Windows Declare Book 3.1 Update Released

Version 3.1 (Feb/Mar 2019) of the Windows API Declare Book has been released and it contains added examples and updates.

  1. Added Xojo CreateServiceW method in Example 22-2 for Creating a new application service on Windows.
  2. Added MultiByteToWideChar function for converting ANSI to Uncode in Example 26-1. This is 32-bit, 64-bit, ANSI, and Unicode compatible.
  3. Added WideCharToMultiByte function for converting Uncode to ANSI in Example 26-2. This is 32-bit, 64-bit, ANSI, and Unicode compatible.
  4. Added IsWindowUnicode method in Example 2-11 to determine if the Window is ANSI or Unicode.
  5. Added default enumeration type in Appendix A.
  6. Added ShellExecuteEx extended function example (Example 13-4) and is compatible with 32-bit, 64-bit, ANSI, and Unicode Operating Systems.
  7. Added dynamic DLL loading and dynamic function calling in Exmaple 27-1. Added functions are: FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA and W, GetProcAddress, and
  8. CallWindowProcW. This example is compatible with 32-bit, 64-bit, ANSI, and Unicode Operating Systems.
  9. Added dynamic reading of DLL functions with the DumpBin command in Example 27.2. This works on 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
  10. Added External Method declare to Hard and Soft section in Chapter 1.

Continued to have PDF Bookmarks included in the book to find information easier.

This book is a PDF document and all examples include Xojo code. The Table Of Contents has a listing of all examples in the book and is on the authors website at http://scispec.ca , in the Books webpage.

ISBN: 978-1-927924-10-5

This is a free update for those who have purchased previous 3.x versions of this book. This book can be purchased at http://xdevlibrary.com