Re: API function existence


"Howard Kaikow" <kaikow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> MSFt has a web site that catalog DLLs and let's you know which version of
> the DLL was included in particular products.
>
> Is there a similar resource for API subs/functions?
> I'd hate to release an exe or dll and find that the run-time systems to
> not
> have the necessary API installed.


Yep. It's called the Platform SDK, which is part of MSDN Library (or can be
downloaded from MS and installed separately). At the bottom of the docs for
every API function is either a "Requirements" or "Function Information"
section (the latter under more recent versions of the Platform SDK). This
tells you what version of Windows includes the function (or in some cases,
how the function can be added to Windows, usually by installing a certain
version of IE).

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP Visual Basic


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