INF: How to Get a List of Program Manager Groups with DDE

ID Number: Q74858

3.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

An application can obtain a list of groups from the Program Manager by

making a WM_DDE_REQUEST for the "PROGMAN" item. The groups are

returned in CF_TEXT format as a list of strings separated by carriage

returns and terminated with a NULL. For example:

Main\x0d\x0aAccessories\x0d\x0a\x00

The procedure is detailed in Section 22.4.2 of the "Microsoft Windows

Software Development Kit Guide to Programming" in the "Obtaining an

Item from the Server" subsection. The application should use "PROGMAN"

as the szItemName and it should make a local copy of the data as

outlined on page 22-11.