Article: Q40620
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
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) versions 3.0, 3.1
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SUMMARY
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Windows 286 supported DDE (dynamic data exchange) for MS-DOS (non-Windows)
applications; however, Windows/386 and Windows versions 3.x do not include this
functionality. There are no plans to add this functionality in future versions
of Windows.
The following are methods descrive several different ways for an MS-DOS- based
application to communicate with a Windows-based application:
1. The Clipboard. MS-DOS-based applications can read from or write to the
Clipboard. The methods for doing this are documented in the Windows SDK
(Software Development Kit). Microsoft Word incorporates this capability. This
is the preferred method of communication.
2. A shared file. To improve performance, SMARTDRV or a RAM disk can be used.
SHARE.EXE should be loaded before starting Windows to allow for proper file
sharing and locking
3. MS-DOS TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) program. Another method that can be
used is to start an MS-DOS TSR program with a buffer at a fixed location that
can be read/written to by different applications. For this method to work,
the memory region used must be below the load point of Windows 3.x, otherwise
the different virtual machines will have their own private copies of the
address space.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.10
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Keywords : kb16bitonly
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
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