Vfpmapi.exe Updated VFP for Windows FOXMAPI Files

ID: Q138255

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b

SUMMARY

Vfpmapi.exe is a patch that allows Visual FoxPro to interface with Microsoft Mail, version 3.2 (both 16-bit and 32-bit).

MORE INFORMATION

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file names below to download the files:

Vfpmapi.exe

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center. Here is the Readme.txt file:


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   Readme.txt

   Instructions for using updated Visual FoxPro for Windows Foxmapi.fll and
   Foxmap16.dll files
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Running Vfpmapi.exe creates the following files:

   Readme.txt   - Instructions and Limitations of Use
   Foxmapi.fll  - DLL interface to Mapi.dll and Splus.dll
   Foxmap16.dll - Thunking layer for use on 16-bit operating systems
   Foxmapi.hlp  - Help file on the use of functions in FOXMAPI

Instructions
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Place both the .fll and .dll files in your application directory. If your
application will only be used on 32-bit operating systems, Foxmap16.dll is
not required.

To load Foxmapi.fll in your program, use this command:

   SET LIBRARY TO foxmapi ADDITIVE

All functions provided in the Foxmapi.fll are now available.

Limitations of Use
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The following restrictions are necessary for FOXMAPI to function correctly:

 - FOXMAPI will only interface to Microsoft Mail, version 3.2 (both 16- and
   32-bit). FOXMAPI cannot be used as an interface to Microsoft Exchange,
   provided with Windows 95.

 - FOXMAPI cannot interface with Microsoft Mail version 3.2 or Schedule+
   version 1.x under Windows 95.

 - Testing is not yet complete to determine whether FOXMAPI can interface
   successfully to 32-bit Schedule Plus available with Windows NT.

Additional query words: VFoxWin softlib

Keywords : kbfile kbVFp kbVFp300 kbDSupport
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo