Appendix H. Windows API Reference Information

So now you probably know enough about using the Win32 API to get yourself into some serious trouble. The trick is to find information about the APIs that are available for use, and learn how to use them with VBA.

Unlike programming languages, information about the Windows API is somewhat harder to find. There are literally hundreds of API functions included in the Windows operating system, and the information that is available is mostly incomplete. There are also quite a few API functions that Microsoft hasn't publicly documented, for whatever reason. We haven't yet found a single resource that includes everything, so this appendix presents several resources that we recommend.

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