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Mitchell


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I've read through a lot of posts on this bored board, and so far I haven't come accross a serious thread, so I thought I'd be the first (and probrably the last).  Since I know that most of you here are Access Guru types, or programmers of some sort I thought I'd ask if anyone here knows of a good resource for Win32 API Functions.  I know how to convert VC++ code to VBA, but that's no good if I dont know what API functions there are, so I need some sort of reference that lists API functions and what their use is.


 


Hope I haven't crossed the line here (don't think I've broke any rules)


Tell ya wot, a free jammie to anyone that answers



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DD, I forgot to give this post a Topic Icon, would you mind assigning this thread an appropriate icon

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Susan


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Did someone just speak?  I'm sure I heard someone ask a question?  Nope, must have been mistaken. 
Someone's belly grumbling most probably from lack of a decent JD breakfast.  Talking of breakfast. Mmmmmm.......


 


 


 


 


<Sorry Mitch, you asked for it>



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Thanks Susan, I suppose I did ask for it a bit, but I was kinda hopin that it wouldn't be the case.... lol


 


I do wish you hadn't mentioned breakfast, I'm marvin and don't have any jammies in stock



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Mitch,


I'm no expert on the subject (I'm only an expert on one subject and this ain't it!), but you could take a look at the following forums that might help:


http://www.developerfusion.com/


http://www.vbcity.com/forums


http://www.tek-tips.com/


P.S.  Please accept my apologies for the inappropriate breakfast related comments by our Jammie Colleague.  It is a bit ambitions asking such a serious question first thing in the morning!



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Mitchell


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Cheers DD, I don't care what anyone says about you you're ok... Give yourself a Jammie. 


 


I realise now, that it may take an hour or 2 for the jammie to stimulate the brain in a mornin.



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Sorry DD.  I don't know why you invited me to join in the first place really.


I have no programming experience, no funny hyperlinks to impart, no witty retorts to make, no eloquent repartee.


It was probably just to keep me occupied so I wouldn't keep pestering working friends, spread the load, you know.
<imagine a smiley thumb being hit on the head with a hammer>



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BTW: thanks for the appropriate (but rather disconcerting) icon.

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I felt that a yellow triangle would provide the appropriate warning to the casual poster...


We have to find a way to use a JD as a smiley!



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Jus' feelin' a bit emulsioned over. It's crap at home sometimes, no-one to talk to, blah, blah, blah...

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Mitchell - this might help:


http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/



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Vic I knew someone would come up with that one... quite frankly I expected it to be DD

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I dunno.  No one round here appreciates me.  Here I am, brain the size of a planet and all you think I'm good for is badger-fancying.


I'll have you know that I'm far too cunning to come up with a predictable response like that.  I'm so cunning, in fact, that you could put a tail on me and call me a weasel!  I'm as cunning as a fox that has a degree in cunning and has just been asked to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University.


So there!




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Ah, but are you cunning enough not to put two pencils up your nostrils and say nothing but "Wibble"?

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"Wibble?"



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"Wibble!"



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Wibble???!??

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"Wibble"



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Cappucino anyone?



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Make sure you put an extra large sprinkle of chocolate on the top of mine

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Your wish is my command.

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hey, cool I wonder what else I could wish for ....

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Extra milk and extra sugar!

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Eeeewwwwwww

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<psst.. what was mitchell talking about in that question? we're experts? programmers? what's a computer?>


 


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Susan


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Best make yours a double choc KT!

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Serious questions may call for serious responses! I shall attempt one here.

I frequently use api calls in Access & Excel. A site I have frequented for api calls can be found here: http://www.mentalis.org/index2.shtml

Now on to the Hardcore, although you kind of need to know what you're doing. If you're into this sort of thing, read:

http://www.mvps.org/vb/hardcore/html/neverwriteanotherdamndeclarestatement.htm

And the next few slides. Actually, read the whole book... Where can you get WIN.TLB? Here:

http://www.themandelbrotset.com/Technical/Typelib.asp

Now you can browse standard API calls in your object browser.

There's a good article on the subject here:

http://visualbasic.about.com/library/weekly/aa103002a.htm

Which mentions the all time classic:

Dan Appleman's Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to the Win32 API

Where I get a little hazy is the relevence on 64-bit systems (Win 32 being for 32-bit systems).

Hope this helps.

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<rubs chin and ponders>  Hmmmmm. That'll do it! Nicely put me ole mucker.

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