Windows 95 Multimedia & Odbc Api Bible (Complete programmer's reference) (Paperback)

by Tony Davis (Author), John Eaton (Author), R. Murray Goertz (Author), Richard J. Simon (Editor)

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Multimedia & ODBC API Bible explores four generally unrelated topics in its pages: ODBC (Open Database Connectivity), the Telephony API (application programming interface), Common Messaging Calls (CMC), and multimedia API. Each API element gets a one- to three-page explanation of its arguments, return values and syntax; some elements also get illustrative source code and comments.

The ODBC section details the ODBC 2.5 API, which is only one step behind the current ODBC 3.0 release. Individual chapters contain the calls that have to do with certain types of database procedures, such as connecting to a data source and working with result sets. The Telephony API portion of this book does much the same thing, splitting the telephony function into line devices and phone devices, then describing API elements in each piece. The Common Messaging Calls, a part of MAPI (messaging application programming interface), are fully documented. Multimedia API documentation gets broken down by functional area, with chapters on MIDI, Media Control Interface (MCI), AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) file I/O, joysticks, and other elements. Of the four topics covered in this book, multimedia gets the most thorough coverage, with the best source code and the clearest prose.

Multimedia & ODBC API Bible takes on too much and only does a good job with some of its chosen material. If you're looking for decent multimedia API documentation, this book has good information on Telephony API, which isn't commonplace; however, you should consider supplementing the rest of the sections with other resources.

Product Description
Including all the tools a programmer needs to control MIDI devices, play sound, show movies, and control input devices, this volume explains how to create programs that communicate through e-mail, modems, and PBX systems. Examples and explanations, along with a CD of sample code, cover five major areas of programming--ODBC2, MAPI, TAPI, and multimedia and communication APIs.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1080 pages
• Publisher: Waite Group Pr (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571690115
• ISBN-13: 978-1571690111
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,935,230 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Windows 95 Multimedia & Odbc Api Bible, September 11, 2000

By	Felipe Melgarejo (IN the last corner of the world) - See all my reviews

This book, is the best result of the masterminds of the state of art, and I Suggest as a read for everyone that work with this technology.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's great in any language!, February 3, 1999

By A Customer

I do not read Japanese but the only available edition of this book when I needed it was the Japanese edition. I still found the book to give me all the information I needed to do what I needed to do, write an audio recording app without knowing anything about Multi-Media beforehand. I also liked that it used mostly lower level coding so that it would not be so at risk from Microsofts whims.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simon gets it right again!!, October 11, 1998

By A Customer

I can honestly say that I have never been disappointed by any Robert Simon book and this is no exception. Rather than read this book from cover to cover I use it as a reference. It is a fairly complete guide to multimedia and ODBC API calls and it is presented in a way that anyone can understand. Good job Mr. Simon!!