DOCERR: WM_RENDERFORMAT Documentation Incomplete

 Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
Article ID: Q75975
3.00 3.10 WINDOWS kbprg kbdocerr

The information in this article applies to:

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

SUMMARY

The documentation for the WM_RENDERFORMAT message on page 6-98 of the "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Reference Volume 1" for version 3.0, and on page 188 of the "Microsoft Windows Programmer's Reference Volume 3: Messages, Structures, and Macros" manual for version 3.1 is incomplete.

The following information should be added to the documentation for the function as a Comments section: 

   During the processing of this message, the OpenClipboard and
   CloseClipboard functions should NOT be called. The WM_RENDERFORMAT
   message is sent from within the GetClipboardData function which an
   application calls from within a block of code surrounded by the
   OpenClipboard and CloseClipboard functions. While processing the
   WM_RENDERFORMAT message, the application should not again call the
   OpenClipboard and CloseClipboard functions.
NOTE: The first sentence of the above information is already included 
       on page 188 of the "Microsoft Windows Programmer's Reference
       Volume 3: Messages, Structures, and Macros" manual for version 3.1.
Note that while processing the WM_RENDERALLFORMATS message, the OpenClipboard and CloseClipboard functions must be called in order to call the SetClipboardData function. For more information, query on the following words: 

   prod(winsdk) and WM_RENDERALLFORMATS and OpenClipboard

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10
KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr
KBSubcategory: UsrClp
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
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