OS/2 Programming FAQ v3.4 - June 4, 1995

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[ ] What programming languages come with OS/2?
[ ] Programming language availability
[ ] The two GNU C/C++/ObjC packages
[ ] Which of these compilers can be used to generate PM apps?
[ ] What is REXX? How do I write and run a REXX program?
[ ] What debuggers are available for OS/2?
[ ] Which assemblers can produce OS/2 32-bit code?
[ ] CSD levels for IBM C Set++?

[*] Tools, Toolkits, Accessories

[ ] How do I use PATCH, maybe with my own programs?
[ ] What programming editors are available for OS/2?
[ ] What programming tools/toolkits/accessories are available for OS/2?
[ ] TOUCH-GUI 2.0 for OS/2 2.x
[ ] Prominare Designer for OS/2
[ ] JAM for OS/2
[ ] What GNU tools are available and where can I find them?
[ ] Is a socket library available? How can I use it?

[*] Compiling

[*] Documentation, Help

[*] PM Programming

[*] Printing

[ ] Are there any SIMPLE examples of printing?
[ ] Is there an easy way to get printer output (another opinion)?
[ ] How do I print a bitmap?
[ ] How do I do my own Print Screen?

[*] Menus

[ ] How do I add a menu to a dialog box?
[ ] How do I make a dynamically changing menu?
[ ] How do I create a conditional cascade menu?
[ ] How do I remove a separator from a menu?

[*] Container Controls

[ ] I can't get different colors in text control windows
[ ] How can I toggle my titlebar on and off?
[ ] How can I get transparent regions in bitmaps?
[ ] How do I create a status bar at the bottom of my window?
[ ] How to have a frame/client and still have a std window?
[ ] How do I use printf() in a PM program?
[ ] I have a SOM DLL. How do I register it?
[ ] How do I save and restore my window size and position?
[ ] How do you make a window float above all others?
[ ] How to ensure the sizing's correct so the dlg "fits" in the notebook...?
[ ] How do I prevent Shutdown from stopping my app?
[ ] When I pass a structure to WinCreateWindow, sometimes it doesn't work!
[ ] How do I use type filtering in 2.0's open dlg?
[ ] When minimizing, my dialog box is overwriting my icon!
[ ] How do I make a multi-column listbox?
[ ] How do I create my own Master Help Index?
[ ] How do I change the font in an MLE?
[ ] Why can't I import files larger than 64KB into my MLE?
[ ] How do I get PM screen size?
[ ] How do I attach Instance data to window created with WinCreateStdWindow?
[ ] How do I get a list of fonts?
[ ] How do I create a folder in C and put my pgm in it?
[ ] How do I do it in REXX?
[ ] How do I use the Font dialog (WinFontDlg)?
[ ] How do I take control of frame sizing?
[ ] How do I use the 16-bit EPM toolkit?
[ ] How do I get error info after using WinGetLastError()?
[ ] Do you have code to save/restore the clipboard?
[ ] How do I know what item was selected in a Combo box?
[ ] How do I get a bitmap into a dialog in a DLL?
[ ] How does programming PM compare to programming X?
[ ] How do I put bitmaps on buttons?
[ ] Can a PM program tell if there's a previous instance of itself running?
[ ] How to avoid crash when using Drag and Drop?
[ ] Are there any PM bindings for GNU Ada?

[*] Miscellaneous Programming

[ ] Explain the SYS_DLLS keywords.
[ ] How do I start another session?
[ ] How do I check if a filename is valid?
[ ] Why should I use _beginthread instead of DosCreateThread?
[ ] How do I open a file that is already in use?
[ ] Can we use Vio in v2.0? Where are the docs for it?
[ ] Can I redirect stdin and stdout in a child process?
[ ] How do I use DosMon*() to stuff the kbd buf?
[ ] How do I determine what file system a drive uses?
[ ] How do I get the error message from a DOS API call?
[ ] How do I set an exception handler?
[ ] How can I determine a diskette format and if a disk is in a drive?
[ ] What do all those keywords mean when making a DLL?
[ ] Where can I find serial port sample code?
[ ] How do I disable <Ctrl><Alt><Del>?
[ ] Why doesn't printf() produce output when I expect it to?
[ ] How do I write an OS/2 device driver?
[ ] How do I change the master environment?
[ ] What is the best way to communicate between processes?
[ ] What is the best way to communicate between threads?
[ ] How to I write an IFS?
[ ] How do I interface with OS/2's SCSI support?
[ ] How do I program full-screen graphics?
[ ] How do I program MMPM/2 programs?
[ ] How do I peripheral memory or an I/O port?

[*] Porting

[*] Miscellaneous

[ ] Is OS/2 suitable for real time programs?
[ ] What is available for multimedia programming under OS/2?
[ ] What is available for AI/neural net programming under OS/2?
[ ] Special software offers
[ ] Technical Support
[ ] Developer's Assistance Program (DAP)

[ ] OS/2 Software Sources
[ ] Bugs / Obtaining this FAQ / Contacting the Author
[ ] Credits