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In article <4ho68l$qhi@ruby.digisys.net>, Dennis Jarvis
<xfire@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...

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xfire@netrix.net (Dennis Jarvis)'s cats typed:

>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.

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Dennis Jarvis wrote:
> 
> 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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In comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc on Fri, 08 Mar 1996 11:39:32 GMT,
balchen@sn.no (Jens Balchen Jr.) wrote:

> xfire@netrix.net (Dennis Jarvis)'s cats typed:

> >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 (balchen@sn.no)
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> Newbiehood is not a period of time, it's a way of life.

> http://www.sn.no/~balchen/
> ftp://ftp.sn.no/user/balchen/

I searched the Web last night for source code that will read/write the
Write (sic) file format. I didn't find anything, but I will keep
looking.
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In article <31404C73.5E34@twisto.compaq.com>, Ed McCreary
<edm@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!

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Don't know about Write, but the VC++ 4.0 disk contains the 
source code for wordpad, which I am pretty sure can deal with 
WRI format.

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In article <4ho68l$qhi@ruby.digisys.net>,
   xfire@netrix.net (Dennis Jarvis) wrote:
>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.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help, email please.

I doubt if you could get the source code but the Write file structure is in 
every Windows API help file I've seen under Write File Format.

Chris Marriott <chris@chrism.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>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?

>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 sources for Write are not available. The file format is documented in
the Win SDK help giles under the "File formats" entry.

If you use VC++ 2.x or VC++ 4.0, have a look at the WordPad sources.

David

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Though the source is available for WORDPAD, the write like app 
that comes with 95

Mike Chapin wrote:
> 
> In article <4ho68l$qhi@ruby.digisys.net>,
>    xfire@netrix.net (Dennis Jarvis) wrote:
>>Does anyone know if the source code for the Windows Write 
>>program is available-----------------------------------------------------
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xfire@netrix.net (Dennis Jarvis) wrote:
>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 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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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.

Thanks in advance,

Dale Hollon

hollon@gate.net

In article <3149D3CC.7D67@gate.net>, Dale Hollon <hollon@gate.net>
writes
>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.

Win16: call "_dos_findfirst", "_dos_findnext"
Win32: call "FindFirstFile", "FindNextFile", "FindClose".

To get information about a file/directory you retrieve with either of
those methods, call "_stat".

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Dale Hollon (hollon@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.

  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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Try _dos_findfirst and related calls . Its documented in HELP for MSVC.
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In article <3149D3CC.7D67@gate.net> hollon@gate.net "Dale Hollon" writes:

>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.

Please be a *lot* more careful in your newsgroup selection - it is rarely if
ever appropriate to cross-post to 9 newsgroups.

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In article <3149D3CC.7D67@gate.net>, hollon@gate.net says...
>
>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.

In Windows 3.1 use: _dos_findfirst( "*.*", _A_NORMAL | _A_SUBDIR, &c_file );
and _dos_findnext();, examine the attribute c_file.attrib to find out if it is 
a file or directory.

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Dale Hollon <hollon@gate.net>'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's in the 
>directory in the first place.

Look in the help file on the Dir$ command

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"Helge Süß" <helge@siemens.co.at> wrote:

|The Write File Format is documented in the Win31 API (SDK) help file
|coming with most Windows development tools (nearly all but VB :-(

Does anyone know whether this documents the format of Write for Win30 or of
Write for Win31?

BTW, it comes with VB professional.


David


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In article <3149D3CC.7D67@gate.net>, hollon@gate.net says...

>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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G'Day All
Dale Hollon <hollon@gate.net> writes:
>From: Dale Hollon <hollon@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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Do a `man' on dirent or opendir or readdir or closedir. I don't know
their DOS
equivalents. MS-Windows has the equivalents but I don't remember them.

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76003.3021@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?

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Dale Hollon (hollon@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?

In article <4imv0g$s92@hasle.sn.no>, balchen@sn.no wrote:
>76003.3021@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.

I can't remember exactly what you do, but under Borland C++
you use the dir.h header file and the findfirst() and findnext()
functions to read the selected entries in a directory.

timmins@jagunet.com (David Timmins) wrote:

>In article <4imv0g$s92@hasle.sn.no>, balchen@sn.no wrote:
>>76003.3021@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.

timmins@jagunet.com (David Timmins)'s cats typed:

>>76003.3021@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.

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In article <4in24g$ota@airdmhor.gen.nz>
           gumboot@airdmhor.gen.nz "Simon Hosie" writes:

> Dale Hollon (hollon@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 :)

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I have a WordBasic macro that prepares a Word table listing all the
files in a given pathe with a dialog to define a filter. Email me if
you are interested. /Eric

I could be wrong, but isn't the source for WordPad included with VC++4.0?
I think it is included somewhere in the samples tree.

Dan

In article <4j3ut8$dhp@sand.cis.ufl.edu>, "Daniel D. Roscigno"
<ddr@beach.cis.ufl.edu> writes
>I could be wrong, but isn't the source for WordPad included with VC++4.0?
>I think it is included somewhere in the samples tree.

You're right. WordPad is one of the sample programs in VC++ 2.2 and
later.

Chris

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Greetings,

I've been using the Win32 "FindFirstFile" and "FindNextFile" functions
without any problems.

Keith Burton

Tom Wheeley <tomw@tsys.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <4in24g$ota@airdmhor.gen.nz>
>           gumboot@airdmhor.gen.nz "Simon Hosie" writes:
>
>> Dale Hollon (hollon@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 :)
>
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In article <DpFJ8x.DCn@iglou.com>, Keith Burton <kbc@iglou.com> writes
>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.

Chris

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