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Q65260: INFO: The Windows Developer’s Notes

Article: Q65260
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): 3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbnetwork kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300 kbGrpDSNet
Last Modified: 21-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft provides additional information on Windows-based application
development through the "Windows Developer's Notes." This information
supplements the documentation that accompanies the Windows 3.1 Software
Development Kit (SDK).

The "Windows Developer's Notes" cover a wide range of topics that are of interest
to a relatively small number of Windows developers. Listed below are the topics
currently covered in the developer's notes.

The files listed below are available to download from the Microsoft Download
Center. For information on how to download these files, please see the
"Instructions for Downloading" section at the end of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

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

  ExeFmt.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/article4/3.1/W31/EN-US/ExeFmt.exe)

  FontFmt.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/article5/3.1/W31/EN-US/FontFmt.exe)

  ApletFmt.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download PATH ApletFmt.exe)

  WinDOS.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/file96/3.1/W31/EN-US/WinDOS.exe)

  IntlApps.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/article6/3.1/W31/EN-US/IntlApps.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.

  Item ID      Filename           Description
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  S12690       Network.exe        "Developing Network Applications for
                                  Windows 3.00" suggests how to ensure
                                  that your application will run properly
                                  in a network environment.

  S12688       ExeFmt.exe         "Executable-File Header Format"
                                  specifies the format of the header of a
                                  Windows executable file.

  S12687       FontFmt.exe        "Font-File Format" shows the format of
                                  Windows font (.FNT) files.

  S12685       ApletFmt.exe       "Windows Accessories Binary File
                                  Formats" describes the Windows Write and
                                  Windows Calendar file formats.

  S12684       WinDOS.exe         "Windows INT 21H and NetBIOS Support for
                                  DPMI" describes the support Windows
                                  provides for the MS-DOS protected-mode
                                  interface specification.

  S12683       IntlApps.exe       "Writing International Applications for
                                  Windows 3.00" explains how to create an
                                  application that can be adapted readily
                                  to non-U.S. markets.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbfile kbnetwork kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300 kbGrpDSNet 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.0,3.1
Issue type        : kbinfo

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