.NET Framework Solutions (eBook)

If you've begun programming using Microsoft's .NET Framework,you've discovered a lot of new and improved functionality. But,more than likely, you've also discovered a lot of missingfunctionality. Indeed, a third of the functions supported by theold Win32 API are not yet supported by .NET. Although you may notat first notice the loss of Win32 API functionality in .NET, themore you program, the more you'll realize how essential it is. As aprogrammer, you will not want to do without these solutions..NET Framework Solutions: In Search of the Lost Win32 API is onemore thing you can't do without: a complete guide to your optionsfor dealing with the functionality missing from .NET. As you'lllearn, some functions are handily situated within Visual Basic orC#. In most cases, however, you'll need to access the old Win32 APIfrom the .NET Framework. This is demanding work, but this bookmakes it easy, walking you through every step and paying specialattention to the work of managing memory manually--the mosterror-prone part of the process.The topics covered inside are as varied as the missingfunctionality: direct hardware access, low-level security control,certain aspects of OS access, support for multimedia and utilities,and DirectX. You also get hard-to-find information on COM access,plus a collection of examples--dealing with DirectX and the MMCSnap-ins--that unite COM and Win32 access in especiallyilluminating ways.Over time, you can expect to see the .NET Framework expanded toinclude much of what it now lacks. But your programming tasks can'twait, and .NET Framework Solutions makes you productive--today.