Windows API Solution Samples

These Solution samples illustrate application development tasks you can perform with the Windows API.

In This Section

• Get Application Information from the Windows Registry Sample
  Illustrates how to obtain Windows registry information about other applications by using Visual FoxPro language.

• Get Version Information Sample
  Illustrates how to display the version information from a .dll or .exe file.

• Play Multimedia Files Using MCI Commands Sample
  Illustrates how to use the Media Control Interface (MCI) to play multimedia files.

• Read and Write Visual FoxPro Registry Values Sample
  Illustrates how to obtain Visual FoxPro settings from the Windows registry by using Visual FoxPro language.

• Read ODBC Registry Values Sample
  Illustrates how to obtain ODBC driver and data source information from the Windows registry by using Visual FoxPro language.

• Use API Functions that Require a STRUCT Sample
  Illustrates how to call the Windows API function GetSystemTime to fill in a structure of WORD values with system time information.

• Use API Functions That Require Pointers to Arrays Sample
  Illustrates how to call two Windows API functions to retrieve and reset system color settings using pointers to arrays.

• View Type Library Information Sample
  Illustrates how to use the TypeLib class to read Type Library information from any .dll, .exe, or .tlb file.

Reference

• Sample Class Libraries
  Contains sample class libraries that provide encapsulated functionality you can add to your applications.

• Visual FoxPro Foundation Classes A-Z
  Describes Visual FoxPro Foundation classes you can use for rapid application development.

• Reference (Visual FoxPro)
  Includes Visual FoxPro general, programming language, user interface, and error message reference topics.

Related Sections

• Foundation Class Samples
  Contains samples that illustrate use of the Visual FoxPro Foundation classes.

• Server Samples (Visual FoxPro)
  Contains samples that illustrate Automation Servers.

• Solution Samples
  Contains samples that demonstrate particular features of Visual FoxPro and can be run independently.

• Walkthroughs
  Provides step-by-step instructions for common scenarios, making them a good place to begin learning about the various features of Visual FoxPro.