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Q78807: DDEMeta.exe - DDEML with Metafiles

Article: Q78807
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbDDE kbGrpDSUser
Last Modified: 04-DEC-1999

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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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DDEMeta.exe is a sample file that contains the source code to an application
that demonstrates how to read a Windows metafile and pass the information using
dynamic data exchange (DDE).

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

DDEMeta.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

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DDEMETA is a server application that uses the Dynamic Data Exchange Management
Library (DDEML).

To use DDEMETA, perform the following five steps:

1. Start DDEMETA.

2. Choose DDE Init from the Sample menu to register DDEMETA with the DDEML.

3. Start a DDE client application to initiate a conversation with DDEMETA. In
  the client, use the application name "DDEMETA" and the topic "Test".

4. After the conversation is established, the client application can request any
  "item" of type CF_METAFILEPICT from the server.

5. When DDEMETA receives the request, it will read the TEST.WMF file from the
  disk and pass it to the client application.

To test DDEMETA, request a CF_TEXT item. Note that the "item" reference is never
checked; therefore, any item name works.

Note: This program will not read "placeable" metafiles. For more information on
"placeable" metafiles, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  placeable

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbDDE kbGrpDSUser 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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