The Computer Guy's
Clarion for Windows Tips

Welcome to The Computer Guy's Clarion for Windows tip collection where I share tips on accomplishing programming tasks using Clarion for Windows. There are six tips in the tip collection. Tips with the icon include a sample program.

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The most recent tip is

Dragon Droppings (May 1997)
	I once saw a box of candy labeled "Dragon Droppings" on a coworker's desk. WordPerfect Corporation produced them to promote drag-and-drop support in WordPerfect for Windows. This tip looks at how to add drag-and-drop support to your Clarion for Windows applications.

The previous tips are

Don't Close that Window (March 1997)
	This tip examines the CloseWindow and CloseDown events. These events are generated when a user closes the window or exits your program. By learning to control these events, you can take control of when your windows close and what happens before they do.

Using the Media Control Interface (October 1996)
	The MCI (Media Control Interface) device interface gives you control of the multimedia devices on your system. Using MCI, you can easily add basic multimedia capabilities to your Clarion programs.

Using Network DDE with Clarion for Windows (May 1996)
	With a few simple changes, you can convert a program that uses standard DDE to use network DDE so that it can communicate across a network.

Building Better Reports (April 1996)
	Techniques you can use to improve the appearance of printed reports in Clarion for Windows.

ACCEPT vs. LOOP (January 1996)
	How the Clarion for Windows ACCEPT loop differs from the DOS ACCEPT loop and why you should consider using it instead of LOOP.

Getting the NetWare User Name from NWCALLS.DLL (December 1995)
	How to get the NetWare user name using NWCALLS.DLL, a NetWare programmer's interface DLL.

Finally, planned to come are

Using Graphics in Clarion for Windows
	This tip will actually be a series of tips that looks at places you can use graphics in your Clarion for Windows programs, including icon files (.ICO) as well as conventional graphics formats (.BMP, .JPG, .GIF, .WMF).

Using Icons in CW List Boxes
	How to build a CW list box that uses icons and manipulate those icons to provide visual feedback for your users.

Planting Trees
	How to turn CW list boxes into trees and methods for controlling them.

The Computer Guy's Clarion for Windows Tips

The Computer Guy's
Clarion for Windows Tips