Pc Magazine Visual Basic Programmer S Guide To The Windows 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.

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.

Extend your VB programs with the full power of the Windows API. Comprehensive explanations are given of the information programmers need most. Concise, complete programming examples are offered for every API covered, and readers will learn when to use built-in VB functions and when to use Windows API functions.

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.

This innovative book from expert programmer and bestselling author Daniel Appleman is the first of its kind to graphically explain fundamental programming concepts. Even the most complex of concepts is deciphered through the careful use of full-color illustrations, concise text, and the extensive use of analogies with familiar, real-world experiences that we all share and understand.