Dan Appleman S Visual Basic 5 0 Programmer S Guide To The Win32 Api

Quickly harness the full power of the Windows(R) 32-bit operating system using Visual Basic. This best-selling guide covers every key element of the core Win32 API--from Windows management and drawing operations to advanced process control and interprocess communication techniques. Dan Applemen shows you how to translate C and C++ based Win32 documentation to Visual Basic, how to port 16-bit applications to 32-bits, and how to design applications to run on different versions of Windows.

Visual Basic guru Dan Appleman not only updates the book to include coverage of changes to VB.NET in Visual Studio 2003, but extends those areas that have proven important to VB.NET programmers since its release. Topics such as .NET remoting, versioning and object oriented programming are further illuminated using his own personable and highly effective style.

This long-awaited complement to Appleman's previous bestseller shows programmers how to turbocharge VB by describing how to control the entire Windows API. Divided into three parts, the book begins with a series of programming puzzles of increasing complexity. Each puzzle describes a typical API function, followed by a small VB program applying the function. These programs almost work but are all missing something. Readers are challenged to solve the puzzle and fix the program -- thus learning in the process. The second part contains solutions to the puzzles, along with in-depth technical explanations, while the final part concludes with general tutorials that readers can refer to for help in solving the problems.

Coverage of how to programme ActiveX components with Visual Basic is provided with this book. The author aims to cut through the documentation to bring programmers information on how to avoid common pitfalls and other tips.

Essential advanced information for Visual Basic developers in an underpublished area. One of the only Win 32 API books on the market for professional VB developers, this title gives in-depth coverage of APIs not covered in the only competitive book, including multimedia and networking APIs.