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Billy O'Neal
post Mar 17 2008, 08:53 PM
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Hello, I have always wanted to create GUI applications for the windows platform. However, I cannot seem to find a reputable resource for learning the Win32 API.
This has chained me to the Visual Basic language, where I have used the windows forms designer included with visual basic express to do my GUI stuff.

In reality though, I like C++ much better as a language, and would rather learn that. It also has the advantage of being portable across platforms.

Anyone have a good place to start learning WIN32API?

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The MSDN Library may help:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a...750(VS.85).aspx


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Well if your using API calls in VB6 I would recommend you download API-Guide its free. While you are there you can download ApiViewer as well because VB6's is 10 years old.

Even if your using VB.Net there are a few examples in API-Guide. thumbup2.gif


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Thanks, but the whole point is so that I can start using C. I like C better as a language, its what I learned to program with. But everything I ever did with it was command line sad.gif

Thanks for the help everyone! The MSDN Library link was useful

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If you are considering changing from Visual Basic why not think about going to Java. It is now more popular than C++ for web and general programming and has several advantages over C++. It also has SWING which allows you to use the Windows API in a very user friendly way for creating Windows and the usual other stuff.

If you have already used C or C++ you will be able to get into Java quite easily.

Check it out at least before making any decision.

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