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API Programming Series #1

Foreword

The API programming series is a set of articles dealing with a common theme: API programming in Visual Basic. Though there are no hard and fast rules regarding the content of these articles, generally one article can be expected to contain issues related to API programming, explanation of one or more API calls with generously commented code snippets or bug reports. Depending on the subject, these code samples may expand to become a full-fledged application.

In this article we’ll look at the concept of API as applied to Win32 programming.

Note 1: This article is meant for absolute newbies. If you are even slightly familiar with API programming I strongly suggest that you skip this article.
Note 2: With the arrival of VB.net, API calls are now being phased out. You should only use API calls in VB 6 or earlier

Comments

  1. 31 May 2007 at 18:41

    plz help me 4r api.gv some books on apiSad [:(]

  2. 09 Mar 2007 at 00:50

    The article is really valuble.It will give good exposure to Windows API

  3. 19 Sep 2005 at 13:01

    hey ther, can anyone gve me an idea how to retrive the system's information in vb so that i could create a system dedicated application. or any other method

  4. 12 Mar 2003 at 19:38

    Look in the registry:


    For WinNT/2K (I assume this works on XP too...)


    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOrganization



    You'll need to find a way to read this key as VB can't do it on it's own.  You can use API Routines Reg*.  Check msdn (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library) for more details.

  5. 28 Nov 2002 at 09:36

    Hey
    just wondering if anyone has an advice for a problem tha i'm trying to solve:


    I need to make an API call from VBA within Excel to get information about the compnany that the machine is registered to.  I was wondering if anyones knows the DLL file it's in or any other way of getting this informmation into Excel


    Really appreciate anyone's input.


    Thanks RT

  6. 13 Jul 2002 at 09:04

    this looks quite promising, at least if he keeps goin' and wud be nice if he exposes some calls... for guys who want to expand their "Database"

  7. 01 Jan 1999 at 00:00

    This thread is for discussions of API Programming Series #1.

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