The Win32 API allows developers to write Windows applications. This text provides in-depth coverage of APIs for Visual Basic developers including multimedia and networking APIs.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Value,
By Patrick (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Visual Basic Developer's Guide to the Win32 API (Paperback)
This is by far the most useful book on the Win32 API I have encountered -- and the other developers in my department liked it so much, they immediately ordered copies for themselves.This book will be an invaluable quick reference for the novice and professional alike. It is written in a simple, concise style and contains many undocumented API functions which the reader will find immediately useful. However, it's not just a quick reference -- it provides a solid foundation for understanding how the API works and how to convert C data types to VB types. If I were stranded on a desert island and had to choose just one API book, this would be it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor reference. The low used-book price reflect its value.,
By "czhang6" (West Lafayette, IN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Visual Basic Developer's Guide to the Win32 API (Paperback)
Despite the several negative reviews, I bought this book, hoping that the one five-star review might actually be right. However, after carefully reading through 6 chapters and browsing through the entire book, I had to agree with the negative reviews. There were no code examples on the website before Chapter 5 (the author claimed to have). The sample code for Chapter 9 Shell APIs - Launching Applications was a mess. It simply didn't realize most of the functions it claimed to be able to realize, and it had many errors (e.g., missing class modules). It seemed like the three examples in Chapter 9 were badly bundled together.There are a lot of unnecessary underscores (_ for continuation of code) in the code examples - seems to be an effort to make the book longer and sell for more money. In conclusion, this book is just an MSDN dump. And the used book price of around $3 to $4 accurately reflects it value.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Resource for Intermediate Programmers,
By Christopher (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Visual Basic Developer's Guide to the Win32 API (Paperback)
This book is great for providing references inside the Windows API. I use it to get information for my programs frequently
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The visual environment and BASIC syntax of the Visual Basic language have made complex Windows development easy for both the novice and advanced programmer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
original drawing object, additional error information, mixer object, list box portion, keybd event, speed dial settings, working with the keyboard, virtual key code, chat name, sockaddr structure, extended error information, registry class, common dialog control, color selection dialog, combo box control, scan code, receive window, message handler, wave file, bitmap object, edit control, keyboard buffer, identifier list, windows messages, new bitmap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Parameters Parameter Description, Visual Basic, Declaration Private Declare Function, Example Dim, End Sub, End Function, Public Function, Private Sub, Param Unused, Private Type, Returns Returns True, Member Description, End Type Each, Example Public Sub, Programming the Registry, Sybex Web, Example Listing, Private Const, Available Items, Color As Long, Declaration Private Declare Sub, Selected Items, Exit Function, Select Case, The Basics New!
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The visual environment and BASIC syntax of the Visual Basic language have made complex Windows development easy for both the novice and advanced programmer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
original drawing object, additional error information, mixer object, list box portion, keybd event, speed dial settings, working with the keyboard, virtual key code, chat name, sockaddr structure, extended error information, registry class, common dialog control, color selection dialog, combo box control, scan code, receive window, message handler, wave file, bitmap object, edit control, keyboard buffer, identifier list, windows messages, new bitmap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Parameters Parameter Description, Visual Basic, Declaration Private Declare Function, Example Dim, End Sub, End Function, Public Function, Private Sub, Param Unused, Private Type, Returns Returns True, Member Description, End Type Each, Example Public Sub, Programming the Registry, Sybex Web, Example Listing, Private Const, Available Items, Color As Long, Declaration Private Declare Sub, Selected Items, Exit Function, Select Case, The Basics New!
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- Visual Basic 5: No Experience Required by Steve Brown in Back Cover
- MCAD/MCSD: Visual Basic .NET Windows and Web Applications Study Guide by Brian Reisman on page 242
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