Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible (Other Sams) [Hardcover]

Richard Simon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1571690891 | ISBN-13: 978-1571690890 | Publication Date: May 13, 1997

Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible is the perfect resource for programmers who want comprehensive, updated coverage of all Win32 APIs, as well as detailed information specific to the newest Windows NT functions. This book lets you look up the specific Win32 API call you need, when you need it. Concise descriptions detail what you need to know about every Win32 call, including new NT4 APIs. You'll quickly see how specific functions are used, modified, and integrated into larger applications. APIs are conveniently organized by purpose, so you can quickly find every API function available for a specific task. The chapters cover the crucial programming APIs for menus, scroll bars, clipboard, help files, MDI, GDI, dialog boxes, palettes, color-matching, DLLs, atoms, timers, and much more. Explanations of reusage syntax, parameters, possible pitfalls, and tips from the pros augment each reference entry. Summary projects also show you how to use the APIs in a practical context.

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From the Publisher

This comprehensive reference covers the portion of the Win32 API that is used in Windows NT 4 and Windows 95, and shows which APIs are only applicable to Windows NT. Plus it includes information on the new Windows 95 and Windows NT 4 programming style and techniques and gives a broad overview of the Win32 API. - Contains hundreds of new examples that show the latest method of programming specifically for Windows NT 4 and Windows 95

- Covers the new Windows NT 4 and Windows 95 programming style and techniques

- CD-ROM contains all the source code from the book, sample programs, and Microsoft's Open Tools SDK

From the Back Cover

Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible is the perfect resource for programmers who want comprehensive, updated coverage of all Win32 APIs, as well as detailed information specific to the newest Windows NT functions. This book lets you look up the specific Win32 API call you need, when you need it. Concise descriptions detail what you need to know about every Win32 call, including new NT4 APIs. You'll quickly see how specific functions are used, modified, and integrated into larger applications. APIs are conveniently organized by purpose, so you can quickly find every API function available for a specific task. The chapters cover the crucial programming APIs for menus, scroll bars, clipboard, help files, MDI, GDI, dialog boxes, palettes, color-matching, DLLs, atoms, timers, and much more. Explanations of reusage syntax, parameters, possible pitfalls, and tips from the pros augment each reference entry. Summary projects also show you how to use the APIs in a practical context.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1510 pages
• Publisher: Waite Group Press (May 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571690891
• ISBN-13: 978-1571690890
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,864,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive Book, May 20, 1999

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Jeffery Curley (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible (Other Sams) (Hardcover)

I have the Visual Basic 5.0 guide to Win32 by Daniel Appleman (which is incredible) and I was looking for a book to use as a general reference to WIN32 API calls as opposed to for VB, so I bought this book, and I think it is excellent!

The first 3 chapters are: WINDOWS 95/NT programming, THE WIN32 API, and CREATING WINDOWS.

That is pretty much 3 books in one right there!

The chapters I think make this book so nice are the chapters on the Registry, File Decompression, Threads, Timers, System Information, a really good File IO chapter that discusses File locking, Creating Icons.

The book is also hardback which I was surprised to see since the price was the same as the other books that aren't.

I have some programming experience but I would consider myself intermediate and I think this book is perfect for me.

I don't understand what the few people who wrote mediocre reviews were expecting, I would think that anyone who bought this book would know C or C++ already, and come on, reading this book won't teach you C++, but it will teach you to use API calls in your programs.

I don't mean to sound so "gungho" about this book but I have over 30 books about programming and NT etc., but so far only 2 of them have actually been useful, this book and Daniel Appleman's book on VB and WIN32.

I hate spending so much money on books I will never open again, so when a good one comes along I have to tell people about it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm sorry, this is just THE best., July 14, 2000

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Ryan OHoro - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible (Other Sams) (Hardcover)

I originally bought this book (online mind you, having nothing but the title, page count and a few vauge reviews) with the intention of learning how to control windows with the SendMessage function, but was disappointed to find it full of mostly the drawing part of the WinAPI.

But after sitting on the shelf for a few months, it's come back to teach me soooo much about the Win32 platform and C++ programming for it. I went from being an amature console C programmer to a hot GUI, interactive and not to mention much more efficient (with tips on threading and spawning from the book) Windows coder. I'd pay for it thrice if I had to. If you're tired of VB for your apps, this is the transition point for you into V/C++ and/or ASM Win32 coding. This book is Win32.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A useful reference, but surprisingly lacking in some areas., February 1, 1999

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Hugh K. Boyd - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible (Other Sams) (Hardcover)

Overall, this book provides the reader with a good reference to the basic Win32 API's, and I use it frequently in my work. The sample code is good overall, although I have found a few examples that are in error. The biggest disapointment, however, is that the book completely omits a reference section for the Windows messages -- something that was included in the old Windows 3.1 API Bible and should have been in this one as well.