KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q11958: Tab.exe Demonstrates Modal and Modeless Dialog Boxes

Article: Q11958
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbDlg kbOSWin2000 kbSDKWin32 kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbWndw kbWndwMsg kb
Last Modified: 11-JUL-2000

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY
=======

Tab.exe is a sample application that demonstrates the differences between modal
and modeless dialog boxes. It also demonstrates using a dialog box within a
dialog box, changing the text in a push button, tabbing between push buttons,
and disabling a push button. TAB also demonstrates how an application processes
the messages received when the user selects a push button.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Tab.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/sample71/3.1/W31/EN-US/Tab.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Additional query words:

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbDlg kbOSWin2000 kbSDKWin32 kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbWndw kbWndwMsg kbOSWin300 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1986-2002.