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Projects => MASM32 => Topic started by: Magnum on November 17, 2012, 01:42:52 AM

Title: Online APIs
Post by: Magnum on November 17, 2012, 01:42:52 AM
I don't want to have to install the SDK to access all the APIs.
I have searched but can't find the link to microsoft's location of them.

Most of my source code is "unavailable" right now. I did a search of the old forum with i as the search term and Magnum as the user.
I want to make sure it lists all my posts.

Thanks,
             Andy
Title: Re: Online APIs
Post by: CommonTater on November 17, 2012, 01:58:24 AM
Quote from: Magnum on November 17, 2012, 01:42:52 AM
I don't want to have to install the SDK to access all the APIs.
I have searched but can't find the link to microsoft's location of them.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh447209(v=vs.85).aspx (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh447209(v=vs.85).aspx)

You can search by keywords or function names in the upper right corner.

You can also search Google for the function name and 90% of the time the MSDN link will be first up.

Also, if you do install the SDK, go into custom settings and only put in the Desktop Documentation... that's about 1/3 the size of the whole thing.

An ISO image is...  HERE (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18950)  <--- that's a link, click it
Hope that helps...
Title: Re: Online APIs
Post by: Magnum on November 17, 2012, 04:16:31 AM
Thanks Tater.

Andy
Title: Re: Online APIs
Post by: CommonTater on November 17, 2012, 04:22:44 AM
Quote from: Magnum on November 17, 2012, 04:16:31 AM
Thanks Tater.

Andy

No worries ... glad to help out.   ;)

Title: Re: Online APIs
Post by: fearless on November 17, 2012, 05:14:54 AM
I use packagethis to select which api stuff i want to download, and put into a chm file.

Package This: http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/626677ab-c35f-4f3d-9f7c-6b471b1195dd
Title: Re: Online APIs
Post by: Magnum on November 17, 2012, 06:28:57 AM
I tried to download an older SDK version and they substituted something new that is hard to use.
I will try to find the older version.

Fearless,

Can I use that package to convert those hqx and hqi files to chm help files so I can uninstall the SDK ?
I would want to be able to search all the help files at one time too.

Thanks,
                Andy
Title: Re: Online APIs
Post by: CommonTater on November 17, 2012, 07:07:33 AM
Quote from: Magnum on November 17, 2012, 06:28:57 AM
I tried to download an older SDK version and they substituted something new that is hard to use.
I will try to find the older version.

Did you follow the link I gave you?   

Go back to my first message and click on the link marked HERE ... that will take you to a page where you can download an ISO file of the entire SDK.  Burn the thing to a DVD or use Magic ISO to extract the files.  Install the documentation only ... it uses about 1.5gb of space and gives you the entire SDK with a Help Browser that is indexed for content and functions... click the index tab ... Type in the name of the function and click... real easy to use.