return a char *, but I want the string it points to to
be protected (i.e. the pointer points to a character string which is a
private data member of the object). I tried the following:

	char const *getPointer( .....   // memory addressed by pointer protected
	const char *getPointer( ....    // returned pointer value protected

In the latter case, one would expect that the pointer value returned
by the member function would be protected and unmodifiable, so that
the constructs:

	char *ptr;
	ptr = class_instance.getPointer();

	ptr++;

would cause the compiler to complain about the thrid statement ...

in the former case, one would expect that the memory contents pointed
to by the returned pointer would be protected, such that the following
construct would cause the compiler to complain:

	char *ptr;
	ptr = class_instance.getPointer();

	(*ptr)= '#';

I found that the compiler let both of these examples slip by. Is this
type of engineering beyond the scope of C++?

Any answers?

I would appreciate it if you E-mail any replies. I'll compile and post
any good information that I receive.

Thanks in advance

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: kevr@is.morgan.com (Kevin Reilly)
Subject: Dongles
Organization: Morgan Stanley & Company
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 22:31:32 GMT

Have any programmers out there had any experiences (good or bad)
with dongles? You know those parallel port jacks that your software
communicates with to determine licensing etc.... Are there better
schemes? If so please communicate them to me.

Thank you all in advance!!
Kevin M. Reilly
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: kevinj@refuge.Colorado.EDU (Kevin Jackson)
Subject: Re: How to be a shell / ComboBox Listbox control
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 07:58:55 GMT

In article <Bv50rI.Fqq@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> cwvernon@cayley.uwaterloo.ca (Colin Vernon) writes:
>In article <1992Sep25.085207.571@colorado.edu> kevinj@refuge.Colorado.EDU (Kevin Jackson) writes:
>>
>>Also, how can one get the window handle of the listbox portion
>>of a dropdown combobox control?  I need the handle so I can make
>>the listbox portion of the control larger than the combobox
>>(similar to the effect found in the Microsoft Word 2.0 toolbar
>>font dropdown, although they use a custom control).
>>
>
>Try GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDD_BUTTONID).
>

No.  That will give you the hwnd for the combo box control itself.  I
want the hwnd for the _listbox_ portion of the combo box control.  In
order to allow the listbox to appear outside of the parent window, it
is actually reparented at some point to be a child of the desktop (if
you use WinSight you can see it as class ComboLBox).

The Microsoft SDK 3.1 mentions that there is "no easy way" to get
the handle of the listbox given the handle of the combo box, but I'm
willing to go through some hoops to do it (I'd rather not have to
design my own combo box control since Microsoft has gone through all
the effort to do it for me :-).

kevinj
From: kim@Software.Mitel.COM (Kim Letkeman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Re: HELP! - Windows speed issues!
Date: 1 Oct 92 13:36:20 GMT
Organization: MITEL Public Switching, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
In-reply-to: jeff@tct.com's message of 30 Sep 92 15:31:38 GMT

In article <2AC9C85A.88D8@tct.com> jeff@tct.com (Jeff Witzer) writes:

| I'm running on a 486/50 with 8 meg and have no problems, but when it
| was tested on a 386/25 with 4 meg, it was JAW-DROPPING slow!!
| Please help.

I find that a 386/25 with 4meg _is_ jaw-dropping slow. Especially
without accelerated video. They are also rarely SRAM cached.

We have an app written in Actor which is ok on 386/33 and up, but is
painful on 386/25 and below.

I'd check your app against other major Windpows apps on the same
machine. Only get excited about this if yours is noticeably slower
than others at refreshing its screen.
--
Kim Letkeman	kim@Software.Mitel.COM
From: robkn@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Rob Knubben)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Using Borland Custom Controls in TPW 1.0 ?
Summary: How to use Borland Windows Custom controls in Tpw 1.0 ?
Keywords: Borland Windows Custom Controls
Date: 6 Oct 92 13:24:12 GMT

Hello,
 Is there anybody who knows how to use the - great - Borland Windows Custom
Controls that are available through the WorkShop of Borland C++ 3.0 ? It's
installed on the network at our university. But some files are missing from
the directories of Borland C++. One of the files that is missing is one of
those files that give examples of how to use these controls in TPW. By the
way, the univesity has a sort of site-license, and we're allowed to use these
programs without buying them, that's why I don't have any documentation.

My questions are :
 1) Is it actually possible to use this controls in TPW 1.0 ? And I don't
    want to use them by loading LOADBWCC.EXE because I need to change the
    BitMap Buttons in order to give them Dutch text...
    I really need to have some files to get to the BWCC API ...
 2) Which files do I need in order to stuff like that. For C++ you need
    import.lib and bwcc.lib but how do you do that in Pascal ?
    An answer might be found in a file called bitbtn.pas or something like
    that which is available in the complete C++ program. (That's what I
    found out by reading filelist.doc). But these files are not on the
    network.

Please send your answers to me directly by e-mail that can be found at
the bottom of this messages, because I don't have the time to check this
newsgroup frequently and I need to have a solution as quick as possible

Thanks and greetings,
  Rob Knubben




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C: That's not a bad neighborhood.             |
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    ( A: Annie Blackburne [Heather Graham]    | Student Computer Sience
      C: Dale Cooper [Kyle MacLachlan]        | Technological University
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: estrand@byron.u.washington.edu (Eric Strand)
Subject: How to create a globalized edit control
Keywords: EDIT CONTROL, WINDOWS, GLOBAL MEMORY
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 16:01:32 GMT

Does anyone have any Turbo Pascal Source (or even C if need be) for the 
creation of Edit Controls that use the flobal heap instead of the local
heap.  My understanding of TPW up to this point is that it is dificult
to do this, but I need to anyway.  Any help appreciated...

Steve Milton
estrand@byron.u.washington.edu

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: jeroenp@rulfc1.LeidenUniv.nl (Jeroen W. Pluimers)
Subject: Re: Help : ***Cannot load Turbo Debugger from Borland C/C++ Version 3.00
Organization: Dept. FMC, Gorlaeus Labs, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 07:33:39 GMT

In article <514@highett.mel.dbce.csiro.au> inpd@mel.dbce.csiro.au (Ian Davidson) writes:
>Hi,
>
>I have been using Borland C/C++ version 3.00 for some time know after
>converting from MS C/C++ Version 7.00.
>
>When I attempt to run the debugger in Turbo C/C++ using the Debugger option in
>the Run menu I get the error:
>
>"Cannot load WINDEBUG.DLL".
>
It looks like you are running Windows 3.1, don't you?

In that case, just upgrade to BC++ 3.1. That has a new debugger that is
compatible with Windows 3.1.

You could also get yourself a new WINDEBGU.DLL, but that leaves you with 
a TDW that is not fully compatible with Windows 3.1 (and generates 
for instance exception 13 errors when single stepping trough your code).

BTW: The updated WINDEBUG.DLL is on SIMTEL20 in the <MSDOS.BORLAND> 
directory.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: adfreema@uncc.edu (Andreas D Freeman)
Subject:  Keeping Windows Visible
Reply-To: adfreema@uncc.edu
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 20:10:46 GMT

I would like to know how to keep a window from being overlapped.  I now that you have to use the BringWindowToTop function.  The problem is that I don't know what message that a window recieves after it loses its focus and goes to the back or is coverved by another window.  I would appreciate any help on this matter.  Thank You.
From: lic@physics.usc.edu (Li Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Re: Printing a PS File from VB
Date: 2 Oct 1992 16:14:50 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: physics.usc.edu


I think you can just use shell command to copy your file to port.

Li
Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 11:05:38 EDT
From: <ZHAO@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Help! How to disable mouse ballistic control?


Does anyone there know how to disable the ballistic control of MS-mouse?
I can do that under DOS but not under Windows 3.x. Maybe I need some
mouse driver instead the MOUSE.DRV supplied by Microsoft. I was told
by the mouse manufacturer that their mouse control program will be
override by Windows.

Please help if you know how.
Thanks in advance.


ChingHua
From: s892031@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Pumpkin Power)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Cannot get 256 colour picture to display?
Date: 6 Oct 92 14:50:36 GMT

I am trying to display a 256 colour bitmap as a backdrop to my program.
Basically I am using LoadBitmap/BitBlt to load and copy it to the main
window - all I get is a white background.  If I cut it back to 16 colours
the picture displays fine.  None of the manuals I have mention any
bitplane limitations on LoadBitmap, BitBlt or any of the other funtions
I'm using.  Any help would be greatly appreciated, I can post the
complete code I'm using if required (I expect (hope!) it's just something
simple I'm missing).  Thanks.

Peter Barton : s892031@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: cwvernon@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Colin Vernon)
Subject: MDI Windows
Originator: cwvernon@napier.uwaterloo.ca
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 18:41:22 GMT


Oh yeah, I'm having a bit of trouble with MDI windows as well.  My windows
don't seem to show the minimize and restore buttons when they are 
maximized in the parent window.  Any suggestions?
Xref: sparky comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc:2306 comp.os.ms-windows.misc:3500
From: sylst+@pitt.edu (Siu Y Luie)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: How to change fonts in Win3.1 and NDW2.0
Date: 1 Oct 92 23:13:01 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Organization: University of Pittsburgh


I tried to add IconTitleFaceName=Times New Roman and
IconTitleSize=9 to Win.ini file but it did not work.

Any suggestion?
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Date: Monday, 28 Sep 1992 10:09:33 PST
From: <CATHIE@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: REXX Symposium Call for Participation

Please distribute this, in printed and electronic form:
-------------------------------------------------------

Announcement and Call for Participation

REXX Symposium for Developers and Users
18-20 May 1993
San Diego, California

The REXX Symposium provides a forum for information and ideas and an
opportunity to interact personally with others interested in using and
enjoying programming in REXX.

The Symposium consists of plenary sessions and parallel sessions for papers,
status reports, and review talks.  Presentations focus on using REXX on a wide
variety of computing platforms and operating systems.  Of particular interest
are unique applications, REXX tools and function libraries, REXX interfaces
with other languages, user support, and education.  Author Mike Cowlishaw and
other implementors will be present and participate in the sessions.

Abstracts of proposed contributions should be clear and about one page long.
Talks will 20 to 45 minutes.  A paper may be submitted for a poster
session (that is, pages of paper pinned to a wall to be read individually).

Please send the abstract by 1 December 1992 to

                       Cathie Dager
                       SLAC
                       P.O. Box 4349, MS 97
                       Stanford, CA  94309  USA

     or by e-mail to cathie@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu

Contributors will be informed of acceptance no later than 1 March 1993.
Symposium proceedings will include all invited talks and contributed papers.

Special hotel rates have been negotiated for this Symposium if reservations
are made through Village Travel in Palo Alto, CA by 1st April 1993.

Fee schedule:
     Conference    --  US$300 includes 3 meals, socials, proceedings
     Lodging/Night --  US$85  single or double

Registration is required.  The registration fee is due in advance, payable
in cash or check, net US$300 in US funds.  To register for the Symposium,
reserve a room, and make travel arrangements, please contact:

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