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Network Programming for Microsoft Windows , Second Edition (Microsoft Programming Series) [Paperback]

Jim Ohlund (Author)

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Series: Microsoft Programming Series | Publication Date: February 13, 2002

Practical explanations are given of Microsoft's networking APIs. This definitive reference covers the network programming interfaces available on the Windows 98, Windows NT/200, and Windows CE platforms. The CD-ROM features reusable code examples in Visual C++.

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Paperback: 580 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press; 2nd edition (February 13, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735615799
ISBN-13: 978-0735615793
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.7 x 1.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb reference for MS Network and Winsock API's., September 13, 1999

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This review is from: Network Programming for Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Professional Series) (Paperback)

I purchased this book for coverage of the Winsock 2.0 API and found it to be an excellent Winsock API Reference and much more. The text was very well laid out. I'm a C/C++ programmer as well as a beginner VB programmer, and I too thought the examples were clear, practical, and to the point. I disagree with dave's comment below and woudl recommend this book to anyone interested in learning network programming on the Window's environment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent Winsock API Reference, September 1, 1999

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This review is from: Network Programming for Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Professional Series) (Paperback)

I thought the book well laid out and easy to read. My main intrest in this book was to get a better Winsock reference, so I skipped over the first several chapters of this book. I found that it did much better job of addressing EACH of the Winsock API functions than any of the documentation I've seen to date. I'm a C/C++ programmer, not a VB programmer, and I thought the examples were clear, practical, and generally better than most. It was just what I was looking for.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great material, overall good presentation, March 4, 2002

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This review is from: Network Programming for Microsoft Windows , Second Edition (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

These days any developer is capable of throwing together a network server application, but developing a truly efficient and scalable server is akin to black magic for most. This update covers the material well, and gives the reader excellent advice on how to build better networking software with an understanding of what is going on behind the scenes.

My one nit would be that the examples don't compile out of the box with VC 6.0 on either NT or Win2k, even with fairly recent platform SDK headers. After a bit of error tracing and reading the book, I found that most were written using new name resolution functions found in XP, and while they will work with older platforms, it required downloading the latest platform SDK... Since you can't download just the headers, you're going to need either a fast connection or a lot of time.

It would have been nice to have this documented in the book, the code or at least in a 'readme.txt' file. Since the SDK is available for free, why not stick it on the CD since you can't work with the books material without it?

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, but there is better out there
As with most technical books, the code doesn't work right off of the pages. And since it's now 2005, 3 years after the printing of this book, another edition is needed. Read more

Published on June 8, 2005 by D. Judd

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad source code
You would think the authors know what they are talking about when they write a book. But the source code provided does not run if you don't meet very strict requirements. Read more

Published on January 5, 2004 by Yong Liu

3.0 out of 5 stars Scatter-gather approach
Patience is a virtue, Avatar. You'll need a good deal of patience while reading this book. While there is an enormous amount of valuable information in the text, I'm not sure... Read more

Published on October 24, 2003 by Brian

2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars. Not a Fraction More.
The best I can say is that this book looks like it has a lot of information.

But what good is it if you have to wade through words "up to here" just to get at it? Read more

Published on August 28, 2003 by Mitch

5.0 out of 5 stars Great! But be careful.
The C++ code after Chapter 1 in this book will not work unless you have the latest Platform SDK installed. Read more

Published on July 20, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars concise and pretty helpful
The book has been written in an easy style. The first few chapters in particular have been written in a simple and easy to understand manner. Read more

Published on June 27, 2003 by Vinayak Raghuvamshi

1.0 out of 5 stars Of No Useful Help
This book is merely a compilation of copied-and-pasted text from various web sites, as it seems. The authors do not focus on trying to help the reader understand how winsock... Read more

Published on May 24, 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't get it if you just want to program in VC
This book does not cover using sockets in VC as I hoped it would.

Published on January 17, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Winsock Programming Book for Windows
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I bought this book about four months ago. I wanted to learn winsock and develop simple network programs for Windows. Read more

Published on August 26, 2002 by kuphryn

2.0 out of 5 stars The book is tough & stuff not well explained
This is the only book, I can find for windows network programming. Unfortunately, stuff here is not well explained & if you are not a expert, do not expect to learn network... Read more

Published on May 23, 2002 by A. Rungta

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This chapter is dedicated to learning the basic techniques for writing successful Winsock applications. Read the first page

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completion port model, socket context, name space provider, optval parameter, phonehook entry, name space service, multicasting sample, overlapped call, ioctl command, lower provider, completion port object, phonehook entries, catalog ids, overlapped send, layered service provider, socket address structure, calling getsockopt, name space functions, socket closure, event object handle, infrared sockets, overlapped request, overlapped operation, underlying provider, alertable wait state

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Set Version Description, Type Get, End Sub Private Sub, Visual Basic, Which Winsock Function, Winsock Get, Microsoft Windows, Winsock Direct, Application Frameworks, Packet Shaper, Close Listen, Internet Protocol, Flags Flag, Initialize Winsock, None None, Select Case, State Case, Description As String, Internet Explorer, Microsoft-specific Winsock, Scode As Long, Active Directory, Case Else, Code Description, Enclsystem Address

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