WINAPI tells the compiler and linker that that function is loaded from a dll somewhere else.

WINAPI is the calling convention which is the same as PASCAL.
It states the method in asm that should be created by the compiler for this function to return data. Usually WINAPI will used with .dll''s and Windows Shell.

typedef WINAPI FAR PASCAL.. ?? i think

typedef FAR PASCAL WINAPI .. ?? sorry about the mistake.

Actually, just take a look at windef.h for your answers.

Depdning on the platform WINAPI is defined as various things. When _MAC is defined WINAPI is defined as CDECL which is defined as __cdecl. Otherwise it is defined as __stdcall. __stdcall has the following charateristics:

Argument-passing order: Right to left.

Argument-passing convention: By value, unless a pointer or reference type is passed.

Stack-maintenance responsibility: Called function pops its own arguments from the stack.

Name-decoration convention: An underscore (_) is prefixed to the name. The name is followed by the at sign (@) followed by the number of bytes (in decimal) in the argument list. Therefore, the function declared as int func( int a, double b ) is decorated as follows: _func@12

Case-translation convention: None
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I'm pretty sure unless noted otherwise functions by default use the __cdecl calling convention which has the following characteristics:

Argument-passing order: Right to left

Stack-maintenance responsibility: Calling function pops the arguments from the stack

Name-decoration convention: Underscore character (_) is prefixed to names

Case-translation convention: No case translation performed
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When PASCAL is used it is defined as __stdcall anyway. __pascal calling convention is obsolete.

Edited by - Sheltem on June 21, 2000 1:17:41 AM