References to the Win32 API calls

Developers can reference the MSDN documentation or the Windows SDK to get detailed information on the Windows API functions and their signatures. The following are resources available on the Internet for your reference:

• MSDN reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383749(VS.85).aspx

• Windows SDK: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c17ba869-9671-4330-a63e-1fd44e0e2505&displaylang=en

• PInvoke.net website: http://www.pinvoke.net

Summary

In this chapter you learned some concepts on how the .NET technology can interoperate with the COM legacy architecture and components. In the first part of the chapter you learned how to import COM components into managed applications, understanding ...

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