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 SYSTEM                 Help, Communication, DDE ...

 COMMANDS:

  TIMER                 define and activate a Timer
  CLIPBOARD             access windows clipboard                      
  DDE FUNCTION          define a DDE link
  DLL FUNCTION          call a DLL function at runtime                
  SET HELP TO ..        Set a default Help File                       

 CLASSES:

  TClipBoard Class      The Clipboard class
  TDDE class            DDE ( Dynamic Data Exchange ) class
  TTIMER Class          Timer class

 FUNCTIONS:

 Help Functions

  GetHelpFile           Returns the filename of the selected help file
  GetHelpTopic          Returns the default help topic
  HelpIndex             Shows the default help file index
  HelpSearch            Opens search dialog box in the default Help file
  HelpSetPos            Changes the position of the WinHelp Window
  HelpSetTopic          Selects a help default topic
  HelpTopic             reviews a help topic
  HelpPopUp             reviews a help topic in a help PopUp window
  SetHelpFile           Selects the default help file
  WinHelp               Activates windows Winhelp program

 Application and Task functions

  __GenGPF              Generates a General protection fault
  CallDLL               Calls a function that is placed inside a DLL
  cArgV                 Retrieves a specified command line parameter
  ExitWindowsExec       Terminates and restarts Windows
  GetLocal              Retrieves local vars from the stack
  GetParam              Retrieves any parameter from the stack
  GetNumTasks           Returns the number of currently running tasks
  GetTasks              Returns all currently active tasks
  GetWndTask            Retrieves the handle of a window's associated task
  InterruptRegister     Installs a User defined GPF handler
  InterruptUnRegister   Uninstalls the User defined GPF handler
  nArgC                 Returns the number of command line parameters
  ParamCount            Returns the number of parameters of a procedure
  SetIdleAction         Defines a background process
  SetMultipleApps       Allows multiple instances of a FiveWin Application
  TerminateApp          Ends the given application task 
  WinExec               Executes the specified application
  WaitRun               Runs the application and waits until it ends

 Clipboard              Basic Concepts

  CloseClipboard        Closes the clipboard
  EmptyClipboard        Empties the clipboard and frees data handles
  GetClpData            Retrieves the handle of the current clipboard data
  OpenClipBoard         Opens the clipboard for exclusive access
  SetClipBoardData      Changes the contents of the clipboard
  WndCopy               Copies a windows image to the clipboard

 Communication

  BuildCommDCB          Translates a device-definition string to a DCB
  CloseComm             Closes a communications device
  EnableCommNotificatio Enables or disables WM_COMMNOTIFY posting
  FlushComm             Flushes the transmission or receiving queue
  GetCommError          Retrieves the most recent comm error value
  OpenComm              Opens a communications device
  ReadComm              Reads a number of bytes from the communication port
  SetCommState          Sets the communication port 
  WriteComm             Writes data to a communications device

 Network functions

  WNetBrowseDialog      Displays dialog box to select a shared resource
  WNetError             Retrieves the latest Net error
  WNetConnectDialog     Displays a driver-specific connection dialog box
  WNetDisconnectDialog  Displays a driver-specific disconnection dialog box
  WNetGetErrorText      Returns the Net error as a string
  WNetGetUser           Retrieves the local Net user login name

 Dynamic Data Exchange  Basic Concepts

  DDeAck                Acknowledge a DDE request
  DDeCommand            Create a global DDE command string
  DDeGetCommand         Converts a DDE Command into a string
  DDeTerminate          Terminates a DDE session

 Module Management functions

  FreeLibrary           Frees a DLL by decrementing its reference counter
  GetInstance           Returns the applications instance handle
  GetModuleFileName     Returns the full filename of the executable file
  GetModuleHandle       Returns the handle of the specified module
  GetProcAdress         Retrieves the address of a module function
  GetVersion            Returns the Windows and DOS version
  LoadLibrary           Loads the specified DLL library module
  WinUser               Retrieves the registered Windows User

 Property functions     Basic Concepts 

  GetProp               Returnes a data handle from the Windows property list
  SetProp               Adds or edits an entry in a windows property list
  RemoveProp            Removes an entry from the Windows property list

 System Sounds

  MessageBeep           Plays a sound corresponding to a system alert
  MsgBeep               Generates a message tone 
  SndPlayRes            Plays a WAV sound from resource
  SndPlaySound          Plays a WAV sound file

 Time and Timers

  KillTimer             Removes a timer
  SetDate               Changes the system date
  SetTimer              Installs a system timer
  SysTime               Changes the systems time

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