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Re: Accessing Win API

• Posted by Euler German <efgerman at myrealbox.com> Apr 15, 2002
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On 15 Apr 2002, at 16:47, Sabal.Mike at notations.com wrote:

> 
> Euler German wrote:
> 

No. I did not. These are not my words.

-- Euler

> >Anyone who uses Win32lib is stuck in the loop of having code that is
> poor 
> >in performance, size and bug ridden.
> 
> 
> David Cuny wrote:
> 
> > Win32Lib was written for ease of use, and (especially with Judith's
> IDE) I 
> > think it's achieved that. The tradeoff, unfortunately, is speed.
> 
> I, for one, never would have been able to start programming in Windows
> without Win32Lib.  Visual Basic was too expensive, and Java was too slow
> and cumbersome for simple small business apps.
> 
> > As for Win32Lib is 'bug ridden', I suspect that's a bit harsh. And
> keep in 
> > mind that the author of any software program can't fix bugs they
> don't know 
> > about. So one of the best ways to fix Win32Lib is to report any known
> bugs 
> > to Derek.
> 
> Well said.  Not to mention that if I tried to do natively what I'm
> doing in Win32Lib (and I have tried, and gave up quickly), I'd be bald
> by now trying to find the one line with the wrong parameter.  I'm very
> grateful to all those who have found the bugs for me, added features I
> could never figure out, and prepackage it in such a way as to make it a
> real solution to real problems.
> 
> > Just my (probably obsolete) two cents.
> 
> Obsolete coins are worth a whole lot more than new ones .
> 
> Michael J. Sabal
>