Messages Sent to a Target Application

The following table describes the messages that are sent to each window whose boundaries are crossed as the user drags the object around the screen:

┌────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Message Name        │Description                             │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────┤
│DM_DRAGOVER         │Sent to the window under the pointer as │
│                    │the pointer is dragged across it. A     │
│                    │single DM_DRAGOVER message is sent each │
│                    │time the pointer moves and each time a  │
│                    │key is pressed or released, and it      │
│                    │contains a pointer to the DRAGINFO data │
│                    │structure. The target can access this   │
│                    │data structure with DrgAccessDraginfo.  │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────┤
│DM_DRAGLEAVE        │Sent whenever the DM_DRAGOVER message   │
│                    │has been sent to a window, and the      │
│                    │pointer is moved outside the bounds of  │
│                    │that window. If the target or an object │
│                    │in the window had been emphasized as a  │
│                    │target, it should be de-emphasized.     │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────┤
│DM_DROP             │Sent to the target to provide it with   │
│                    │the information necessary to establish a│
│                    │conversation for data exchange with the │
│                    │source. The target should immediately   │
│                    │remove any target emphasis. The data    │
│                    │transfers must not be done before       │
│                    │responding to the DM_DROP message.      │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────┤
│DM_DROPHELP         │Posted to a target to indicate that the │
│                    │user requested help for the drag        │
│                    │operation while over that target.       │
└────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┘


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