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JS - 09 Dec 2005 08:52 GMT

Hi all, is there an API similar to the java API, not too bothered about the
layout or format, for interacting with the operating system preferably
Windows.
If anyone knows of any such document(s) can they post a link or email it to
me.
Thanks in advance
JS

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abigale_carson@yahoo.com - 09 Dec 2005 08:58 GMT

This has been discussed before--check out this thread:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.java.programmer/browse_frm/thread/bb347
28daec70970/4086ee310edc8fe3?lnk=st&q=windows-api+java&rnum=3&hl=en#4086ee310edc
8fe3

--or--

http://linkfrog.net/dabj

Abigale

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Benji - 09 Dec 2005 09:04 GMT

> Hi all, is there an API similar to the java API, not too bothered about the
> layout or format, for interacting with the operating system preferably
> Windows.
> If anyone knows of any such document(s) can they post a link or email it to
> me.

In java?

http://www.rolemaker.dk/JWindows/

the "no longer developed or supported" should be an indication as to the
pointlessness of such a thing. The java API pretty much covers
the useful parts of the API. Any of the other articles I could find on
the subject were very old (1998 or before).

Also, the fact that you didn't do a web search for "win32 java wrapper"
before posting to the newsgroup tells me that you probably don't really
need what you're asking for. =) Maybe you should be more specific about
what you want - I bet a win32 wrapper isn't the answer to your problem.

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zero - 09 Dec 2005 13:59 GMT

> Hi all, is there an API similar to the java API, not too bothered
> about the layout or format, for interacting with the operating system
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Thanks in advance
> JS

If you want to do native windows programming, Java isn't your best choice.
If you're worried about learning a new language being too much, use J#.
The Win32 API is implemented in all .NET languages, as well as Delphi, C++,
and pretty much anything that doesn't require its own platform (like Java).

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Roedy Green - 09 Dec 2005 17:11 GMT

>Hi all, is there an API similar to the java API, not too bothered about the
>layout or format, for interacting with the operating system preferably
>Windows.

you do that through JNI. See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jni.html

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