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If you've begun programming using Microsoft's . NET Framework, you've discovered a lot of new and improved functionality. But, more than likely, you've also discovered a lot of missingfunctionality. Indeed, a third of the functions supported by theold Win32 API are not yet supported by . NET. Although you may notat first notice the loss of Win32 API functionality in . NET, themore you program, the more you'll realize how essential it is. As aprogrammer, you will not want to do without these solutions.
. NET Framework Solutions: In Search of the Lost Win32 API is onemore thing you can't do without: a complete guide to your optionsfor dealing with the functionality missing from . NET. As you'lllearn, some functions are handily situated within Visual Basic orC#. In most cases, however, you'll need to access the old Win32 APIfrom the . NET Framework. This is demanding work, but this bookmakes it easy, walking you through every step and paying specialattention to the work of managing memory manually--the mosterror-prone part of the process.
The topics covered inside are as varied as the missingfunctionality: direct hardware access, low-level security control, certain aspects of OS access, support for multimedia and utilities, and DirectX. You also get hard-to-find information on COM access, plus a collection of examples--dealing with DirectX and the MMCSnap-ins--that unite COM and Win32 access in especiallyilluminating ways.
Over time, you can expect to see the . NET Framework expanded toinclude much of what it now lacks. But your programming tasks can'twait, and . NET Framework Solutions makes you productive--today.
. NET Framework Solutions: In Search of the Lost Win32 API is onemore thing you can't do without: a complete guide to your optionsfor dealing with the functionality missing from . NET. As you'lllearn, some functions are handily situated within Visual Basic orC#. In most cases, however, you'll need to access the old Win32 APIfrom the . NET Framework. This is demanding work, but this bookmakes it easy, walking you through every step and paying specialattention to the work of managing memory manually--the mosterror-prone part of the process.
The topics covered inside are as varied as the missingfunctionality: direct hardware access, low-level security control, certain aspects of OS access, support for multimedia and utilities, and DirectX. You also get hard-to-find information on COM access, plus a collection of examples--dealing with DirectX and the MMCSnap-ins--that unite COM and Win32 access in especiallyilluminating ways.
Over time, you can expect to see the . NET Framework expanded toinclude much of what it now lacks. But your programming tasks can'twait, and . NET Framework Solutions makes you productive--today.
