Windows API

[leopoldopena@hotmail.com]

Hi there,
I'm trying to use Windows APIs in my labview applications. To do this
I'm using the "call library function" vi. I'm facing several problems to
configure it:
1) I have a complete Windows API reference, but it is not stated there
in which DLL is each function implemented. This is a requirement for the
configuration.
2) The function parameter types in the APIs are different from the
parameter types available in LabView.
Does anybody know where can I get this information (books, sites...)?
Thanks,


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Before you buy.

[John Wilson]

I have found the book 'Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to the Win32 API' useful. Don't be fooled by the Visual Basic part, it defines the parameters expected by the API in terms like '32 bit unsigned integer', etc. It covers all the core API routines (NO book covers all of them, there are over 8500 at last count, many are obscure, and they all change every 3rd OS revision or so).
I've experimented with the API and gotten good results. I'm attaching a set of functions so you can take em apart and look at them. They're made by LV 6i on Win98, but should work on most systems. If you need help, email me.
John Wilson
Sanders Engineering
Mobile, AL
johnwilson@pctechnician.net