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Q99334: DOCERR: Metafile Terminator Record Not Documented

Article: Q99334
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 06-NOV-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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The metafile file format, which is described in the Windows Software Development
Kit (SDK) version 3.1 "Programmer's Reference, Volume 4: Resources" manual, does
not contain the entire metafile format; the definition of the metafile
terminator record is missing.

MORE INFORMATION
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The metafile terminator record denotes the end of the disk-based metafile, and
is the last record in the file. The function number for the terminator
(rdFunction) is 0 (zero) and the size (rdSize) is 3 words.

This information is needed for applications that manually read and write
metafiles, bypassing the standard graphical device interface (GDI) functions. If
an application manually creates a metafile, it must place the terminator record
as the last record in the file. If an application is reading a metafile
manually, it must terminate reading the records after seeing a terminator
record.

Additional query words: 3.10 docerr no32bit

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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