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Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible
(Publisher: Macmillan Computer Publishing)
Author(s): Richard Simon
ISBN: 1571690891
Publication Date: 03/01/98
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Introduction
Installation
Dedication
Chapter 1—Windows 95/NT 4 Programming
New Features
Minimum Requirements
Style Guide
Windows
Window Components
Window Operations
Menus
Menu Interface
Menu Titles
Menu Items
Common Menus
Input and Controls
Buttons
List Boxes
Text Fields
Other Controls
Toolbars and Status Bars
Visual Design
Border Styles
Visual Control States
Flat Control Appearance
System Integration
The Registry
Installation
Chapter 2—The Win32 API
Advantages of Win32
Converting 16-Bit Windows Applications
Obsolete and Deleted Functions
Changes in Messages
Segmented to Linear Memory
Sample Program
Chapter 3—Creating Windows
Creating the Main Window
Creating Windows Using Existing Classes
Messages When Creating Windows
Creating Windows Function Descriptions
Chapter 4—Windows Support Functions
Window Class Data
Attaching Data to a Window
Changing the Appearance of Windows
Windows Support Function Descriptions
Chapter 5—Message Processing
Message Flow
Processing Messages
Sources of Messages
Reentrant Functions
Message Hook Functions
Message-Processing Function Descriptions
Chapter 6—Menus
Main Menus and Pop-up Menus
Building Menus in the Resource File
Adding a Menu to the Application’s Window
Changing Menus
Menu Messages
Menu Support Function Descriptions
Chapter 7—Resources
The Resource Script File
String Tables
Custom Resources
Resource Function Descriptions
Chapter 8—Dialog Boxes
Types of Dialog Boxes
The Dialog Box Keyboard Interface
Dynamic Dialog Boxes
Dialog Template Statement Descriptions
Dialog Box Control Statements
Dialog Box Function Descriptions
Chapter 9—User Input Functions
Mouse Messages
Keyboard Messages
Virtual Keys
User Input Function Descriptions
Chapter 10—Scroll Bars
Scroll Bar Basics
Scroll Bar Position and Range
Scroll Bar Messages
Scroll Bar Function Descriptions
Chapter 11—Memory Management
Memory Architecture
Global and Local Memory
Virtual Memory
Heaps
Memory Management Function Descriptions
Chapter 12—The Graphics Device Interface
The Device Context
Selecting Objects into a Device Context
Private Device Contexts
Origins and Extents
GDI Function Descriptions
Chapter 13—Bitmaps, Icons, and Metafiles
Bitmaps
Using DDB Bitmaps
Using DIB Bitmaps
Icons
Using Icons
Creating Icons at Runtime
Metafiles
Creating and Playing a Metafile
Metafiles in a Disk File
Bitmap, Icon, and Metafile Function Descriptions
Chapter 14—Printing and Text Output
Printer Support
Printer Information
Text Characteristics
Printing and Text Output Function Descriptions
Chapter 15—Painting and Drawing
Pens, Brushes, and Other Logical Tools
Specifying an Area for Drawing
Invalidation, Clipping, and the WM_PAINT Message
Painting and Drawing Function Descriptions
Chapter 16—Palettes and Color Matching
Hardware Palettes
Color Palettes in Windows
The Logical Palette
Image Color Matching
Color Spaces
Color Profiles
Palettes and Color Matching Function Descriptions
Chapter 17—I/O with Files
Creating and Opening Files
Reading and Writing
Sharing Data with File Mapping
File I/O Function Descriptions
Chapter 18—The Clipboard
Clipboard Formats
Windows Management of Clipboard Data
Delayed Rendering of Clipboard Data
CF_OWNERDISPLAY Format
Using Private Clipboard Formats
Clipboard Viewers
Clipboard Function Descriptions
Chapter 19—The Registry
The Registry Architecture
Placing Data in the Registry
The Windows Registry Structure
Registry Function Descriptions
Chapter 20—Initialization Files
Initialization File Structure
Accessing Initialization Files
Mapping Private INI Files
Initialization File Function Descriptions
Chapter 21—System Information
Process Environment Information
Local Time and System Time
Locale and Language Support
System Information Function Descriptions
Chapter 22—String Manipulation and Character
Sets
Windows Character Set Translations
Locales
String Manipulation and Character Set Function Descriptions
Chapter 23—Atoms
Working with Atom Tables
Using Global Atoms for Data Exchange
Integer Atoms
Atom Function Descriptions
Chapter 24—Timers
Using Timers
Windows Time
Performance Monitor Counters
Timer Function Descriptions
Chapter 25—Processes, Threads, and Fibers
Creating Processes and Threads
Fibers
Synchronization Objects
Protecting Nonreentrant Code of a Process
Process, Thread, and Fiber Function Descriptions
Chapter 26—Error and Exception Processing
Writing Exception Handlers and Filters
Win32 API for Exception Handling
Error and Exception Processing Function Descriptions
Chapter 27—Multiple-Document Interface (MDI)
Creating an MDI Application
The MDI Frame Window
The MDI Child Window
Menus in MDI Applications
MDI Function and Message Descriptions
Chapter 28—Interfacing with Help Files
Providing User Access to the Help File
Providing Context-Sensitive Help
Using Training Card Help
Help Files Function and Message Descriptions
Chapter 29—File Decompression and Installation
File Installation Overview
Installing the Proper Version
The Version Resource
File Decompression
File Decompression and Installation Function Descriptions
Chapter 30—Dynamic Link Libraries
Loadtime Dynamic Linking
Runtime Dynamic Linking
Creating Dynamic Link Libraries
Accessing Data Within a DLL
Using the DLL Notification Entry Point
Dynamic Link Libraries Function Descriptions
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Publication Date: 03/01/98
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Introduction
The purpose of this book is to save programmers time in developing
applications for Windows NT 4 and Windows 95. New standards presented in
Windows NT 4, Windows 95, and the Win32 API have changed the way we
develop applications. In some respects, this has simplified Windows
development; however, the new APIs are complicated and not equally
supported across all platforms.
The main focus of this book is to provide a complete reference for the Win32
APIs that are supported in both Microsoft Windows NT 4 and Windows 95,
although many new APIs that are only implemented in Windows NT 4 are
documented. The compatibility of each API is shown to provide you with the
information needed to make your applications compatible on both operating
systems. This book focuses on the Win32 APIs supported in both operating
systems, not the entire Win32 API, because most applications do not require
the Windows NT–specific APIs.
If you are like most Windows programmers trying to convert to the Win32
API, you have been overwhelmed by a mass of documentation that has little
organization and very few examples. Trying to figure out how a function is
supposed to work and what it really does quickly becomes an hour-long task.
This book contains complete descriptions of each function, detailed parameter
descriptions, and examples for each function that are concise and show the
functionality.
The same developer-friendly API Bible format is maintained in this book. Each
chapter covers a group of related functions; for example, Chapter 3, Creating
Windows, covers the functions required to create a window. Each chapter
starts out with a short overview of the functions covered in the chapter, along
with some common background that each function shares. This is followed by
a function summary for the chapter and the detailed descriptions of the
functions, with examples.
The examples in this book are simple, yet complete, and show all appropriate
variable declarations and usage of the function, along with any required
supporting functions. The examples are not intended to be tutorials, but to
demonstrate one function or at most a few functions in a simple working
program. In the interest of keeping the examples short and concise, shortcuts
are taken that would not be appropriate in a normal application. This was done
to help eliminate the confusion between what is necessary to use the function
in the example and the support code that is part of a normal Windows
application.
This book was completed using the released copy of Windows NT 4 and
Windows 95. Every attempt was made to make sure the references are
complete and accurate. The Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 compiler was used for
the examples that are included on the CD-ROM.
The number of APIs that an average Windows application uses has exploded.
This book covers the core API for Windows development. The other API Bible
books in this series—Common Controls & Messages and Multimedia &
ODBC—which are currently on the market, cover other support APIs such as
the common controls, ODBC, and the multimedia APIs. Common Controls &
Messages also contains a complete reference to all messages and macros,
which is too large to include in this book.
I hope you enjoy this book, and welcome to the world of Win32!
Richard J. Simon
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