| Re: Can you drag and drop a Windows file into a Draw Widget? [message #26940 is a reply to message #26376] |
Wed, 03 October 2001 19:57   |
Steve Hartmann
Messages: 21
Registered: March 2000
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On 3 Oct 2001 17:26:13 -0700, peter.mason@csiro.au (Peter Mason)
wrote:
> Duty calls.
> In a renewed attempt to maintain my reputation of d.o.d.c, I hereby
> post my nomination for "daddy's job of the year". Personally, I
> think it makes J.D.'s text-widget subterfuge (of a couple of years
> back) look as much a part of IDL as, say, a piston looks like a part
> of an internal combustion engine. I'm particularly proud of my
> method of getting "HWND"s for IDL widgets and challenge anyone to beat
> it on the grounds of "ultra-risky platform-specific code that's sure
> to break one day".
>
> Anyway, it works. Or to be precise, it worked today on my PC running
> IDL 5.4 on WinNT4 SP 6.
> It can be had via anonymous FTP:
> Server: ftp.syd.dem.csiro.au
> File: dropfile.zip
> You won't be able to get a directory listing of this server. If you
> want a copy of this thing and the FTP doesn't work for you then email
> me and I'll send it to you.
>
> Cheers
> Peter Mason
> CSIRO DEM MMTG
> mailto://peter.mason@csiro.au
>
>
Very nice! It works on my Win2k machine as well. Thanks alot - I think
this will be very handy. I'm glad I re-posted the question.
I knew that someone on this group *could* do this, and I'm greatful
that you actually *did* do it.
Thanks,
-Steve
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