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From: risto@tuura.UUCP (Risto Lankinen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: GRP Modifying Program ?
Message-ID: <1009@tuura.UUCP>
Date: 18 Feb 91 08:14:48 GMT
References: <3130053@hplsla.HP.COM>
Organization: Nokia Data Systems Oy
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davidr@hplsla.HP.COM (David M. Reed) writes:

>Whenever File Properies is run (or File New Program_item) one of the *.GRP
>files is modified with the information.  While this could be built into
>MSWindows, I suspect that there is some other program (perhaps in the
>SYSTEM directory) that is actually invoked with appropriate parameters
>to make these changes.

[some deleted]

>Does such a program exist?  Can it be used outside of MSWindows?

Hi!

If you've got the Windows SDK, look at the chapter 'Dynamic Data Exchange'
in the book 'Guide to Programming'.  From there you'll learn what you need
in order to use the DDE interface of the Program Manager to do what you're
attempting to.

Terveisin: Risto Lankinen
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