Win32 Api Reference In Visual Basic

Win32 APIs in Visual Basic

Visual Basic win32 apis reference is a one stop solution for any developers who wants to develop solution in 32 bit windows platform.

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.

How to master the Win32 API or Application Programming Interface and use this knowledge to enhance your VB applications.

This book provides the missing documentation for VB programmers who want to harness the power of accessing the Win32 API within VB, and shows how to create powerful and unique applications without needing a background in Visual C++ or Win32 API programming. Other features a CD-ROM containing several of the applications discussed in the book, and can be used or modified to suit particular needs and used as learning tools.

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.

If you've begun programming using Microsoft's .NET Framework, you've discovered a lot of new and improved functionality. But, more than likely, you've also discovered a lot of missing functionality. Indeed, a third of the functions supported by the old Win32 API are not yet supported by .NET. Although you may not at first notice the loss of Win32 API functionality in .NET, the more you program, the more you'll realize how essential it is. As a programmer, you will not want to do without these solutions. .NET Framework Solutions: In Search of the Lost Win32 API is one more thing you can't do without: a complete guide to your options for dealing with the functionality missing from .NET. As you'll learn, some functions are handily situated within Visual Basic or C#. In most cases, however, you'll need to access the old Win32 API from the .NET Framework. This is demanding work, but this book makes it easy, walking you through every step and paying special attention to the work of managing memory manually--the most error-prone part of the process. The topics covered inside are as varied as the missing functionality: direct hardware access, low-level security control, certain aspects of OS access, support for multimedia and utilities, and DirectX. You also get hard-to-find information on COM access, plus a collection of examples--dealing with DirectX and the MMC Snap-ins--that unite COM and Win32 access in especially illuminating ways. Over time, you can expect to see the .NET Framework expanded to include much of what it now lacks. But your programming tasks can't wait, and .NET Framework Solutions makes you productive--today.

Clear, concise, and well-explained examples show Visual Basic programmers how to optimize their work with Windows API. It introduces the Application Programming Interface (API), shows how the API can be used from within Visual Basic, and provides a helpful reference to the programmer. Compatible with Windows 95, the guide is accompanied by a CD-ROM featuring all the book's programs.