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Declaring the functions of the Windows API
Syntax for declaring the functions of the Windows API
Instance (Function)
Returns the "system handle" (HINSTANCE) of the current program.
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API
CallDLL32 (Function)
Runs a function found in an external DLL.
API (Function)
Runs a function found in an external DLL.
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
dLoadImage (Function)
Loads an image in an Image variable from a memo, a file or a binary buffer.
BurnerSelect (Function)
Used to select the default burner.
zipCurrentFile (Function)
Returns the name of the archived file currently handled by the functions for adding and extracting files.
fAttributeReadOnly (Function)
Gets and sets the read-only attribute of a file.
InReportsAndQueriesMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run during the test of a report or query in Reports & Queries.
dbgWriteCommentAudit (Function)
Writes a comment into the current dynamic audit.
NoSpace (Function)
Returns a string after removing the spaces: from the left and right side of the initial string. within the string....
fExtractPath (Function)
Returns the different elements of a path: disk, directories, name and extension of the file.
SocketWrite (Function)
Writes a message intended to another socket.
BurnerMediaInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of the CD/DVD found in the current burner....
BurnerCancel (Function)
Cancels the current burn process.
Indirection operators
The { and } operators are used to access a control, a variable, a class member or a file item by dynamically building the name of control, variable, class member or item...
Multimedia functions
List of Multimedia functions...
MutexCreate (Function)
Explicitly creates a mutex.
MutexStart (Function)
Locks the current thread while waiting for the mutex to be freed.
MutexEnd (Function)
Signals that the thread frees the mutex.
MutexDestroy (Function)
Explicitly destroys a mutex.
IniOSMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code currently run is in iOS mode (iPhone, iPad).
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
IniOSSimulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS simulator (iPhone, iPad).
VariantConvert (Function)
Converts the value stored in a Variant variable].
LinkedKey (Property)
The LinkedKey property sets the characteristics of a link.