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Visual C++ Windows Shell Programming [Paperback]

Dino Esposito (Author)

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Product details

Paperback: 700 pages
Publisher: WROX Press Ltd (1 Dec 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1861001843
ISBN-13: 978-1861001849
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 18.4 x 4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,471,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #49 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Programming > Languages > C & C++ > Microsoft Visual C++

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Windows 98 is the culmination of many improvements to what is now a fully-fledged, 32-bit, COM-based operating system. With suitable instruction, you can push the Windows shell to performing complex actions, and customize it using C++/ATL programs. Until now, the documentation for Windows shell programming has been poor. This book is about telling you exactly how to use the tools available, and when each tool is appropriate. There's coverage of the Windows API, the Windows Scripting Host, and shell and namespace extensions that use ATL and the shell's COM object model. Information on these topics at this level has been scarce, but the author brings them all together in this volume. n/a

About the Author

Dino Esposito is a trainer and a consultant who specializes in Windows and COM programming. He works for Infomedia Communications, writing and teaching seminars on Win32 programming, VB, and HTML. Has an extensive experience developing commercial Windows-based software, especially for the photography world. He's a regular contributor to Microsoft Interactive Developer and Windows Developer's Journal and writes occasionally also for Windows Tech Journal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars good book with good online sorce code, 3 Mar 2000

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This book is very good at giving you access to windows like you had in the old days with DOS. The source code is online at the publishers web page and it works. Good for people that need there programes to work as part of windows, not in windows. Also the book works well on any windows complier.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent way to learn how to control Windows, 12 Dec 1999

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This book is for visual C++, NO ITS NOT ! I program with Borland C++ Builder and I found this book more useful than the msdn online help! This will give better examples, explained in full, even with niffty diagrams that clarify everything ! You will learn many things, about the tasbkbar, the tray, desktop, explorer, registery, formating, copying, deleteing everything the way windows does it !!! If you have ever wondered how to do what windows does, or how to change/modify it. Then buy this book !

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good explanations - too many examples., 15 Oct 1999

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An excellent book if you're a somewhat-experienced COM developer and want to make your applications integrate better with the shell. Most importantly - this information isn't really available at this level in any other book (which is a shame). Truth is, I feel this book really deserves 5 crowns. The reasons I'm giving it only 4 are: 1. The examples (which are in most cases invaluable) tend to be too long. I find myself spending time following the author around as he builds entire projects instead of focusing on the interesting Shell/COM parts and leaving the rest for the CD. (Nope - No CD) 2. Mr. Esposito is undoubtfully a great resource for shell programming knowledge. Too bad this book suffers from incomplete explanations about subjects Dino finds undocumented and vague. In later publications in MSDN he seemed to know alot more about stuff he described as undocumented back in 98. But don't let my petty remarks change your mind from ordering this baby - it will forever stay close to my desktop for refference (At least a few more monthes...).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very usefull & source does compile
I have found this book to be very usefull as a guide to shell programming. The information in msdn is a good reference, but there are often many ways to accomplish the same... Read more

Published on 23 May 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Source code doesn't compile
I wish Wrox Press would learn to edit books. They choose appealing subjects, but the books themselves just don't cut it. Read more

Published on 4 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars I think it is a very valueable book.
When I picked up the book first time in my friend's site,I was amazed by what it describes.You know, I am a colledge student in BIT,and I major in computer science. Read more

Published on 12 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book explaining the innards of The Windows Shell
This is an excellent book on Windows 9x/NT Shell programming techniques which makes really good reading. Read more

Published on 11 Mar 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written and packed with information
It is hard NOT to give this book 5 stars. This book has answered more questions for me in one day than most books do in their lifetime. Mr. Read more

Published on 16 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Time saving grab-bag of tricks. Worth every penny
The "Sinister Italian" book has been an enormous time-saver for me. It's not a book you want to read to be sure, it's more of a book you want to scan once--so you know... Read more

Published on 12 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent explanation of the current windows shell.
I decided to buy this book after wondering for a long time how to integrate my aplication with the windows shell. This book was perfect for what I wanted to do. Read more

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