Hello Glen!

29 Apr 95, Glen Knowles writes to Peter Fitzsimmons:

 >> hab = 0;    /* this is not documented,  but works with the Prf...()
 >> * functions.  Usually,  you have to call WinInitialize(),

 >> * which means you are a PM program. */

 GK> Why not use "hab = WinInitialize(0);" ?  I've made a
number of vio apps
 GK> that manipulate .ini files this way.  I'm unaware of any prerequistes to
 GK> call WinInitialize (like requiring that you be a pm program).

I guess that would be okay, but what about if someone were running a *very*
bare OS/2 system - just TSHELL and all the WPS/PM DLLs deleted.  If they
had deleted PMWIN.DLL (the DLL that contains WinInitialize), they wouldn't
be able to run your VIO program.

I know that there aren't *that* many people who have a setup such as this,
but if you're writing a VIO program, why make it dependent on having the PM
DLLs installed?

bcnu,

Richard.

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