Re: NEWERA -- Starting Word

In article <19970821201501.QAA24968@ladder02.news.aol.com>, ttgchicago@aol.com (Ttgchicago) wrote: >>>I wouldn't use "RUN" and hardwire in a path. Use the Win32 API function >"ShellExecute" (I assume NewEra lets you access the API!):<< > >This brings up an interresting point. Is there any documentation out >there to all the win32 API's, what they are for, and how to use them? There is a help file, win32.hlp, that Microsoft make available to third party tool developers (Borland ship a copy with Delphi). It's not bad and I would assume you could get a copy from www.microsoft.com (although it's about 11 meg). I just bought a book, called something like "The Win32 API Bible" published by, I think, the Waite Group, which is *much* better though because it includes lots of complete examples. (It's at work, which is why the detailed information isn't) The MSDN CDs, and VC++ help aren't so good because they focus on the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) which (in my limited understanding) wrap the Win32 API. >Just wondering. You're not alone! ------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.10 May 1997 Quanta Systems, Auckland | http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/ New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | ftp://ftp.iiug.org/pub/informix/faq Home: +64 9 279-3571 | ftp://kcbbs.gen.nz:/pub/informix/