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From: spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky)
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Subject: Re: Copying files under Windows
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Date: 9 Mar 91 16:27:38 GMT
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In article <24650003@hpcc01.HP.COM> azarian@hpcc01.HP.COM (Randy Azarian) writes:
>I am a novice programmer to Windows, so I hope someone can point me in the
>right direction.
>
>I need to write an installation program for a Windows program that already
>exists.  Because I want to install the program's icon under Program Manager,
>I have elected to make the installation program, itself, a Windows program
>(as opposed to a DOS installation program).  As I see it, the first step I
>need to overcome is to programmatically copy a file from a floppy drive to the
>hard disk.  Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how I may begin?
>
>-Thanks-



This just came up. The answer is that Microsoft has a product called
the "Windows Developer's Notes" for $20. It includes a disk with the
source code to some installation routines, including a function to
copy files (with a progress indicator) and a function to communicate
with the Program Manager via DDE to install new items.

You can order this directly by calling Microsoft. I suspect that this
source code might be on Microsoft Online if you are a billionaire and
you can afford that.

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