IJ>How do I detect that the user has selected to shut down OS/2 ?

IJ>I am a little confused on this subject. Suppose that the window is
IJ>some sort of an editor. When the user wants to close the window the
IJ>window should ask the user if he wants to save the changes (if any).
IJ>But what if the user is shutting down OS/2 ? In that case the window
IJ>should not ask any questions, but rather save changes automatically
IJ>(eventually to a special file, which is reloaded the next time the
IJ>user starts the program).

IJ>I have locked at WM_CLOSE, WM_DESTROY and WM_SAVEAPPLICATION, but none
IJ>of the messages seem to be the "correct" one to detect a shutdown.

WM_SAVEAPPLICATION will do the trick, but you should post a WM_QUIT to yourself
after you are finished processing it.  When you get a WM_SAVEAPPLICATION, close
all of your files and shut down you program. Then post a WM_QUIT to yourself.

You do not want to handle the WM_SAVEAPPLICATION the same way you'd handle a
WM_CLOSE.  Traditionally you might respond to a WM_CLOSE with an "Are you Sure?

message box.  When you get a WM_SAVEAPPLICATION just shut the program straight
down.


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