> var
>    h  THandle;
> begin
> ? h = FindWindow(PChar('CabinetWClass'),nil);
> ? if h <> 0 then SendMessage(h,WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
> end;

> This works OK in Windows 95 and NT but doesn't close
> the group window in Windows 98.? I've checked the class
> name on all three systems and it looks to me like the
> CabinetWClass classname I'm using is correct, even in 98.

> Does anyone have any idea why it's not working in 98?

> > var
> >       h  THandle;
> > begin
> > ? h = FindWindow(PChar('CabinetWClass'),nil);
> > ? if h <> 0 then SendMessage(h,WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
> > end;

> > This works OK in Windows 95 and NT but doesn't close
> > the group window in Windows 98.? I've checked the class
> > name on all three systems and it looks to me like the
> > CabinetWClass classname I'm using is correct, even in 98.

> > Does anyone have any idea why it's not working in 98?

> This is not a documented way of closing the window, so Microsoft are
> quite at liberty to do their own thing on WM_CLOSE processing. Why not
> try the DDE Execute command ShowGroup("Group name",0). That's not
> documented either but it seems to work on Win 95.
> --
> Roger Abbott, RHA (Minisystems) Ltd
> http://www.rhaminisys.com
> DDE FAQ and tools, DDE Client component for Visual Basic
> Program launcher/setup menu, freeware, shareware

> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.

> I tried what you suggested and you're correct that it does
> close the group window in Win 95 (and Win NT) but it still
> won't close it in Win 98.  I did notice that in Win 98 the
> group window title doesn't contain just the window name
> but also the full path, i.e.,

> C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\MyGroupName

> Harry

> Roger Abbott <roge...@aol.com> wrote in article
> <83adan$km...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
> > In article <01bf4768$864fa280$c3266ad8@oemcomputer>,
> >   "Harry Schwartz" <schwart...@SPAMsocketis.net> wrote:
> > > I'm using DDE to set up a group (and items within the group).
> > > I'd like for the group window that I've created to close at the
> > > end of setup, so I tried the following

> > > var
> > >  h  THandle;
> > > begin
> > > ? h = FindWindow(PChar('CabinetWClass'),nil);
> > > ? if h <> 0 then SendMessage(h,WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
> > > end;

> > > This works OK in Windows 95 and NT but doesn't close
> > > the group window in Windows 98.? I've checked the class
> > > name on all three systems and it looks to me like the
> > > CabinetWClass classname I'm using is correct, even in 98.

> > > Does anyone have any idea why it's not working in 98?

> > This is not a documented way of closing the window, so Microsoft are
> > quite at liberty to do their own thing on WM_CLOSE processing. Why
not
> > try the DDE Execute command ShowGroup("Group name",0). That's not
> > documented either but it seems to work on Win 95.
> > --
> > Roger Abbott, RHA (Minisystems) Ltd
> > http://www.rhaminisys.com
> > DDE FAQ and tools, DDE Client component for Visual Basic
> > Program launcher/setup menu, freeware, shareware

> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.

> > I tried what you suggested and you're correct that it does
> > close the group window in Win 95 (and Win NT) but it still
> > won't close it in Win 98.  I did notice that in Win 98 the
> > group window title doesn't contain just the window name
> > but also the full path, i.e.,

> > C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\MyGroupName

> You need to be careful here. Whether or not the window title contains
> the full path name is a user controlled option on Win 95, I guess it is
> on 98 also. In View...Options.. you can check whether full path names
> should be shown in the Explorer panes, and this applies to opened
> program groups as well.

> I visited your web site and it's obvious that you know your way
> around DDE.  Do you know if it's possible to set up the group
> and items in the group without ever opening the group window to
> get it done?

> Harry

> Roger Abbott <roge...@aol.com> wrote in article
> <83cvar$db...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
> > In article <01bf4821$145e2ca0$9c276ad8@oemcomputer>,
> >   "Harry Schwartz" <schwart...@SPAMsocketis.net> wrote:
> > > Thanks for the suggestion Roger.

> > > I tried what you suggested and you're correct that it does
> > > close the group window in Win 95 (and Win NT) but it still
> > > won't close it in Win 98.  I did notice that in Win 98 the
> > > group window title doesn't contain just the window name
> > > but also the full path, i.e.,

> > > C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\MyGroupName

> > You need to be careful here. Whether or not the window title
contains
> > the full path name is a user controlled option on Win 95, I guess
it is
> > on 98 also. In View...Options.. you can check whether full path
names
> > should be shown in the Explorer panes, and this applies to opened
> > program groups as well.