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1.1       root        1: Sample: DDEML API Demonstration
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                      3: Summary:
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                      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.
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                     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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