Publisher's Synopsis
Supercharge your VB code with the power of the Windows API! Now you can leverage the full power of the Windows API - without sacrificing the simplicity, convenience and friendliness of Visual Basic! Visual Basic Programming with the Windows API is the complete guide to the 32-bit Windows API functions and programming techniques every Visual Basic developer should know. Youll find...* Practical explanations of the Windows APIs you need most. * Techniques for calling functions and passing parameters * Concise, complete examples for the most popular APIs. * Invaluable coverage of fonts and bitmaps. * Real insight about when to use the Windows API - and when not to. * Includes easy-to-use reference to functions, structures and constants. Visual Basic Programming with the Windows API gets you "up-to-speed" on interfacing VB and the Windows 32-bit API. Youll learn essential techniques for declaring API functions and passing information to them. Youll find practical guidance and live code examples for dozens of the most frequently used Windows APIs. Learn Windows API functions for managing keyboard and other inputs; the system timer; system control and the device context.;Within the device context, youll learn about scaling and coordinates, clipping and region functions. Discover powerful approaches to GDI drawing, attributes, bitmaps, icons, fonts, menus, dialogs, text, memory, strings and control functions, printing, files and more. Ready to make your Visual Basic programs do more than ever before? Youre ready for Visual Basic Programming with the Windows API! CHRIS H. PAPPAS and WILLIAM H. MURRAY are Professors of Computer Science at the BCC Campus of the State University of New York, Binghamton. Over the past ten years, they have written over two dozen books about computer programming, covering topics including assembly language, Java, C/C++, Windows 95, Windows NT and the Microsoft Foundation Class Library. This is their third book involving Visual Basic programming. @ISBN: 0-13-095082-3
