One of the confusion for windows programming is there are so many
data type.

some of the type are in here
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383751.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...3k(VS.80).aspx

is there a complete list of windows data type listing?

does standard C++ has that kind of problem - so many data type??

worlman385@yahoo.com wrote:
> One of the confusion for windows programming is there are so many
> data type.
>
> some of the type are in here
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383751.aspx
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...3k(VS.80).aspx
>
> is there a complete list of windows data type listing?
>
Probably, but you'll have to ask on a windows group.

> does standard C++ has that kind of problem - so many data type??
>
No

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Ian Collins.

<worlman385@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> One of the confusion for windows programming is there are so many
> data type.
>
> some of the type are in here
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383751.aspx
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...3k(VS.80).aspx
>
> is there a complete list of windows data type listing?
>
> does standard C++ has that kind of problem - so many data type??
>

Noone forces you to use them. I usually build classes that interface with
the native windows API and use their types there, but maintain use of
standard types everywhere else.