*** API-Guide Readme ***
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Sunday, 03/11/2000
1. File's needed to run API-Guide:
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API-Guide.exe The main executable file
Data.api This file contains all the function names, descriptions,
libraries, examples and related functions.
Data.ini Initialization file for data.api
Examples.api This file contains all the examples, provided by API-Guide.
Examples.ini Initialization file for examples.api
VB5 runtimes API-Guide is written in VB5, and therefore it needs
the VB5 runtimes. If you don't have these runtimes, you can
download them from the Microsoft website or from
http://members.xoom.com/KPD_Team/msvbvm50.exe
Wininet.dll This file is needed for the Internet update. You can download
version 5.00.2314.1003 from
http://members.xoom.com/KPD_Team/wininet.zip
Service Pack 3 API-Guide needs the third Visual Basic Service Pack for
Visual Basic 5. This file can be downloaded from
http://download.microsoft.com/download/vstudio97ent/sp3/Visual_Basic/WIN98/EN-US/vbsp3.exe
or, if you're using the Visual Basic RISC-edition
http://download.microsoft.com/download/vstudio97ent/sp3/Visual_Basic/ALPHA/EN-US/vb5_sp3.exe
2. What's new in version 2.3.159 ?
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- Decrypt bug:
A very serious bug was removed from the program, which caused API-Guide
to crash on the Eastern (Unicode) Windows versions.
- Groups:
We sorted all the functions by group and we added a group-tree
- Search Option:
Now you can also search against group-names in the search window
- OS-Info:
We added extra OS-information with each function.
- Example-caching:
When Example caching is enabled, API-Guide decrypts a selected example
the first time and adds it to the examples-cache. The next time the user
selects the cached example, API-Guide doesn't have decrypt it anymore.
- Speed:
We optimized API-Guide for speed, which also decreased the size of
the API-Guide executable
- Debug script:
We removed the debug-script. We don't need it anymore.
- 19 New functions, which brings our total to 520 functions:
FlatSB_EnableScrollBar
FlatSB_GetScrollInfo
FlatSB_GetScrollPos
FlatSB_GetScrollProp
FlatSB_GetScrollRange
FlatSB_SetScrollInfo
FlatSB_SetScrollPos
FlatSB_SetScrollProp
FlatSB_SetScrollRange
FlatSB_ShowScrollBar
IcmpCloseHandle
IcmpCreateFile
IcmpSendEcho
InitializeFlatSB
RegCreateKeyEx
RegDeleteKey
RegOpenKeyEx
UninitializeFlatSB
3. The past:
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What was new in version 2.2.135
- Auto-update:
We added a new option to check for a new version, every time API-Guide is started
- Internet Update (download):
Version 2.2.135 uses a different method to download new API-Guide updates, which
makes our Internet Update totally asynchronous (the update option from the previous
versions was 'almost' asynchronous)
- Internet Update (ping):
As you can see, we also changed our ping method and layout
- New API-Functions:
Once again, 84 new API-functions were added to the list (a total of 501 functions).
What was new in version 2.1.10
- Internet Update:
A bug, which could cause some problems when downloading the compressed
data files, was fixed.
- Search option:
We added a new search option. Now you can search against examples.
- Links:
Two new links were added: MSDN Online Library and MSDN Online Support
- Debug:
A new debug-script was added to the API-Guide code.
- New API-Functions:
We added 47 new functions
What was new in version 2.0.83?
- Layout:
We've severely changed the API-Guide layout to, what we believe,
a new easy-to-use and handy layout.
- Data file:
We've removed some bugs from the data-file. Certain references
to examples contained typos, and these typo's caused
the program to crash, when the user tried to view the one
of these examples.
- Internet Update:
Version 2.0 supports the use of proxy-servers and asynchronous downloading
(this means that the files on the Internet can be downloaded without blocking
the response of the user interface. This allows the user to cancel a download
at any time).
You can also select a server to download from, and before you make your choice
you can ping the servers, to select the fastest one.
- Data-Decryption algorithm:
A little bug was fixed in the decryption algorithm for our data files, and the
algorithm's speed has also been increased.
- New API-Functions:
We added 190 new API-functions (which brings our total to 370 functions).
4. General information:
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API-Guide created by the KPD-Team 1998-2000
For more information, visit the KPD-Homepage at http://www.allapi.net/
or the API-Guide website at http://kpdweb.cjb.net/apiguide/index.htm
You can always send questions, comments or bugs to KPDTeam@Allapi.net
If you want to be informed when updates are available, visit
http://kpdweb.cjb.net/apiguide/agreg.htm and register.
The API-Guide download page is located at
http://kpdweb.cjb.net/apiguide/agdown.htm
4. Disclaimer:
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Information provided by this program is intended solely to provide general guidance
on matters of interest for the personal use of the user of this program,
who accepts full responsibility for its use. It is provided "as is",
with no guarantee of completeness or accuracy and without warranty of any kind,
express or implied.