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3 total messages Started by Michel Corbin Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:54

#4214

Author: Michel Corbin
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:54

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Hi everybody,

I'm working with BCB3, my PC runs with Windows XP (home edition)
I would like to programmatically create a shortcut to
C:\windows\System32\command.com
(is it a PIF file ?)
and I'd like to be able to check the boxes "use HMA" or
"Protected" in the memory tabsheet.
I think I should use  CoIninialize and then CoCreateInstance, but
I don't know exactly. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Michel.

Re: Create a shortcut

#4219

Author: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:51

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"Michel Corbin" <"Michel Corbin"> wrote in message
news:440d9ed3$1@newsgroups.borland.com...

> > I would like to programmatically create a shortcut to
> C:\windows\System32\command.com (is it a PIF file ?)
> and I'd like to be able to check the boxes "use HMA" or
> "Protected" in the memory tabsheet.

The PIF format is not documented by Microsoft, and there are no API
functions or objects available to work with PIF files programmably (well,
actually there are, but they are too limited in functionality for what you
are asking for).

You can find third-party documentation on the PIF format here:

    http://lu0s1.3322.org/SPEC/PifFormat.htm

With that, you can create .pif files manually.  The "WINDOWS 386 3.0"
section contains the two values you are asking for.


Gambit

Re: Create a shortcut

#4231

Author: Michel Corbin
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 20:18

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Remy Lebeau (TeamB) wrote:

> You can find third-party documentation on the PIF format here:
> 
>     http://lu0s1.3322.org/SPEC/PifFormat.htm
> 
> With that, you can create .pif files manually.  The "WINDOWS 386 3.0"
> section contains the two values you are asking for.
> 
> 
> Gambit
> 
Thank you very much, with that information I would be able to achieve what I
have in mind.

Michel.

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