>hi, can anyone help me on how to install the win32api help files in my PC? we have the enterprise edition of visual studio version 6. i couldn't find it in any of the three CDs. should we have the VFP CD?
>ramil 3/14
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>this is a quote from the msdn 10/99 KB:
>SYMPTOMS
>Neither the Win32api.hlp Help file or the Autodemo program are available on the Visual FoxPro Professional Edition disks. They are available only on the CD-ROM compact disc.
>CAUSE
>Consistent with other Microsoft products, the CD-ROM compact disc version of Visual FoxPro Professional offers added value to the purchaser in the form of additional programs or files. In this case, the additional files are the Win32api.hlp file and the Autodemo program.
>RESOLUTION
>To get these additional files, you need to purchase the CD-ROM compact disc version of Visual FoxPro Professional.
>STATUS
>This behavior is by design.
>MORE INFORMATION
>The Win32api.hlp file is an online reference that documents the various functions and components of the Win32 API set. As this is only distributed on the compact disc, you will not be offered the choice of installing this file in either a first-time or maintenance mode installation when installing Visual FoxPro Professional from disks.

This applied to VFP 3.0. If you've got the full VS installed, it should have the following directory under Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio:

Common\Tools\WinApi

In this directory you'll find Win32api.txt, which contains the VB declarations. There's also a loader program (winapi.exe) that can be used.

For me, I use either the MSDN Library or the Platform SDK for this information.