Reading and Writing Aldus Placeable Metafiles

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SUMMARY

Windows applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, read and write metafiles in a format known as Aldus Placeable Format. This format is incompatible with the Windows GetMetaFile(), CopyMetaFile(), and PlayMetaFile() functions. This incompatibility occurs because placeable metafiles begin with a 22-byte header.

Sample code is available in the Microsoft Download Center that you can use to read and write these placeable metafiles.

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MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Wmapmf.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/sample94/3.1/w31/en-us/wmapmf.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

145999 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/145999/EN-US/ ) How to Create and Play Enhanced Metafiles in Win32

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit 3.1

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