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Re: Why is EXW Win 3.1 application ?

• Posted by Martin Stachon <martin.stachon at worldonline.cz> Jan 05, 2002
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Rob Craig wrote:
> Martin Stachon writes:
> > I found an interesting thing.
> > EXW is a Win 3.1 application.
> > If I open Dr.Watson (drwatson.exe), and choose
> > 'Tasks', it is shown there that exw is an 3.1 application
> > all other are listed as 4.0. 
> 
> That's interesting.
> Of course exw is not a 3.1 application.
> It won't even run on 3.1 (unless you install
> a special win32s layer on top of win 3.1)
> But I guess there are some differences in the
> way it runs. Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

Rob, it has nothing to do with the way
it runs. It is about subsystem version in
the PE header. I changed the version
by changing offsets #000000C8 to #000000CA :
from #03000A (3.10) to #040000 (4.0)
(In unpacked exw) Now Windows treat exw as
4.0 application. I don't know about WATCOM,
but I guess you can tell it to set the version.
I think you should change it, users except
4.0 bahavior. (For example I was still
wondering why in Font dialog I can't choose
Script...). This also causes some differences
in interpreted/translated code.

    Martin