The Windows Developer's Notes

• Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

SUMMARY

Microsoft provides additional information on Windows-based application development through the "Windows Developer's Notes." This information supplements the documentation that accompanies the Windows 3.1 Software Development Kit (SDK).

The "Windows Developer's Notes" cover a wide range of topics that are of interest to a relatively small number of Windows developers. Listed below are the topics currently covered in the developer's notes.

The files listed below are available to download from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL). For information on how to download these files, please see the "Instructions for Downloading" section at the end of this article.

FILES AVAILABLE FROM ONLINE SERVICES

Windows Developer Notes

Item ID      Filename           Description

S12690       NETWORK.EXE        "Developing Network Applications for
                                Windows 3.00" suggests how to ensure that
                                your application will run properly in a
                                network environment.

S12688       EXEFMT.EXE         "Executable-File Header Format" specifies
                                the format of the header of a Windows
                                executable file.

S12687       FONTFMT.EXE        "Font-File Format" shows the format of
                                Windows font (.FNT) files.

S12685       APLETFMT.EXE       "Windows Accessories Binary File Formats"
                                describes the Windows Write and Windows
                                Calendar file formats.

S12684       WINDOS.EXE         "Windows INT 21H and NetBIOS Support for
                                DPMI" describes the support Windows
                                provides for the MS-DOS protected-mode
                                interface specification.

S12683       INTLAPPS.EXE       "Writing International Applications for
                                Windows 3.00" explains how to create an
                                application that can be adapted readily to
                                non-U.S. markets.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING

You can download any of these self-extracting files from the following services:

• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

        Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
        Download <FILENAME>.EXE
  

• Internet (anonymous FTP)

        ftp ftp.microsoft.com
        Change to the SOFTLIB/MSLFILES directory
        Get <FILENAME>.EXE