README.TXT

Custom Sendable Form 
 
 
The Checkers.Frm sample demonstrates how to use a custom sendable form. It 
is an executable (.EXE) server. It implements the minimum form interface 
required to launch and send a form. 
 
Files 
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The following is a list of the source files for the Checkers.Frm sample: 
 
FORMSMPL.TXT 
WCHECK.EXE          ; The executable file generated by NMAKE 
MAKEFILE 
CHKRFORM.CFG 
ENGINE.CPP 
WCHECK.CPP          ; The user interface. 
FORM.CPP            ; All form-specific code. 
PIECE.CUR 
WCHECK16.DEF 
WCHECK.DLG 
DLG.H 
CHECKDTA.H 
MOVELIST.H 
WCHECK.H 
DBUGIT.H 
FORM.H              ; A description of the Checkers form object. 
CHECK.H 
WCHECK.ICO 
WCHECKS.ICO 
WCHECK.RC 
WCHECK.RCV 
 
ENGINE\LUT.CPP      ; A simple move generator used primarily to 
ENGINE\PRUNE.CPP    ; determine whether a move is valid. 
ENGINE\QUALITY.CPP 
ENGINE\CHECK.CPP 
ENGINE\VALID.CPP 
ENGINE\DEBUGIO.CPP 
 
 
Installation 
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The form has to be properly registered to be used my mail clients. 
Run the command 
 
    pdkin32 -f chkrform.cfg 
 
to register the form in the local form registry. Then run the command 
 
    regedit wcheck.reg 
 
to register wcheck.exe as an OLE server for the form in the registry. 
The path to the form's .EXE file has to be put in to the .REG file or 
the system PATH. 
 
For more information about installing and launching forms, see 
the documentation for the form interfaces in the MAPI SDK. 
 
To send the Checkers form to another user: 
 
1. Select the Compose New Form command in your mail client. 
2. Choose the checkers form in the Choose Form dialog. 
3. Select a recipient in the address book. 
4. Drag a checkers piece to make a move. 
 
The form is sent automatically when the move is complete. 
 
 
Known Problems 
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Data for many of the custom properties is not written to the 
message, and the data that is written might not actually be  
meaningful.