You've mastered standard Visual Basic development techniques. Now you're looking for focused coverage that will help you write programs that make the best possible use of the Windows API. Visual Basic Developer's Guide to the Win32 API gives you exactly what you need: expert instruction in the specific techniques and technologies that make Visual Basic the ideal programming tool for Windows application development.

Zero in on these critical topics:

• Successfully making an API declaration using C prototypes
  
• Understanding how different data types are handled in VB, versus C
  
• Sending and intercepting Windows messages
  
• Using subclassing
  
• Managing memory in your application
  
• Accessing information in the Registry
  
• Using network connectivity APIs
  
• Working with graphics and multimedia APIs
  
• Carrying out file operations
  
• Working with Windows sockets (Winsock)
  
• Accessing Internet services using Winsock
  
• Building a VB object library
  

Contents

• Introduction
  
• Chapter 1: The Windows API
  
• Chapter 2: Working with API Declarations
  
• Chapter 3: Windows Messages
  
• Chapter 4: Memory Management
  
• Chapter 5: Obtaining System Information
  
• Chapter 6: Dialog APIs
  
• Chapter 7: File Operations
  
• Chapter 8: Working with Forms and Windows
  
• Chapter 9: Shell APIs
  
• Chapter 10: Working with the Keyboard and Mouse
  
• Chapter 11: Programming the Registry
  
• Chapter 12: Graphics
  
• Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Multimedia
  
• Chapter 14: Windows Networking
  
• Chapter 15: Internet Programming
  
• Chapter 16: Putting it All Together
  
• Appendix A: API Quick Reference
  
• Index