Source Code?
Ed McCreary
>
> Does anyone know if the source code for the Windows Write program is available
> or the specs for the .WRI file structure? Is it public domain? Is there a
> phone, email or other where I could get this info from Microsoft?
>
> I need to build a new application and this simple WP would be a great place to
> start without re-inventing the wheel.
The file format is detailed in the online help that comes with your compiler.
Look under "File Formats".
The source code is not available, and from what I hear it's probably just
as well. It's supposed to be a programmer's worst nightmare.
But, the source to wordpad does ship with VC++ 4.0. You may want to look at
that.
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Chris Marriott
<e...@twisto.compaq.com> writes
>The source code is not available, and from what I hear it's probably just
>as well. It's supposed to be a programmer's worst nightmare.
The story goes that Microsoft have LOST the Write source code, and
that's why 16-bit Write ships with Windows NT still - it's just about
the only 16-bit program on the whole system!
Chris
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Chris Marriott
<xf...@netrix.net> writes
>Does anyone know if the source code for the Windows Write program is available
>or the specs for the .WRI file structure? Is it public domain? Is there a
>phone, email or other where I could get this info from Microsoft?
The "Write" file format is documented in the standard Windows 3.1 API
help file, cunningly hidden under the "File Formats" topic...
Jens Balchen Jr.
>Does anyone know if the source code for the Windows Write program is available
>or the specs for the .WRI file structure? Is it public domain? Is there a
>phone, email or other where I could get this info from Microsoft?
The .WRI spesifications are in the Win SDK Help file that comes with VB.
Jens (bal...@sn.no)
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charles stoyer
source code for wordpad, which I am pretty sure can deal with
WRI format.
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Jon Machtynger
>The story goes that Microsoft have LOST the Write source code, and
>that's why 16-bit Write ships with Windows NT still - it's just about
>the only 16-bit program on the whole system!
Was this using a beta version of SourceSafe?
Mike Blaszczak
>Does anyone know if the source code for the Windows Write program is available
>or the specs for the .WRI file structure?
It used to be documented in the Win16 SDK. I remember reading about it in the SDK
that supported Windows two-point-something.
>Is it public domain? Is there a
>phone, email or other where I could get this info from Microsoft?
Try the Developer Relations Group. Or, try searching MSDN: I found it there in
Chapter 8 of Volume 4 of the Win16 3.1 SDK. I occassionally see books advertised
that purport to document all file formats: maybe such a book would help you.
The WordPad program's source code ships in VC++ 4.0, and was in the 2.2 release of
the product, I think, if not also the 2.1 release. It reads WRI files, too.
>I need to build a new application and this simple WP would be a great place to
>start without re-inventing the wheel.
Why not use the rich text edit control? Or are you stuck in Win16?
>Thanks in advance for any help, email please.
Sorry, can't.
.B ekiM
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Mike Chapin wrote:
>
> In article <4ho68l$q...@ruby.digisys.net>,
> xf...@netrix.net (Dennis Jarvis) wrote:
>>Does anyone know if the source code for the Windows Write
>>program is available-----------------------------------------------------
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Helge Süß
>Does anyone know if the source code for the Windows Write program is available
>
>place to start without re-inventing the wheel.
>
The Write File Format is documented in the Win31 API (SDK) help file
coming with most Windows development tools (nearly all but VB :-(
Helge ;-)=)
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Dale Hollon
stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory. But how do I find out what's in the
directory in the first place.
Thanks in advance,
Dale Hollon
Tommi Ylikulju
: I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize I will have to use
: directory in the first place.
I use _dos_findfirst and _dos_findnext functions to find out a listing of
files in a specific directory. Check C documention for more info about
those functions.
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John Grant
>I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize I will have to use
>stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory. But how do I find out what's in the
>directory in the first place.
comp.lang.basic.misc
comp.lang.basic.visual.misc
comp.lang.c
comp.lang.c++
comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm
comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc
comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc
comp.windows.misc
It looks to me like you're being incredibly lazy or naive or reckless.
I can't figure which. It would appear that you want a C, C++,
Visual Basic, simple Basic and MFC solution. It also appears that
you are also asking for a macro in an unspecified Windows word
processor. Since you also posted to the .apps.comm group, I guess
you also want a Procomm script, right?
I have trimmed all of these groups except
com.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
The answer is to use findfirst/findnext or
_dos_findfirst/_dos_findnext. This is exactly the way you would
do it in a DOS app. I am assuming that you want to use C.
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Bill Mageors
>I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize I
>will have to use
>stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory. But how do I find out what
Simply.. just drop to a dos prompt and use command cd\windows or what ever
the name of the directory is then the "dir" command to list files and sub
directorys or dir/p to pause every 24 lines.
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Swaminathan N
their DOS
equivalents. MS-Windows has the equivalents but I don't remember them.
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Ian Musgrave
Dale Hollon <hol...@gate.net> writes:
>From: Dale Hollon <hol...@gate.net>
>Subject: Help finding contents of current directory.
>Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 15:32:12 -0500
>I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize I will have to use
>stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory. But how do I find out what's in the
>directory in the first place.
See my posting "Re:Req:How to get the current drive and directory" for a
method of finding subdirectories and files in a given directory (as well as
the current path).
Cheers! Ian
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Jens Balchen Jr.
>>I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize I
>>will have to use
>>stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory. But how do I find out what
>Simply.. just drop to a dos prompt and use command cd\windows or what ever
>the name of the directory is then the "dir" command to list files and sub
>directorys or dir/p to pause every 24 lines.
*ahem*
This is a programming group, remember?
David Timmins
>76003...@compuserve.com (Bill Mageors)'s cats typed:
>
>>>I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize
> I
>>>will have to use
>>>stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory. But how do I find out
> what
>
>>Simply.. just drop to a dos prompt and use command cd\windows or what ever
>>the name of the directory is then the "dir" command to list files and sub
>>directorys or dir/p to pause every 24 lines.
>
>*ahem*
>This is a programming group, remember?
>
*ahem*
Give it a rest "Jens". It's just a simple piece of advice taking up no more
bandwith than your reply.
We don't need a newsgroup police here.
Simon Hosie
> I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize I will have to use
> directory in the first place.
Tommi Ylikulju:
> I use _dos_findfirst and _dos_findnext functions to find out a listing of
> files in a specific directory. Check C documention for more info about
> those functions.
Umm, they're very DOSish functions.. are there not UNIXish functions that
do the same thing but are also supported by DOS compilers?
Peter Azzopardi
you use the dir.h header file and the findfirst() and findnext()
functions to read the selected entries in a directory.
tim...@jagunet.com (David Timmins) wrote:
>In article <4imv0g$s...@hasle.sn.no>, bal...@sn.no wrote:
>>76003...@compuserve.com (Bill Mageors)'s cats typed:
>>
>>>>I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize
>> I
>>>>will have to use
>>>>stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory. But how do I find out
>> what
>>
Jens Balchen Jr.
>>76003...@compuserve.com (Bill Mageors)'s cats typed:
First of all, I have to apologize to Bill, who obviously read this in
another newsgroup.
> Give it a rest "Jens"
Why the "", "David"?
>We don't need a newsgroup police here.
I'm not acting as one - it was a simple reminder that when you discuss
programming, you discuss programming. As I've noticed from the header, Bill
probably read this in another newsgroup, so I take it back.
Tom Wheeley
gum...@airdmhor.gen.nz "Simon Hosie" writes:
> Dale Hollon (hol...@gate.net) wrote:
> > I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize
> I will have to use
> > stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory. But how do I find out
> what's in the
> > directory in the first place.
>
> Tommi Ylikulju:
> > I use _dos_findfirst and _dos_findnext functions to find out a listing of
> > files in a specific directory. Check C documention for more info about
> > those functions.
>
> Umm, they're very DOSish functions.. are there not UNIXish functions that
> do the same thing but are also supported by DOS compilers?
opendir, readdir and closedir
Similar to Findfirst and findnext under dos.
I doubt that you can use a construct directly accross unix/dos; you'll
probably need some #ifdefs :|
Maybe DJGPP supports the unix functions as is? I doubt it, seeing as it is
an OS call. We can't expect DOS to be POSIX now, can we :)
.splitbung
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Keith Burton
I've been using the Win32 "FindFirstFile" and "FindNextFile" functions
without any problems.
Keith Burton
Chris Marriott
>I've been using the Win32 "FindFirstFile" and "FindNextFile" functions
>without any problems.
I hope you've also been using "FindClose"! You'll have memory leaks
otherwise.