Other simple simple program...but funny =)

[TWell]

so this: "dwReserved
Reserved; this parameter is ignored. "

It's just for high level languages?

Just an incomplete documentation, normally reserved should be zero.
In Windows 2000 it was ignored, but after that, in WindowsXP it was documented and used.

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BOOL ExitWindows(
  DWORD dwReserved,  // reserved; must be zero
  UINT uReserved     // reserved; must be zero
);
EDIT: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376868(v=vs.85).aspx

[felipe]

Ok, so where do you recommend a good documentation (updated) for the api functions?

[aw27]

Ok, so where do you recommend a good documentation (updated) for the api functions?

The latest is online, simply search for the function name.
For offline, the latest is the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 SP1

[felipe]

Ok, thanks a lot.  :icon14:

[hutch--]

felipe,

Windows API functions are a bit "all over the place" and not necessarily consistent but one thing you must do to write reliable code is get the argument count right. When you get a function that has a "Reserved" status, you set it to zero. You can in fact write your own functions the same way, an empty argument can be used like a LOCAL variable in the called function, not my own style but it works OK and it seems Windows has done this on enough occasions.

[jj2007]

an empty argument can be used like a LOCAL variable in the called function

Interesting idea. 5 bytes shorter in the proc, 2 bytes more for every invoke though 8)