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Q99807: Shell DDE Using DDEML

Article: Q99807
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbDDE kbGrpDSUser kbUser
Last Modified: 08-JUL-2000

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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 Windows Program Manager supports a dynamic data exchange (DDE) command-
string interface that allows other applications to create, display, delete, and
reload groups; add, replace, and delete items from groups; and to close Program
Manager.

PMDDEML is a file in the Microsoft Software library that demonstrates how to use
this Program Manager DDE command-string interface using the Dynamic Data
Exchange Management Library (DDEML) introduced in Microsoft Windows version 3.1.

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

Pmddeml.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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PMDDEML demonstrates only a small subset of the command-strings supported by
Program Manager. The commands demonstrated by PMDDEML include:

  CreateGroup
  ShowGroup (both minimize and restore)
  DeleteGroup

The other command-strings supported by Program Manager can be easily implemented
in a manner similar to those commands demonstrated by PMDDEML.

The DDEML functions demonstrated by PMDDEML include:

  DdeInitialize
  DdeUninitialize
  DdeConnect
  DdeDisconnect
  DdeCreateStringHandle
  DdeFreeStringHandle
  DdeClientTransaction

To use PMDDEML, run it and select the Shell Commands menu. Choose the Create
"Sample Group" menu item. This will create a new program group (if one does not
already exist) in Program Manager. Once the sample group is created, the group
can be minimized, restored, or deleted by selecting the appropriate menu item in
PMDDEML.

Additional query words: softlib PMDDEML.EXE

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

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