Re: What we really need...

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On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 12:05:49 -0500, euman at bellsouth.net wrote: 
 
>>Win32Lib does a superb job of hiding 
> 
>superb??? 
Er, yes, for us numbskulls anyways. 
> 
>> the details of what is going on behind the scenes.  API programming is 
>> not for the faint of heart. 
> 
>Yeah atleast its your code and you can fix it to work like you want it to. 
 
Euman, even a numbskull like me can edit my copy of win32lib.ew when & 
where needed to get it to work. Yes, I have needed to, and No, I would 
never have managed to write the equivalent myself. What's your beef? 
 
<OUCH>I think I just headbutted a brick wall there</OUCH> smile 
 
 
<snip> 
>Also, when you peek or poke a value you eliminate the extra "addition" (+) 
>required 
>e.g, poke4(trm + trm_Op,val) -- why not do this only once at the start of 
>your proggy. 
> 
>Maybe this is hard for some to understand but for me this seems easier and 
>besides is obviously faster with less messy code. 
 
Neater it is, plus, I hazard, allocate(4) allocate(16) allocate(8) is 
by no means guaranteed to return consecutive addresses... 
 
Pete

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