| WIN32 API Programming with Visual Basic [With CDROM] Contributor(s): Roman, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565926315 ISBN-13: 9781565926318 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Programming Languages - Visual Basic - Computers | Programming - General - Computers | Operating Systems - Windows Server |
| Dewey: 005.265 |
| LCCN: 00269911 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.04" W x 9.18" (1.93 lbs) 534 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Win32 API, or Application Programming Interface, is of immense use in extending the power of Visual Basic. The Win32 API is the collection of functions and subroutines that provides programmatic access to the features of the operating system. It allows Visual Basic programmers far greater access to the inner workings of the Windows operating system without having to suffer through the steep learning curve associated with Visual C++ style Windows programming. The book is designed for users with an intermediate-level (or higher) knowledge of Visual Basic version 4 or later and a desire to stretch VB into the realm of Windows system programming. Users do not need any background in Visual C++, nor do they need any previous experience programming the Win32 API. This book teaches users how to do relatively simple tasks, such as adding tab stops to a list box and gathering system information (i.e., which version of Windows is running on a system and the number of buttons on the user's mouse). It also teaches users about several advanced programming techniques such as synchronizing two VB applications so they can work in cooperation with each other and how to extract data from controls that belong to another application. "Win32 API Programming with Visual Basic" also spends a good deal of time describing the basic operations of the Windows NT and Windows 95/98 operating systems. Microsoft's documentation seldom takes into account what the reader knows or does not know. Hence, a solid grounding in the basics of the Windows operating systems will help VB programmers to better understand Microsoft's documentation. This book helps VB programmers eliminate the trial and errorprocess that is usually associated with calling the Win32 API from Visual Basic and does so in a practical, straightforward fashion that is the hallmark of author Steve Roman's style. |