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RE: win32 help file

• Posted by gertie at visionsix.com Jan 13, 2003
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On 13 Jan 2003, at 5:59, Ray Smith wrote:

> 
> I beleive that links to a file on the Borland website.  I also beleive
> Borland paid Microsoft a huge amount of money for re-distribution
> rights of the Win API (and probably API doco).
> 
> Without reading the licensing terms of the help file I would assume it
> is illegal to re-distribute the file (even if it is only a .hlp file)

Besides, who would wanna develop wonderful programs to get people to use 
and pay for the OS?

> It is however OK to link to a Borland or Microsoft web server that
> hosts that file.

I believe the reason it was posted here is because people could not connect 
to the MS or Borland sites. I am glad i got it, but i got it yrs ago from Eu 
archives..

Kat
 
> Regards,
> 
> Ray Smith
> http://rays-web.com
> Elliott Sales de Andrade wrote:
> > This is on RDS, you know....
> >
> > http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?win=on&keywords=win32+api+hel
> > p
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> > >From: Jason Mirwald <mirwalds at prodigy.net>
> > >Reply-To: EUforum at topica.com
> > >To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com>
> > >Subject: win32 help file
> > >Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:43:18 -0500
> > >
> > >
> > >I placed a win32.hlp file on my website for anyone who wants to download 
> > >
> > >it.
> > >I have searched for a more recent version, and even searched for this
> > >particular file, but I can't seem to locate it.
> > >
> > >It's from Win95/98 I believe, but it's useful for most windows 
> > >programming
> > >(I run 98SE). There are a few things for the newer version of windows 
> > >that
> > >you won't find, like the CHARFORMAT2 structure for example, but I just 
> > >use
> > >the MSDN website for those few things.
> > >
> > >The file is about 7.5Mb zipped. There is no link from my web-page, 
> > >because
> > >I'm not sure how long I'll leave it there yet. If you're interested in
> > >downloading it, the url is:
> > >
> > >http://pages.prodigy.net/mirwalds/win32.zip
> > >
> > >Jason
> > >
> > >
> 
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