Applications That Run with or Without Pen Extensions (79871)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0
This article was previously published under Q79871 SUMMARY
Typically, applications that are developed for Microsoft Windows for Pen
Computing do not run unless the pen extensions are installed in memory. The
reason for this is that these applications are implicitly linked to
PENWIN.DLL. When a user runs an application that is implicitly linked to
PENWIN.DLL on a system where the pen extensions are not installed, the
application fails to load with the following error message:
File Error
Cannot find PENWIN.DLL
The SNOOP sample application, provided with the Microsoft Windows for Pen
Computing in the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK), is an example of
an application that runs only when the pen extensions are installed.
Applications can be designed to run in either environment, under Windows
with or without the pen extensions. The HFORM sample application, also
provided with the Windows for Pen Computing in the Windows SDK, is an
example of this type of application.
This article lists the steps required to create an application that runs in
either environment; this article also lists other sample applications that
do not implicitly link with PENWIN.DLL.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/8/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB79871 |
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