Here is a small utility i wrote that allows you to edit the api files that come with the API Viewer 2004.
The APIViewer2004 is a nice upgrade from MS's old api viewer made by Christoph Von Wittich, but both are getting long in the tooth. I still use APIViewer2004 to this day but it hasnt been updated since 2008 (that i know of). Many new api calls, constants, enums, and types have been added to the Win32 API since that time. However, the APIViewer2004 has no ability to edit or add to the existing file databases. I decided to write this small utility to be able to add functions, types, consts, and enums to the existing APIViewer2004 files. So i sat down and reverse-engineered that database format and cobbled together this little utility. It only uses Intrinsic VB controls and could use some help on the GUI design. But as this was intended originally just for my own use so i wasnt that worried about the looks. I thought others might find it useful so i went through, tidied up the code a bit and decided to release it. After figuring out the database format, i think i will come up with a better database format and perhaps a new Add-In unless someone else beats me to it, it is not high on the list of priorities but i may do it sometime.
What this code can help you with:
1. Show how to load and save the api databases
2. Add more API calls to your own api viewer
3. how not to design a GUI
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If any bugs are found, improvements made etc, i would appreciate a heads up! enjoy...
The APIViewer2004 is a nice upgrade from MS's old api viewer made by Christoph Von Wittich, but both are getting long in the tooth. I still use APIViewer2004 to this day but it hasnt been updated since 2008 (that i know of). Many new api calls, constants, enums, and types have been added to the Win32 API since that time. However, the APIViewer2004 has no ability to edit or add to the existing file databases. I decided to write this small utility to be able to add functions, types, consts, and enums to the existing APIViewer2004 files. So i sat down and reverse-engineered that database format and cobbled together this little utility. It only uses Intrinsic VB controls and could use some help on the GUI design. But as this was intended originally just for my own use so i wasnt that worried about the looks. I thought others might find it useful so i went through, tidied up the code a bit and decided to release it. After figuring out the database format, i think i will come up with a better database format and perhaps a new Add-In unless someone else beats me to it, it is not high on the list of priorities but i may do it sometime.
What this code can help you with:
1. Show how to load and save the api databases
2. Add more API calls to your own api viewer
3. how not to design a GUI
If any bugs are found, improvements made etc, i would appreciate a heads up! enjoy...