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Q75975: DOC: WM_RENDERFORMAT Documentation Incomplete

Article: Q75975
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocfix kb16bitonly kbSDKPlatform kbWndw kbWndwMsg
Last Modified: 10-JUN-1999

3.00 3.10
WINDOWS
kbprg kbdocerr

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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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 <B>OpenClipboard</B> and
  <B>CloseClipboard</B> functions should NOT be called. The                WM_RENDERFORMAT message is sent from within the <B>GetClipboardData</B>    function which an application calls from within a block of code            surrounded by the <B>OpenClipboard</B> and <B>CloseClipboard</B>          functions. While processing the WM_RENDERFORMAT message, the application    should not again call the <B>OpenClipboard</B> and <B>CloseClipboard</B>    functions.

NOTE: The first sentence of the preceding 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 query words: 3.00 3.10

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Keywords          : kbdocfix kb16bitonly kbSDKPlatform kbWndw kbWndwMsg 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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