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 MB> Actually, "Real World Programming" is a fairly good 
 MB> book.  It is well divided into logical topics and the 
 MB> authors are pretty knownledgeable about the subject.  

Yes it is starting to make more sense as I re-read and re-read chapters 1-3.:)
All those menus or windows are actually hot spots that have their own
window procedures if they are Sub_classed.
 MB> issue. ANSI C is pretty much ANSI C under any operating system.  There 
 MB> are certain vagaries in extreme cases, but a valid ANSI 
 MB> C program under OS/2 will look and behave the same as 
 MB> it would under DOS or Unix.
Well I have a Ansi "C" program I converted from Basic here that I
want to be a PM program. Question is any PM a "Graphics" Window
program? The code I have is in CGA graphics for that is the only res that
supports Dos_Back_Grnd running under OS/2. Is there a way I could compile
this program as it is without it being a PM program?

 MB> looking at C++ instead of C, since it has better 
 MB> facilities to do typesafe I/O, for example.  Whether to 
 MB> learn C++ without learning C first is something of a 
 MB> controversy, although I tend to think that it is a good 
 MB> idea if done correctly.  I usually recommend Steve 
 MB> Oualline's books, "Practical C Programming" and 
 MB> "Practical C++ Programming," published by O'Reilly; the 
 MB> C++ book makes no assumptions that you know anything 
Thanks for the tip, I have recently picked up a C++ programming Book as
well as the OS/2 Book. I have yet to look at the C++ book. I have read some
online tutorials about C++ still have not written anything under it. I will
be after I get more comfortable with it's syntex.

 MB> Once you have the standard language down, you can start 
 MB> learning the specific operating system API.  
 MB> Programmers usually think of OS/2 as having two 
 MB> distinct API sets, one for the base operating system 
 MB> and one for Presentation Manager.  It is reasonable to 
 MB> take them on separately, since the PM API is not much 
 MB> use without the base OS/2 API.

Hmm I would assume that I am learning the PM API then correct from the OS/2
RWP book? Which is the OS/2 API part? 
Well Thanks Mike for your reply to my original message and any further
clarification that you may be able to provide. ttul..
 

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