The Waite Group Windows 95 Common Controls & Messages API Bible

by Richard J. Simon

Designed for C and C++ programmers of all levels, this thorough resource helps users learn the latest methods of programming with the extended APIs of Windows 95. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571690107
• ISBN13: 9781571690104
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Waite Group Press
• Length: 959 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Generally good book but some extremely misleading errors

If there is anybody still out there writing in WIN32 this is still a good book even now Windows 95 is dying. However it does contain some extremely misleading errors which readers should be weary of (and which is why I am writing this review). For instance it states that most EN_... edit control notification messages (e.g. EN_MAXTEXT) return the edit control identifier in the low word of wParam when it is actually in the high word for many of these messages. Also it incorrectly states the return values of the callback function used in EM_STREAMIN and EM_STREAMOUT messages used to open rich text files. However still a good book (despite its age) for anyone interested in WIN32 (although you may have a job getting hold of a copy now).

Reference for win32 common controls, messages, and macros

This book had all that it promised and more! It's a great book to learn common controls from, and as a reference it's extremely handy! I can't think of a day I haven't used this book.