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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 13:35:11 +0200
From: Martin_Schloeter@eurologic.fido.de (Martin Schloeter)
Subject: Re: Problems with "Shell" command in VB
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
X-Comment-To: mwh45279@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Marc Henkel)
Organization: Die ersten 100.000 Jahre... 

Hi Marc
MH> I am trying my first application in Visual Basic, and it
MH> is really starting to give me some headaches.  I am trying
MH> to shell out to executable program within my VB program.
MH> Now, the "Shell" command is wonderful and everything, but here's
MH> the rub...  The executable is just a simple little program that
MH> runs with no output (it links an IP number to a share name in
MH> LAN Manager, addname.exe to be exact).  I want it to run, do it's
MH> thing quietly, and then go away.  Right now, it runs, put's a
MH> minimized window up, does it's thing, returns back to the VB
MH> program, but leaves the minimized window up!!  I have several
MH> commands that need to be run like this, and I really don't
MH> want to have 10 different minimized windows at the bottom of
MH> my screen when the VB program runs.  I have tried all the different
Create PIF-Files (with the PIF-Editor of Windows) for the little apps you start 
with "Shell". In the PIF-File-Option is a flag "Close on Exit" in the lower 
left corner of the PIF-Editor-Dialog. 

Hope this helps
Martin
From: Robert_Ryan@brown.edu (Rob Ryan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Subject: Re: Writing printer drivers for Windows 3.X
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 10:49:26 EDT
Organization: Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island  USA
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You can write device drivers by getting Microsoft's DDK (Driver Development
Kit?).  It would be a lot of work, and given that NEC has written drivers
for the CP6 and CP7, I would imagine that they could probably (if they haven't
already) write one for the CP3 by modifying existing code.  Contact NEC
before you start trying to write a driver.  They've already done most of
the work for you (if they haven't finished yet), so see how long it will
before a new driver comes out.

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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 19:12:39 +0200
From: Norbert_Unterberg@softstream.fido.de (Norbert Unterberg)
Subject: Re: graphics question
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
X-Comment-To: bonney@esds.mdc.com (Greg Bonney)
Organization: Norbert_Unterberg@softstream.fido.de 


GB> Is it possible to write fast 3-D graphics applications under Windows? Is
GB> there any way to do page flipping in a window? I'm new to Windows
GB> programming, so I'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions. I've already
GB> thought of using fixed- point math and trig look-up tables. Any
GB> suggestions on how to (or how not to) implement these?

Windows does not support 3D graphics, you have to do the calculations yourself. 
Neither does it support video page flipping or multiple video pages. So 3D 
animation or flicker free animation at all is a very hard thing (I guess) to do 
in windows.

Norbert
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32
From: RFowler@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Robert A. Fowler)
Subject: Re: Still no VI for NT!
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 13:38:09 GMT

In article <1992Jul20.213158.17271@pony.Ingres.COM> rion@Ingres.COM (Rion Cassidy (x3357) OGT) writes:

>In article <1992Jul14.163740.23231@hyper.hyper.com> bonneau@hyper.com (Paul Bonneau,,) writes:
>>
>>I guess this posting is really a plea to tools vendors to
>>*please* port VI to NT!
>>
>>cheers - Paul.

>Yeah, right!  We've got a guy here waiting for someone to port Wordstar to NT!

And whats wrong with that?

Some people like wordprocessors that show what the control codes are, and 
whare the f*** they are at, as well as an easy to use max 2 key command 
structure with a handy numonic for most commands (unlike that OTHER one 
with random multi-functionkey commands).

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: bonney@esds.mdc.com (Greg Bonney)
Subject: graphics question
Organization: Visual Simulation Systems
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 15:20:07 GMT

Is it possible to write fast 3-D graphics applications under Windows?  Is there
any way to do page flipping in a window?  I'm new to Windows programming, so
I'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions.  I've already thought of using fixed-
point math and trig look-up tables.  Any suggestions on how to (or how not to)
implement these?
Xref: sparky comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools:562 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc:1045
From: mattb@ctron.com (Matt Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Is there an upgrade for Turbo C++ for Win to Win 3.1?
Date: 28 Jul 92 12:49:09 GMT
Reply-To: mattb@olympus.ctron.com (Matt Brown)
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Organization: Cabletron Systems INc.

Has anyone heard from Borland about an upgrade for TC++W from Win 3.0 to
Win 3.1?  I have seen TC++W in stores with stickers saying it's 3.1 compat,
but I've seen no specifics there, on the net, or in the mail.  What gives?

Also, is there a BBS for Borland support?  I seem to recall some one mention-
ing one, but I can't find a phone number among my saved articles.

Also, any specific problems/shortfalls in going to 3.1 without an upgrade?
I've been holding back waiting for word from Borland, but I'm thinking about
getting on with my life and upgrading to Win 3.1, with or without TC++W.
Any advice? Please respond, either here or email.  Thanks much.

Matt
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc,comp.software-eng,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.programming
From: greg@thegang.uucp
Subject: Robust Config Mgmt system wanted for MSwindows&UNIX
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 18:24:22 GMT
Organization: ProjectC

Hello,

I am interested in hearing peoples recommendations/experiences with any
fairly robust Configuration Management systems appropriate for large software
projects doing development on both MicroSoft Windows and UNIX (SunOS, HP-UX,
and/or AIX).  Pointers to FAQ's or other appropriate information sources
would also be very welcome.

Please reply to

   mott@opl.com

(The header of this article probably won't contain the correct address.)
Thanks very much.  I'll be glad to summarize the responses..
From: kevin@alsvid.une.edu.au (Kevin Pollard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Subject: Writing printer drivers for Windows 3.X
Date: 23 Jul 92 12:17:41 GMT
Organization: University of New England - Northern Rivers (Lismore)

G'day.
	I've got a NEC pinwriter cp3 - it doesn't seem to have a printer
	driver in Windows 3.1.

	What's involved in writing printer drivers for Windows?

Thanks in anticipation.

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Programmer/Analyst		Phone:		+61 (066) 203969
Registrar's Division - University of New England, Lismore NSW Australia
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: dcd@tc.fluke.COM (David Dyck)
Subject: FileWalker (what is it? where to get it?)
Keywords: FileWalker
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:41:20 GMT

I have heard of a program called "FileWalker", that I assume
prints out file formats.

Does anyone know where I can get a copy?

            David Dyck			dcd@tc.fluke.COM
      UUCP: {uunet,uw-beaver,decwrl,microsof,sun}!fluke!dcd
From: css1he@mcs.surrey.ac.uk (Hani El-Sakkout)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Subject: Re: BC++ 3.1 Memory Alloc Problem
Date: 21 Jul 92 10:36:09 GMT
Organization: University of Surrey, Guildford, England


Thanks for your follow-up, Leying..

|> You use 'new' to allocate memory. The one you use is borland classlib's
|> class Object new. It redefined. Actually, it is the same with system
|> 'new'. Windows convert it to LocatAlloc(). 

I *think* this is true only when using the small and medium memory 
models, but in the Large memory model (the Borland's manuals say that)
heap allocations are from the Global heap.  The Borland's technical
support people also confirmed this by saying that my module definition
file heap-size settings should have absolutely no effect because there
is no local heap in the Large memory model!

Which brings me to another question - do the module definition 
settings used during the production of library and DLL files
have any effect on the final .EXE?  I doubt it, but you never 
can tell..

Anywaym, an update on my original query.. 

Unless I have overlooked something my present struggles lead me
to suspect that there is a SERIOUS FLAW with the DLL OWL/Container 
class library memory allocation system under Borland C++ 3.1.   

I hope I'm wrong..
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: duitz@mksol.dseg.ti.com (mitchel n duitz)
Subject: Pretty Printers 
Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 16:04:57 GMT

Does anyone know of a good or decent shareware program that 
pretty prints C++.  I'm using Borland C++ w/OWL and it'
s a little convoluted.  I've used pretty printers w/ just plain C
and found it very usefull.  Any and all responses welcomed.
Thanx 
duitz@convx1.dseg.ti.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: byu@csri.toronto.edu (Benjamin Yu)
Subject: VB and sound
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Date: 21 Jul 92 17:13:32 GMT

I just saw a book by the Waite Group, Visual Basic Howto, that comes with
a sample disk that allows VB to interact with the sound blaster to produce
music and voice.  I thought this is pretty cool since it doesn't seem to 
need the MM development kit for developing applications with sound!

Benjamin Yu
PS I have nothing to do with the Waite Group or Microsoft except I like
   their products .. sometimes!
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: spcberto@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu (Robert Osterlund)
Subject: Re: Is there an upgrade for Turbo C++ for Win to Win 3.1?
Keywords: TC++ for Windows
Organization: U of Chicago, SSPPCC
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 04:49:37 GMT

In article <4601@balrog.ctron.com> mattb@olympus.ctron.com (Matt Brown) writes:
>Has anyone heard from Borland about an upgrade for TC++W from Win 3.0 to
>Win 3.1?  I have seen TC++W in stores with stickers saying it's 3.1 compat,
>but I've seen no specifics there, on the net, or in the mail.  What gives?
>
There is indeed an upgrade to TC++W.  I ordered my copy two weeks ago and
received it by FedEx two days later.  (Sorry I can't tell you the order
phone#.)  The upgrade consists of five diskettes, no documentation.  It
costs about $20 plus $10 shipping & handling (a bit much for just five
diskettes, if you ask me).

The upgrade features (quoting from the README file):

--"Color syntax highlighting: The IDE now highlights your source
  according to syntax."

--"Windows 3.1 support: All executables and DLLs  have been
  modified appropriately for compatibility with Version 3.1 of
  Windows. The ObjectWindows Library header files have been
  modified for compatibility with the new Windows header files
  as well."

--"WinSpector, a postmortem Windows debugging tool that traps
  general protection faults and provides information on where
  the fault occurred and the state of the machine at the time."

--"In addition, many problems users have reported have been
  corrected in this release."

I haven't had much time to play with it yet.  I will add that new demo
programs are included and the total package takes up about 4 MB more disk
space than the 3.0 version--i.e., about 26 MB total.

Bob Osterlund
berto@clio.spc.uchicago.edu
Social Science & Public Policy Computing Center
University of Chicago





Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: turnbull@ces.cwru.edu (John Turnbull)
Subject: VB Pro-toolkit OLE question
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 04:24:49 GMT

Hi,

	I'm trying to use the OLE Client tool from the professional
toolkit, and all is going well, except that when I create a new
embedded object the server comes up with a long complicated name like
"VisualBasic%OleDoc1%OLEClient1#01", approximately. I've noticed that
the sourcedoc property in the control gets the same value, and I was
hoping that changing it to something more useful would work, but it 
appears it ignore my attempts to change it.

	Any suggestions?

Thanks

John

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: gratclif@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Gregory W Ratcliff)
Subject: Re: MSC to Turbo C++ >> AND BACK
Keywords:  MSC Turbo Borland
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 20:13:46 GMT

What about going the other way?  Seems me there is a TON of
source for Borlands C++ that will need converted to use the
library calls Micr$oft uses.

Greg



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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: bartels@jsc.nasa.gov (Jack Dean)
Subject: Re: BC++ 3.1 Memory Alloc Problem
Organization: /alfred2/Users/bartels/.organization
Date: 22 Jul 92 09:55:56

>>>>> In article <1992Jul20.094558.20975@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK>, @mcs.surrey.ac.uk writes:
 >> Article-I.D.: EE.1992Jul20.094558.20975

 >> Help!!

 >> I am writing a Large Model Windows Program in Borland C++ 3.1
 >> under Windows 3.1, using the DLL form of the OWL and Container Class
 >> Libraries, and have experienced a puzzling/frustrating memory problem!!

 .. stuff deleted ...


This might sound like a stupid suggestion, but I recall that the OWL
distribution only contains the small memory model and that the others
(including the large model) must be built by running a make script. Is
there any possibility that you`re using the wrong or incorrectly-built
library?
From: franca@vandi.ars.cl (Franca Oppici S.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Subject: Re: Codewright, a programmer Editor for Windows 
Distribution: world
Organization: Ars Innovandi (El arte de innovar)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 11:06:17 CST


In article <1992Jul29.140749.10453@cimage.com> wags@cimage.com writes:

  >
  > |> franca@vandi.ars.cl (Franca Oppici S.) writes:
  > |> > Does anybody know Codewright? I recently saw an advise and
  > |> > I would like to hear some opinions about it.
  >
  > Can someone post a message as to where to find this?  Is it commercial, or
  > available on some FTP site?
  >

  The advise I saw says:

     - Is a Premia Corp. product.
     - Single-User License US$ 249
     - Five-User License   US$ 995
     - HOT LINE: 1-800-547-9902
     - Support for C, C++, Paradox, CTags, ASM, Pascal, xBase.


   Franca Oppici Soriani	   uucp  : franca@vandi.ars.cl
				   Voice : +56-2-225-5072
   Santiago - CHILE

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: leying@alpha (Leying Zhao)
Subject: test
Organization: Faculty of Management, McGill University, Canada
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 12:40:50 GMT
From: cbt@cam-orl.co.uk (Chris B Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Subject: Re: FileWalker (what is it? where to get it?)
Keywords: FileWalker
Date: 23 Jul 92 08:52:54 GMT
Organization: Olivetti Research Ltd

In article <1992Jul22.204120.8882@tc.fluke.COM> dcd@tc.fluke.COM (David Dyck) writes:
>I have heard of a program called "FileWalker", that I assume
>prints out file formats.
>
>Does anyone know where I can get a copy?

Filewalker comes from the Multimedia product group in MS. It was in
the Multimedia Windows 3.0 developers kit. It's for RIFFs.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: wags@turing.eecs.umich.edu (Bill Wagner /10000)
Subject: Re: Codewright, a programmer Editor for Windows
Reply-To: wags@cimage.com (Bill Wagner)
Organization: Cimage Corporation
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 14:07:49 GMT


In article <1992Jul28.213717.29264@hpmcaa.mcm.hp.com>, marco@hpmcaa
(Marco Dalla-Gasperina) writes:
|> franca@vandi.ars.cl (Franca Oppici S.) writes:
|> > Does anybody know Codewright? I recently saw an advise and
|> > I would like to hear some opinions about it.

Can someone post a message as to where to find this?  Is it commercial, or
available on some FTP site?

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From: mheller@genesis.nred.ma.us (Martin Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Subject: Re: graphics question
Date: 29 Jul 92 10:10:20 GMT
Organization: Genesis Public Access Minix  +1 508 664 0149

In article <1992Jul28.152007.16849@esds.mdc.com> bonney@esds.mdc.com (Greg Bonney) writes:
>Is it possible to write fast 3-D graphics applications under Windows?  Is there
>any way to do page flipping in a window?  I'm new to Windows programming, so
>I'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions.  I've already thought of using fixed-
>point math and trig look-up tables.  Any suggestions on how to (or how not to)
>implement these?
>
You'll also want to use memory device contexts and bitblt to the screen.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: nelson_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Nelson)
Subject: TDW bug?
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:05:19 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA



  I'm a beginning Windows programmer using Borland C/C++ 3.1 
  and TDW (in dual screen mode) to learn about scroll bars and
  message handling.

  But when I'm using TDW, with a breakpoint set in my WndProc
  at my case for WM_VSCROLL, specif. in the SB_LINEDOWN code, I get 
  multiple (like 100's) of WM_VSCROLL messages with SB_LINEDOWN
  parameters for a single click of the mouse on the "down" button
  of the scroll bar!

  The program seems to behave normally if I'm not using TDW.

  On comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc someone suggested that
  it never gets the "release" of the mouse button because 
  control is immediately passed to TDW due to the breakpoint,
  so it thinks the mouse button is being held down.

  Someone else observed the same behavion with the Microsoft
  debugger.

  I called Borland's tech support and they said they had never heard
  of any problems like this.   So I called Borland's 900 tech support
  line and they said "of course" this problem exists!   I guess this means
  Borland will give you the wrong answer for free, but you have to pay
  $2 a minute to get the right answer!

  
  I also noted that my programs crash with an Exception 13 (addressing
  error  --  in TextOut, according to TDW) when I try to run them and
  Winsight at the same time.  Even Petzold's "Hello Windows" program
  screws up --  not crashing, but outputting garbage text instead of
  "hello windows" -- when Winsight is running, although it's well-behaved
  otherwise. 

  Comments or Winsight insight?

  Thanks in advance.


---peter



  
  
  
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: sh0002@porsche (Scott Hou)
Subject: Needed: Run Time Lib for Graphics
Organization: Medtronic, Inc.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:48:55 GMT

[ Article crossposted from comp.os.msdos.programmer ]
[ Author was Scott Hou ]
[ Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:23:59 GMT ]

Hello, all.  I'm posting this for someone else.  Does anyone know of or has used
run time library routines for outputing graphics to the display.  It must work
with Microsoft C, do various types of charts at a high level (don't want to do
any low level graphics), support autoscaling, able to print/plot to different
printers and plotters (dot-maxtrix and laser), runs in DOS and/or Windows
environment, and not require individual run-time license to run.

Please email me directly. Thanks in advance.

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Consulting at Medtronic, Inc.      email: scott.hou@pace.medtronic.com

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: srg3sir@grv
Subject: Re: re: WinQVT and anonymous FTP
Reply-To: srg3sir@grv
Organization: DSIR, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 00:25:50 GMT

In article <cchapman.91.712261404@matd.gatech.edu>, cchapman@matd.gatech.edu (Charles H. Chapman) writes:

>..I have the latest version of WinQVT/Net (v2.7) and it works for me,

Wow 2.7? really?, I just got 2.6 not long ago. Whats new?

Richard Mayston
Systems Development Scientist
Industrial Research Ltd
grv.grace.cri.nz
From: sag@hera.Berkeley.EDU (Steve Goldfield)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Flowchart for Windows
Date: 31 Jul 1992 16:01:55 GMT
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: hera.berkeley.edu

I put out a query a month or so ago about a flowchart
program for Windows comparable to MacFlow on the Mac.
I phoned Mainstay yesterday--the company that sells
MacFlow--to ask about a new PC product they have, which
turns out to be able to view and print MacFlow document
on the PC but not to edit them. They told me they are
actively working to port MacFlow to the PC.

Since I didn't find out about any really decent-sounding
flowcharting programs now existing on the PC, I'm looking
forward to this product.

Steve Goldfield