Actions Prohibited in System Modal Dialog Boxes

 Last reviewed: July 22, 1997
Article ID: Q74332
3.00 3.10 WINDOWS kbprg

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.1 and 3.0

The following actions are not supported in a system modal dialog box in the Microsoft Windows graphical environment:

  1. Sending an intertask message

  2. Changing the focus

  3. Activating another application

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: UsrDlgs
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 22, 1997
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