PowerBuilder Programming Fundamentals ((Basic Volume) (Includes 1 CD-ROM))

Author: Ma Gui'an
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features:
· Deep interpretation of the essence of Win32 API technology
· Comprehensive expansion and enrichment of PowerBuilder functionality
· Rapidly improving users' PowerBuilder application development level
· Suitable for PowerBuilder 7.0 and above versions
· The accompanying CD-ROM provides the source code for all examples in the book
Through the Windows Application Programming Interface (API), PowerBuilder's functionality can be enriched and expanded. This series of books is currently the first systematic introduction to Win32 API programming in PowerBuilder domestically and internationally. The series uses numerous examples to systematically, comprehensively, and deeply introduce methods for calling Windows system API functions in PowerBuilder, providing a wealth of functions urgently needed in application system development that cannot be achieved using PowerBuilder alone. This book is part of the "PowerBuilder Win32 API Technology Series," titled PowerBuilder Win32 API Programming (Basic Volume). The book is divided into 6 parts and 21 chapters, covering the following content:
- Basic Windows API, system version, regional information acquisition;
- Accessing Windows system control panels, the registry, multimedia programming, and ODBC data source settings;
- Calling system common dialog boxes;
- File, directory, and disk access and operations;
- How to expand window, menu, and button functionality through API functions.
The book progresses systematically and is highly targeted and practical. It provides many functions that are crucial in application development but not offered by PowerBuilder itself, making it an excellent starting point for readers to quickly enter the world of APIs. This book is suitable for programmers with a certain foundation in PowerBuilder who need to further expand and explore more functions of PowerBuilder, as well as for programmers using other development languages such as Visual Basic or Delphi for reference.