SAMPLE: Code to Access New .EXE File Headers

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q42061
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

DUMPDESC is a file in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates reading the description line from an EXE file. During the processing of the WM_PAINT message, the program reads its own description line and displays the contents in its client area.

The most relevant portion of the code is in the DumpDescPaint() function.

Download DUMPDESC.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download DUMPDESC.EXE (size: 26183 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get DUMPDESC.EXE (size: 26183 bytes)

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib DUMPDESC.EXE
KBCategory: kbprg kbfile
KBSubcategory: UsrFmt

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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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