INFO: COMCTL32 APIs Unsupported in the Win32 SDK
PSS ID Number: 105300
Article Last Modified on 10/27/2000
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
This article was previously published under Q105300
SUMMARY
The library COMCTL32.LIB was included in the Win32 SDK because the PERFMON
sample makes use of it. The library is part of the Windows for Workgroups
(WFW) COMMCTRL.LIB. However, Microsoft does not officially support
COMCTL32.LIB or recommend the use of these application programming
interfaces (APIs), and therefore they have not been documented in the SDK.
Microsoft does not recommend using these APIs, because Microsoft is
providing the new controls in Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, and Win32s 1.3.
If you must absolutely use COMCTL32 with earlier versions, the
documentation can be found in the WFW SDK. Be aware that these APIs are
unsupported, and code that you write will not work on Windows 95 and
Windows NT 3.51.
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