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Client Applications

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;PROGRAM complete path and name of exe
PROGRAM=c:\dbase\maddr.exe
;MODULNAME normally exe file name without extension
MODULNAME=MADDR
;LINKTOPIC topic the destination application reacts on
LINKTOPIC=DbaseAddrBook
;TITLE default=ADDRBOOKn (section name) text appearing in the addressbook
list box
TITLE=Addressbook 2

16.2 User Interface

These two address books appear in the Message window as shown below.. The first customer
address book defined in the registry is the default address book. Up to 9 additional address
books can be defined. Each one needs a separate section, ADDRBOOK1 to ADDRBOOK9, in
the registry.

16.3 Interface Between TCfW and the Client Application

TCfW starts the client application if it is not already running. Further communication between
the two applications is done via DDE.

Customers can obtain complete documentation for implementing client applications from
Kofax.

16.4 DDE Interface

This feature enables another program, running on the same computer, to control the message
window in various ways by means of DDE. The main purpose is the control of the image view
of a message. Zoom-in, zoom-out, creation of a separate zoom window is possible.

The advantage is that the user need not change to TCfW to get for example a part of the
image into the zoom window. All these features of the message window can be controlled by
another application.

16.4.1 Commands for Message Window (MSG=...)

The following list of DDE commands only works if TCfW is started and a message window is
active. The DDE commands always act on the last message that had the focus. If more than
one message is opened the last active message reacts to the DDE commands. Whether the