Contributor: BERNHARD ROSENKRAENZER
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Hello,
since I expect Win95-API questions to become an FAQ in the next few
months, I thought you may be interested in adding a Win95 API list to the
SWAG WIN-OS2.SWG area...
The inofficial guide to Windows 95 API functions (Version 1.5)
(c) 1995 by Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
Changes since last version (1.0):
- Updated to Windows 95, Beta III (Milestone 8)
- Rearranged function descriptions to match function numbers
- Changed "other new functions" list to "list of all new functions"
to give a better overview
- corrected minor mistakes - Kernel.38 (SetTaskSignalProc) and Kernel.352
(LStrCatN) were listed as new functions previously, but they an obsolete
ones.
Warning: All information in this document concerns the Windows 95 beta III,
March 1995. Specified information may be incorrect for the final release.
It contains functions that will most likely be undocumented, as well.
If you know how to use one of the listed and undescribed functions, please let
me know. My Internet address is bero@rage.fido.de, my FIDO-address is
2:2452/307.46.
You can obtain the latest version of this text by sending mail to that address.
==========================================================================
Kernel (krnl386.exe)
==========================================================================
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bool GetProfileSectionNames(long Buffer, word length) (kernel.142)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns the section names of the WIN.INI file. Section names are the ones
given in []-Brackets. GetProfileSectionNames separates the section names
using ASCII-Code 0.
Buffer: points to a buffer to take the section names
length: maximum length of buffer
return: 1 = Successful
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool GetPrivateProfileSectionNames(long Buffer, word length, long filename)
(kernel.143)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns the section names of any .INI file. See GetProfileSectionNames for a
further description.
Buffer: points to a buffer to take the section names
length: maximum length of buffer
filename: name of .INI file to look for.
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bool CreateDirectory(long Directory, long whatever) (kernel.144)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Creates a new directory, may use long filenames, may use "/" instead of "\"
for directory separation (example:
CreateDirectory("C:/Windows/System/Test CreateDirectory","") will create the
directory "Test CreateDirectory" in c:\Windows\System.)
Directory: specifies the directory name
whatever: function unknown - must point to a string.
return: 1 = Directory created
0 = Error
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bool RemoveDirectory(long Directory) (kernel.145)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Removes a directory.
Directory: specifies the directory name
return: 1 = successful
0 = Error
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bool DeleteFile(long FileName) (kernel.146)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deletes a file.
FileName: specifies File name
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bool GetCurrentDirectory(long length, long buffer) (kernel.411)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gets the current directory
length: length of buffer to take directory name
buffer: pointer to buffer to take directory name
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bool SetCurrentDirectory(long dirname) (kernel.412)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sets the current directory. Supports change of current drive. (e.g. it is
possible to change from C:\Windows to D:\Star Trek)
dirname: specifies the name of the directory to change to
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
List of all new Kernel functions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kernel.27 GetModuleName
Kernel.142 GetProfileSectionNames
Kernel.143 GetPrivateProfileSectionNames
Kernel.144 CreateDirectory
Kernel.145 RemoveDirectory
Kernel.146 DeleteFile
Kernel.147 SetLastError
Kernel.148 GetLastError
Kernel.149 GetVersionEx
Kernel.208 K208
Kernel.209 K209
Kernel.210 K210
Kernel.211 K211
Kernel.212 K212
Kernel.213 K213
Kernel.214 K214
Kernel.215 K215
Kernel.216 RegEnumKey
Kernel.217 RegOpenKey
Kernel.218 RegCreateKey
Kernel.219 RegDeleteKey
Kernel.220 RegCloseKey
Kernel.221 RegSetValue
Kernel.222 RegDeleteValue
Kernel.223 RegEnumValue
Kernel.224 RegQueryValue
Kernel.225 RegQueryValueEx
Kernel.226 RegSetValueEx
Kernel.227 RegFlushKey
Kernel.228 K228
Kernel.229 K229
Kernel.230 GlobalSmartPageLock
Kernel.231 GlobalSmartPageUnlock
Kernel.232 RegLoadKey
Kernel.233 RegUnloadKey
Kernel.234 RegSaveKey
Kernel.235 InvalidateNLSCache
Kernel.236 GetProductName
Kernel.237 K237
Kernel.360 OpenFileEx
Kernel.361 Piglet_361
Kernel.406 WritePrivateProfileStruct
Kernel.407 GetPrivateProfileStruct
Kernel.411 GetCurrentDirectory
Kernel.412 SetCurrentDirectory
Kernel.413 FindFirstFile
Kernel.414 FindNextFile
Kernel.415 FindClose
Kernel.416 WritePrivateProfileSection
Kernel.417 WriteProfileSection
Kernel.418 GetPrivateProfileSection
Kernel.419 GetProfileSection
Kernel.420 GetFileAttributes
Kernel.421 SetFileAttributes
Kernel.422 GetDiskFreeSpace
Kernel.491 RegisterServiceProccess
Kernel.513 LoadLibraryEx32W
Kernel.514 FreeLibrary32W
Kernel.515 GetProcAddress32W
Kernel.516 GetVDMPointer32W
Kernel.517 CallProc32W
Kernel.518 _CallProcEx32W
Kernel.627 IsBadFlatReadWritePTR
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Kernel Functions no longer existant in Win95
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Kernel.38 SetTaskSignalProc
Kernel.77 Reserved1
Kernel.78 Reserved2
Kernel.79 Reserved3
Kernel.80 Reserved4
Kernel.87 Reserved5
Kernel.118 GetTaskQueueDS
Kernel.119 GetTaskQueueES
Kernel.139 DoSignal
Kernel.140 SetSigHandler
Kernel.141 InitTask1
Kernel.151 WinOldApCall
Kernel.160 EmsCopy
Kernel.316 GetFreeMemInfo
Kernel.327 K327
Kernel.329 K329
Kernel.339 DiagQuery
Kernel.340 DiagOutput
Kernel.343 RegisterWinOldApHook
Kernel.344 GetWinOldApHooks
Kernel.352 LStrCatN
Kernel.403 K403
Kernel.404 K404
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User (USER.EXE)
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word WindowFromDC(word DC) (User.117)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns the window handle from the specified DC
DC: DC
return: window handle for specified DC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
word GetForegroundWindow() (User.608)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns the handle of the foreground window
return: handle of foreground window
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool SetForegroundWindow(word handle) (User.609)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Makes the specified window foreground window.
handle: Specifies handle of the window to be put in foreground.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool SetMenuDefaultItem(word Menu, word Item, word Flag) (User.664)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sets a menu item default, meaning the item will be shown in bold font.
(Like the Close entry in the window system menu).
Menu: specifies the handle of the menu
Item: specifies the item handle
Flag: unknown. 0 seems to be the only working value.
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List of all new User functions:
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User.117 WindowFromDC
User.281 GetSysColorBrush
User.300 UnloadInstallableDrivers
User.364 LookupIconIDFromDirectoryEx
User.374 DLLEntryPoint
User.375 DrawTextEx
User.376 SetMessageExtraInfo
User.378 SetPropEx
User.379 GetPropEx
User.380 RemovePropEx
User.381 UsrMpr_ThunkData16
User.382 SetWindowContextHelpID
User.383 GetWindowContextHelpID
User.384 SetMenuContextHelpID
User.385 GetMenuContextHelpID
User.389 LoadImage
User.390 CopyImage
User.391 SignalProc32
User.394 DrawIconEx
User.395 GetIconInfo
User.397 RegisterClassEx
User.398 GetClassInfoEx
User.399 ChildWindowFromPointEx
User.409 InitThreadInput
User.427 FindWindowEx
User.428 TileWindows
User.429 CascadeWindows
User.441 InsertMenuItem
User.443 GetMenuItemInfo
User.446 SetMenuItemInfo
User.448 DrawAnimatedRects
User.449 DrawState
User.450 CreateIconFromResourceEx
User.475 SetScrollInfo
User.476 GetScrollInfo
User.477 GetKeyboardLayoutName
User.478 LoadKeyboardLayout
User.479 MenuItemFromPoint
User.498 Bear498
User.533 WNetInitialize
User.534 WNetLogOn
User.600 GetShellWindow
User.601 DoHotkeyStuff
User.602 SetCheckCursorTimer
User.604 BroadcastSystemMessage
User.605 HackTaskMonitor
User.606 FormatMessage
User.608 GetForegroundWindow
User.609 SetForegroundWindow
User.610 DestroyIcon32
User.620 ChangeDisplaySettings
User.621 EnumDisplaySettings
User.640 MsgWaitForMultipleObjects
User.650 ActivateKeyboardLayout
User.651 GetKeyboardLayout
User.652 GetKeyboardLayoutList
User.654 UnloadKeyboardLayout
User.655 PostPostedMessages
User.656 DrawFrameControl
User.657 DrawCaptionTemp
User.658 DispatchInput
User.659 DrawEdge
User.660 DrawCaption
User.661 SetSysColorsTemp
User.662 DrawMenuBarTemp
User.663 GetMenuDefaultItem
User.664 SetMenuDefaultItem
User.665 GetMenuItemRect
User.666 CheckMenuRadioItem
User.667 TrackPopupMenuEx
User.668 SetWindowRgn
User.669 GetWindowRgn
User.800 ChooseFont_CallBack16
User.801 FindReplace_CallBack16
User.802 OpenFileName_CallBack16
User.803 PrintDlg_CallBack16
User.804 ChooseColor_CallBack16
User.819 PeekMessage32
User.820 GetMessage32
User.821 TranslateMessage32
User.823 CallMsgFilter32
User.824 IsDialogMessage32
User.825 PostMessage32
User.826 PostThreadMessage32
User.827 MessageBoxIndirect
User.850 UsrThkConnectionDataLs
User.851 MsgThkConnectionDataLs
User.853 Ft_UsrThkThkConnectionData
User.854 Ft_UsrF2ThkThkConnectionData
User.855 Usr32ThkConnectionDataSl
User.890 InstallImt
User.891 UnInstallImt
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User Functions changed in Win95
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
User.8 (WEP) moved to User.9 (WEP)
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User Functions no longer existant in Win95
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User.314 SignalProc
User.336 LoadCursorIconHandler
User.341 _FFFE_FARFRAME
User.343 GetFilePortName
User.356 LoadDIBCursorHandler
User.357 LoadDIBIconHandler
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GDI
==========================================================================
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bool PolyBezier(word DC, long points, word numpoints) (GDI.502)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Draws bezier curves.
DC: handle of DC to paint bezier curves in
points: pointer to an array of TPOINT structures identifying the
coordinates
numpoints: number of points stored in points.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool PolyBezierTo(word DC, long points, word numpoints) (GDI.503)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Draws bezier curves. Starting point for the first bezier curve is the
current cursor position.
DC: handle of DC to paint bezier curves in
points: pointer to an array of TPOINT structures identifying the
coordinates
numpoints: number of points stored in points.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
List of all new GDI functions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
GDI.188 GetTextExtentEx
GDI.266 OpenPrinterA
GDI.267 StartDocPrinterA
GDI.268 StartPagePrinter
GDI.269 WritePrinter
GDI.270 EndPagePrinter
GDI.271 AbortPrinter
GDI.272 EndDocPrinter
GDI.274 ClosePrinter
GDI.280 GetRealDriverInfo
GDI.281 DrvSetPrinterData
GDI.282 DrvGetPrinterData
GDI.299 EngineGetCharWidthEx
GDI.315 EngineRealizeFontExt
GDI.316 EngineGetCharWidthStr
GDI.404 GetTTGlyphIndexMap
GDI.489 CreateDIBSection
GDI.490 CloseEnhMetaFile
GDI.491 CopyEnhMetaFile
GDI.492 CreateEnhMetaFile
GDI.493 DeleteEnhMetaFile
GDI.495 GDIComment
GDI.496 GetEnhMetaFile
GDI.497 GetEnhMetaFileBits
GDI.498 GetEnhMetaFileDescription
GDI.499 GetEnhMetaFileHeader
GDI.501 GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries
GDI.502 PolyBezier
GDI.503 PolyBezierTo
GDI.504 PlayEnhMetaFileRecord
GDI.505 SetEnhMetaFileBits
GDI.506 SetMetaRgn
GDI.508 ExtSelectClipRgn
GDI.511 AbortPath
GDI.512 BeginPath
GDI.513 CloseFigure
GDI.514 EndPath
GDI.515 FillPath
GDI.516 FlattenPath
GDI.517 GetPath
GDI.518 PathToRegion
GDI.519 SelectClipPath
GDI.520 StrokeAndFillPath
GDI.521 StrokePath
GDI.522 WidenPath
GDI.523 ExtCreatePen
GDI.524 GetArcDirection
GDI.525 SetArcDirection
GDI.526 GetMiterLimit
GDI.527 SetMiterLimit
GDI.528 GDIParametersInfo
GDI.529 CreateHalfTonePalette
GDI.602 SetDIBColorTable
GDI.603 GetDIBColorTable
GDI.604 SetSolidBrush
GDI.605 SysDeleteObject
GDI.606 SetMagicColors
GDI.607 GetRegionData
GDI.608 ExtCreateRegion
GDI.609 GDIFreeResources
GDI.610 GDISignalProc32
GDI.611 GetRandomRgn
GDI.612 GetTextCharset
GDI.613 EnumFontFamiliesEx
GDI.614 AddLpkToGDI
GDI.615 GetCharacterPlacement
GDI.616 GetFontLanguageInfo
GDI.650 BuildInverseTableDIB
GDI.701 GDIThkConnectionDataLs
GDI.702 FT_GDIFThkThkConnectionData
GDI.703 FdThkConnectionDataSl
GDI.704 IcmThkConnectionDataSl
GDI.801 SetIcmMode
GDI.804 EnumProfiles
GDI.807 CheckColorSignAmut
GDI.808 GetColorSpace
GDI.809 GetLogColorSpace
GDI.810 CreateColorSpace
GDI.811 SetColorSpace
GDI.812 DeleteColorSpace
GDI.813 GetICMProfile
GDI.814 SetICMProfile
GDI.815 GetDeviceGammaRamp
GDI.816 SetDeviceGammaRamp
GDI.817 ColorMatchToTarget
GDI.820 ICMCreateTransform
GDI.821 ICMDeleteTransform
GDI.822 ICMTranslateRGB
GDI.823 ICMTranslateRGBs
GDI.824 ICMCheckColorSignAmut
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GDI Functions no longer existant in Win95
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
GDI.213 Brute
GDI.460 GdiTaskTermination
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TOOLHELP (Toolhelp.dll)
==========================================================================
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
new Toolhelp functions in Win95
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Toolhelp.2 __GP
Toolhelp.3 DLLEntryPoint
Toolhelp.84 Local32Info
Toolhelp.85 Local32First
Toolhelp.86 Local32Next
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MMSYSTEM
==========================================================================
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word MixerGetNumDevs() (mmsystem.800)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
returns the number of installed sound mixer devices.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
new MMSYSTEM functions in Win95
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mmsystem.3 PlaySound
Mmsystem.4 DLLEntryPoint
Mmsystem.110 JoyGetPosEx
Mmsystem.111 JoyConfigChanged
Mmsystem.250 MidiStreamProperty
Mmsystem.251 MidiStreamOpen
Mmsystem.252 MidiStreamClose
Mmsystem.253 MidiStreamPosition
Mmsystem.254 MidiStreamOut
Mmsystem.255 MidiStreamPause
Mmsystem.256 MidiStreamRestart
Mmsystem.257 MidiStreamStop
Mmsystem.800 MixerGetNumDevs
Mmsystem.801 MixerGetDevCaps
Mmsystem.802 MixerOpen
Mmsystem.803 MixerClose
Mmsystem.804 MixerMessage
Mmsystem.805 MixerGetLineInfo
Mmsystem.806 MixerGetID
Mmsystem.807 MixerGetLineControls
Mmsystem.808 MixerGetControlDetails
Mmsystem.809 MixerSetControlDetails
Mmsystem.1120 MMThreadCreate
Mmsystem.1121 MMThreadSignal
Mmsystem.1122 MMThreadBlock
Mmsystem.1123 MMThreadIsCurrent
Mmsystem.1124 MMThreadIsValid
Mmsystem.1125 MMThreadGetTask
Mmsystem.1150 MMShowMMCplPropertySheet
Mmsystem.2000 WinMMF_ThunkData16
Mmsystem.2001 Ring3_Devloader
Mmsystem.2002 WinMMTileBuffer
Mmsystem.2003 WinMMUntileBuffer
Mmsystem.2005 MCIGetThunkTable
Mmsystem.2006 WinMMLs_ThunkData16
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MMSYSTEM Functions no longer existant in Win95:
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Mmsystem.34 MMDrvInstall
Mmsystem.109 JoySetCalibration
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SHELL.DLL
==========================================================================
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool PickIconDlg(long Window, long length, long buffer) (shell.166)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shows the Icon Selection dialog box and returns filename and index of the
selected icon.
Window: Parent window handle or 0
Length: Maximum length of buffer
Buffer: Buffer to take information on the selected icon
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
word DriveType(word drive) (shell.262)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns the drive type for a specified drive
drive: 0 = A:
1 = B:
...
return: 1 = not installed
2 = disk drive (3.5" HD)
3 = Hard Disk
4 = Network ??
5 = CD-ROM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
word ShFormatDrive(word Window, word Drive, long Param) (shell.400)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Formats, or makes bootable, the specified drive
Window: parent window handle or 0
Drive: 0 = A:, 1 = B:, ...
Param: 0 = QuickFormat; 1 = Full Format; 2 = make bootable
return: -2 = canceled by user
0 or -3 = drive can't be formatted
6 = successful format
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
List of all new Shell functions:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shell.40 ExtractIconEx
Shell.98 Shl3216_ThunkData16
Shell.99 Shl1632_ThunkData16
Shell.101 DLLEntryPoint
Shell.157 RestartDialog
Shell.166 PickIconDlg
Shell.262 DriveType
Shell.300 ShGetFileInfo
Shell.400 ShFormatDrive
Shell.401 ShCheckDrive
Shell.402 _RunDLLCheckDrive
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Functions no longer existant in Win95
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shell.32 WCI
Shell.33 AboutDlgProc
Shell.100 HereTharBetYGars
Shell.101 FindExeDlgProc
Shell.103 ShellHookProc
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Changes from Windows 3.x to Windows 95
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shell.101 FindExeDlgProc --> Shell.101 DLLEntryPoint
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COMMDLG
==========================================================================
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
new functions in Win95:
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Commdlg.40 DlgThkConnectionDataLs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
functions no longer existant in Win95
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commdlg.6 FileOpenDlgProc
Commdlg.7 FileSaveDlgProc
Commdlg.8 ColorDlgProc
Commdlg.13 FindTextDlgProc
Commdlg.14 ReplaceTextDlgProc
Commdlg.18 FontStyleEnumProc
Commdlg.19 FontFamilyEnumProc
Commdlg.21 PrintDlgProc
Commdlg.22 PrintSetupDlgProc
Commdlg.23 EditIntegerOnly
Commdlg.25 WantArrows
Commdlg.29 DwLbSubClass
Commdlg.30 DwUpArrowHack
Commdlg.31 DwOkSubClass
The inofficial guide to Windows 95 API, Appendix 1:
API Changes from Beta II, Oct 1994 (M7) to Beta III, March 1995 (M8):
===
GDI
===
Removed:
GDI.460 GdiTaskTermination
Added:
GDI.188 GetTextExtentEx
GDI.404 GetTTGlyphIndexMap
====
USER
====
Removed:
User.396 LookupIconIDFromDirectory
User.439 CreateIconFromResource
User.870 CreateSegmentedFrtWin
User.871 GetFrtWin
User.872 UpdateFrtWin
User.873 DestroySegmentedFrtWin
Added:
User.621 EnumDisplaySettings
User.819 PeekMessage32
User.820 GetMessage32
User.821 TranslateMessage32
User.823 CallMsgFilter32
User.824 IsDialogMessage
======
KERNEL
======
Removed:
Kernel.34 SetTaskQueue
Kernel.151 WinOldApCall
Kernel.316 GetFreeMemInfo
Kernel.343 RegisterWinOldApHook
Kernel.344 GetWinOldApHooks
Added:
Kernel.237 K237
=======
COMMDLG
=======
The old Windows 3.1 function CommDlg.16 (FormatCharDlgProc) was obsolete
in Beta II, but works again with Beta III.
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MMSYSTEM
========
Added:
Mmsystem.1150 MMShowMMCplPropertySheet