SAMPLE: Shell DDE Using DDEML

ID: Q99807

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1

SUMMARY

The Windows Program Manager supports a dynamic data exchange (DDE) command- string interface that allows other applications to create, display, delete, and reload groups; add, replace, and delete items from groups; and to close Program Manager.

PMDDEML is a file in the Microsoft Software library that demonstrates how to use this Program Manager DDE command-string interface using the Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library (DDEML) introduced in Microsoft Windows version 3.1.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Pmddeml.exe (size: 25059 bytes)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

PMDDEML demonstrates only a small subset of the command-strings supported by Program Manager. The commands demonstrated by PMDDEML include:

   CreateGroup
   ShowGroup (both minimize and restore)
   DeleteGroup

The other command-strings supported by Program Manager can be easily implemented in a manner similar to those commands demonstrated by PMDDEML.

The DDEML functions demonstrated by PMDDEML include:

   DdeInitialize
   DdeUninitialize
   DdeConnect
   DdeDisconnect
   DdeCreateStringHandle
   DdeFreeStringHandle
   DdeClientTransaction

To use PMDDEML, run it and select the Shell Commands menu. Choose the Create "Sample Group" menu item. This will create a new program group (if one does not already exist) in Program Manager. Once the sample group is created, the group can be minimized, restored, or deleted by selecting the appropriate menu item in PMDDEML.

Additional query words: softlib PMDDEML.EXE KBCategory: kbprg kbfile KBSubcategory: UsrDde

Keywords          : kbDDE kbGrpUser kbUser 
Version           : 3.10
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: December 12, 1998