From the Publisher: This definitive reference to all the Windows APIs breaks the Windows Application Programming Interface (API) into manageable pieces. Beginners and experienced C/C++ programmers will find invaluable detailed coverage of hundreds of functions and messages, including subjects typically not covered in other Windows books. More than 350 source code examples demonstrate each function in context, including related messages, support functions, and variable declarations Examples are written in ANSI C, suitable for use with any C or C++ compiler