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Introduction

This book is intended for intermediate readers.

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This book aims to be a comprehensive source for any developer who is interested in programming for the Windows platform. It starts at the lowest level, with the Win32 API (C and VB Classic) and then goes over to MFC (C++). Beyond these basic sections, it will cover COM, and the creation of ActiveX modules from a variety of languages. Next, it delves into the Windows DDK, and talk about programming device drivers for Windows platform. Finally, it moves on to the highest-level programming tasks, including shell extensions, shell scripting, and finally ASP and WSH.

Other topics that will be discussed here are: Writing screen-savers, creating HTML help modules, and compiling DLL files.

This book will focus on topics that are specific to Windows, and avoids general programming topics. For related material the reader is encouraged to look into Wikibooks other works, they will cover general programming, ASM, C, C++, Visual Basic and Visual Basic.NET and other languages and concepts in greater detail. Appropriate links to these books are provided.

The reader is assumed to have a previous knowledge of the programming languages involved. Specifically, prior knowledge in C, C++, and Visual Basic is required for certain sections of this book.

Section 1: Windows Basics

Section 2: Win32 API and UI Controls

Message Loop Architecture
Interfacing (Mouse, keyboard, and timer messages)
Window Creation
User Interface Controls
GDI and Drawing
Dialog Boxes
Input-Output
File Management
Memory Subsystem (heaps, virtual memory)
Multitasking
Interprocess Communication
MDI Programs
Registry API
Security API
Winsock

Section 3: Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC)

Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC)
- Classes Hierarchy

Section 4: Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE), ActiveX and COM

Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
COM and ActiveX
COM Programming
DCOM and COM+
Multi-language programming examples
OLE Programming

Section 5: Device Driver Programming

Device Driver Introduction
The DDK
Driver Structure
Driver API
Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR)
Virtual Device Drivers (VXD)
Windows Driver Model (WDM)
Vista Driver Migration

Section 6: Shell Programming

Programming Shell Extensions
Extending IE
Programming Screen-savers
Programming Services
Programming CMD aka Windows Batch Programming
- Sample FTP script
Control Panel Applets
Windows Script Host
ASP
- JScript
- VBScript
- PerlScript
Compiled HTML Help and Help API

Appendices

Resource Script Reference
Obtaining the SDK
Obtaining the DDK
Obtaining MASM
Obtaining the HTML Help Workshop
Key Combinations
64-bit Windows Migration
Windows Vista Migration
Lists of Available APIs and related libraries
Wine

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