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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 11:01 am
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Ralf.

PB is working a lot with API-Commands.
Can someone tell me where i can download the API-Commands-Referenz ?
At http://www.microsoft.com/somewhere ?

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 11:05 am
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> PB is working a lot with API-Commands.

I like APIs because:

(1) They make your compiled exe's smaller than using equivalent PureBasic commands.

(2) You can do things if PureBasic doesn't have a built-in command (such as
DeleteDirectory, as you've discovered).

(3) It teaches you about the API which means you can quickly convert other apps,
that were written in C or Visual Basic, to PureBasic.

> Can someone tell me where i can download the API-Commands-Referenz ?

Go to http://www.allapi.net/ and download and install the API-Guide program.
It lists all APIs and has examples (in Visual Basic) of how to use them.

The only drawback to using APIs is that they won't work on the Amiga or Linux,
so only use them if your app is intended solely for Windows Operating Systems.


PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

Edited by - PB on 31 January 2002 11:08:55

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 1:47 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Ralf.

Thanks.
I have downloaded it and installed it.

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 7:20 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Danilo.

*THE* WinAPI Reference is MSDN:
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/

Search eBay for cheap MSDN CDs...

cya,
...Danilo

(registered PureBasic user)

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2002 11:10 am
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Ralf.

thanks Danilo too .
I will have a look a this site.