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1.1     ! root        1: Sample: DDEML API Demonstration
        !             2: 
        !             3: Summary:
        !             4: 
        !             5: The Install SDK sample provides an example of how to use the DDEML
        !             6: API's to add groups and program items to the Program Manager. The 
        !             7: program can be run either in interactive or batch mode and the
        !             8: search path can be specified on the command line.
        !             9: 
        !            10: More Information:
        !            11: 
        !            12: The program can be started from the command line. The following
        !            13: flags can be used.
        !            14: 
        !            15:    (-/)(sS) <path> Specify the search path. Currently this must be
        !            16:    single path. The application searches for an environmental variable
        !            17:    "MSTOOLS". If this variable is not found then the default value is
        !            18:    c:\mstools\samples.
        !            19: 
        !            20:    (-/)g(G) <name> Specify the name of the group that the items 
        !            21:    should be added to. The default value is 'Sample Applications'.
        !            22: 
        !            23:    (-/)b(B) Specifies that the program should run in batch mode.
        !            24:    The program will find all of the .exe files in the specified
        !            25:    path, searching recursively. It will then create the specified
        !            26:    group and add all of the found executables to the group. The
        !            27:    program will then exit.
        !            28: 
        !            29:    (-/)(iI) Specifies interactive mode. This is the default. The
        !            30:    program will find all of the exe files in the specified 
        !            31:    path, searching recursively. The names will be displayed in
        !            32:    a list with the name that will be use displayed in an additional
        !            33:    list. A drop down combo box will display a list of the currently
        !            34:    available groups. The user can type in a new group name if
        !            35:    desired.
        !            36: 
        !            37:  If the program finds more than 50 executables then after adding 50
        !            38: items to a group a new group is created using the name currently 
        !            39: selected in the Program Manager Group list with "Part <n>" appended
        !            40: where <n> starts at 2 and is incremented after every new group is
        !            41: added.

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