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Will someone suggest a good book to read on Windows API?

Posted 16-Dec-11 8:37am

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Amir Mahfoozi 16-Dec-11 15:09pm

You should be more specific. In which area you really interested ?

DrBones69 17-Dec-11 20:24pm

For now, I would like to be able to create a window(with auto sizing of content if I resize the window), display some text(Draw), create a button(To close window), maybe a little interaction with a user.

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RaviRanjanKr · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-16T08:44:00

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You can start from there-[Windows API Tutorial ][^] for online tutorial. and for books simple Googling can gives you many name.

Posted 16-Dec-11 8:44am

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DrBones69 16-Dec-11 14:50pm

Yes, but, I want a book that has a proper technique and isn't complete garbage.

RaviRanjanKr 16-Dec-11 15:05pm

ok then try Programming Windows, 5th Edition-[ http://www.charlespetzold.com/pw5/ ]

DrBones69 16-Dec-11 15:23pm

Thanks, I'll look in to it.

RaviRanjanKr 18-Dec-11 17:01pm

its ok. No problem :)

Amir Mahfoozi 18-Dec-11 11:29am

+5

RaviRanjanKr 18-Dec-11 17:09pm

Thanks Amir :)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-16T09:01:00

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I usually advice MSDN. This is original source of information, official, comprehensive, but perhaps not for those who wants to be spoon-fed. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663300%28v=VS.85%29.aspx[^].

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Posted 16-Dec-11 9:01am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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DrBones69 16-Dec-11 15:29pm

Thanks, SA. Unless it's from a silver spoon, I'll pass. MSDN has really good info, I'll look.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-Dec-11 20:56pm

Great. Are you going to accept this question formally then (green button)?
--SA

Amir Mahfoozi 18-Dec-11 11:29am

+5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Dec-11 12:12pm

Thank you, Amir.
--SA

Amir Mahfoozi · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-17T18:14:00

Most of interactions between your program and windows are done in libraries which MS has provided by the means of MFC or .NET to let the programmers only concentrate on the logic of their programs. According what you commented it is better to learn something about WPF. And beside it for getting familiar with windows working mechanism try to just study some basic old examples of simple windows programs. For example codes on this page are very basic and shows the basics of windows working mechanism : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384843.aspx

Also this is a good tutorial :
http://winprog.org/tutorial/files/forgers-win32-tutorial-pdf.zip[^]

Hope it helps.

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