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Q95937: DLL That is Callable from Microsoft Setup Script

Article: Q95937
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbsetup kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300
Last Modified: 05-DEC-1999

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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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FILEEDIT demonstrates how to create a function in a dynamic-link library (DLL)
that is callable from a Microsoft Setup installation script. The entry function,
FileEditDialog, takes the handle to Setup's frame window and a long pointer to a
filename. FILEEDIT opens the file and places its contents in a read-only edit
control. The function then adds the line "REM New File" to the beginning of the
file and displays the updated file in a list box. Thus, the user can view both
the old file and the proposed updated file at the same time. The user can update
the contents of the new file by selecting lines within the list box. When the
user has completed updating the file, the file can be saved using the common
dialog boxes. If the file is successfully saved, FILEEDIT creates an entry
(FILEEDIT) in the global symbol table with the saved filename.

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

Fileedit.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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A modified version of the SAMPLE1.MST script file is included to demonstrate how
to call into the FILEEDIT DLL. Additionally, the script has been updated to get
the symbol FILEEDIT and display the saved filename in a message box.

Additional query words: 3.10 FILEEDIT.EXE softlib

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbsetup kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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