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From: gt3070b@prism.gatech.EDU (Jeff Watkins)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Word for Windows
Message-ID: <12717@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 18 Aug 90 01:02:58 GMT
References: <12716@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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Well,
I am trying to write a DDE application that will work with Word 4 Windows.
That is on the surface a simple thing.  However, when my program receives the
WM_DDE_INITIATE, it PostMessage's a WM_DDE_ACK to the client specified
by wParam.
THIS IS NOT A VALID WINDOW!  I've run a spy program that lists all the windows,
with their handles and the window that I receive as the client (ie the app. that
is sending the WM_DDE_INITIATE) is not valid.

To explain I will give a code fragment...

long FAR PASCAL WindProc( HWND hWnd, unsigned Mesg, WORD wParam, LONG lParam )
{	switch ( Mesg )
	{ 
	.
	.
	.
		case WM_DDE_INITIATE:
			PostMessage( wParam, WM_DDE_ACK, hWnd, lParam );
			break;
	.
	.
	.
	}
	return (0L);
}

Yes, i know that this acknowledges any DDE initiate.  It is just a sample.
For DDE to work, the client must post its Handle in the wParam field so that
the server may respond.  The Handle that I am getting is not valid. 
It is not Word. It is not ANY window belonging to ANY application. 
And it is NOT constant.  If I leave the same copy of Word running, the Handle 
changes randomly.  Not frequently but randomly.

Well, enough of the problem.  Does anyone have any code or experience that they
could offer me for assistance?!?!  It is Friday evening and MS is probably 
closed on weekends, so I can't ask them.  I am not registered on online support
yet.  AND MY BOSS IS EXPECTING A DEMO BY MONDAY. This is all based on my thought
that Word would behave properly.  HA HA HA HA HA Ha Ha Ha ha ha ha (fading
maniacle laughter)....

Well, my system setup is as follows:
	80386/20
	8Mb Ram
	1 Seagate 65Mb RLL harddisk (damn piece of trash, I'm returning it soon)
	1 Bus MS Mouse
	MS DOS 4.00
	No TSR's
	SHARE.exe
	HIMEM.sys

thanks for the help (in advance)...

ciao
jeff

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Jeff Watkins                       gt3070b@prism.gatech.edu
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