Deleted Windows Programming Elements
The following table provides a list of functions and messages that were in the 16-bit Windows API but were not implemented in 32-bit Windows.
| 16-bit Windows API | 32-bit Windows support |
|---|---|
AccessResource |
No equivalent. |
AllocDSToCSAlias |
No equivalent. |
AllocResource |
No equivalent. |
AllocSelector |
No equivalent. |
ChangeMenu |
Replaced by the AppendMenu, InsertMenu, ModifyMenu, and RemoveMenu functions. |
ChangeSelector |
No equivalent. |
CloseSound |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
CountVoiceNotes |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
DECLARE_HANDLE |
No equivalent. |
DeviceMode |
Replaced by the DocumentProperties function. |
DlgDirSelect |
Replaced by the DlgDirSelectEx function. |
DlgDirSelectComboBox |
Replaced by the DlgDirSelectComboBoxEx function. |
DOS3Call |
Replaced by named, portable functions. |
ExtDeviceMode |
Replaced by the DocumentProperties function. |
FIELDOFFSET |
No equivalent. |
FlushComm |
Replaced by the PurgeComm function. |
FreeSelector |
No equivalent. |
GCW_HCURSOR |
Replaced by GCL_HCURSOR. |
GCW_HBRBACKGROUND |
Replaced by GCL_HBRBACKGROUND. |
GCW_HICON |
Replaced by GCL_HICON. |
GetAspectRatioFilter |
Replaced by the GetAspectRatioFilterEx function. |
GetBitmapDimension |
Replaced by the GetBitmapDimensionEx function. |
GetBrushOrg |
Replaced by the GetBrushOrgEx function. |
GetCodeHandle |
No equivalent. |
GetCodeInfo |
No equivalent. |
GetCommError |
Replaced by the GetCommState function. |
GetCurrentPDB |
No equivalent. |
GetCurrentPosition |
Replaced by the GetCurrentPositionEx function. |
GetDCOrg |
Replaced by the GetDCOrgEx function. |
GetDOSEnvironment |
No equivalent. |
GetEnvironment |
No equivalent. |
GetFreeSystemResources |
Replaced by the GlobalMemoryStatus function. |
GetInstanceData |
No equivalent; use an IPC mechanism. |
GetMetaFileBits |
Replaced by the GetEnhMetaFileBits function. |
GetSystemDebugState |
No equivalent. |
GetTempDrive |
Replaced by the GetTempPath function. |
GetTextExtent |
Replaced by the GetTextExtentPoint32 function. |
GetTextExtentEx |
Replaced by the GetTextExtentExPoint function. |
GetThresholdEvent |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
GetThresholdStatus |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
GetViewportExt |
Replaced by the GetViewportExtEx function. |
GetViewportOrg |
Replaced by the GetViewportOrgEx function. |
GetWindowExt |
Replaced by the GetWindowExtEx function. |
GetWindowOrg |
Replaced by the GetWindowOrgEx function. |
GetWinFlags |
No equivalent. |
GlobalDosAlloc |
No equivalent. |
GlobalDosFree |
No equivalent. |
GlobalNotify |
No equivalent. |
GlobalPageLock |
No equivalent. |
GlobalPageUnlock |
No equivalent. |
GWW_HINSTANCE |
Replaced by GWL_HINSTANCE. |
GWW_HWNDPARENT |
Replaced by GWL_HWNDPARENT. |
GWW_ID |
Replaced by GWL_ID. |
GWW_USERDATA |
Replaced by GWL_USERDATA. |
IsGDIObject |
No equivalent. |
LocalInit |
No equivalent. |
LocalNotify |
No equivalent. |
LockData |
No equivalent. |
LockInput |
No equivalent. |
MAKELP |
No equivalent. |
MAKEPOINT |
No equivalent. |
MoveTo |
Replaced by the MoveToEx function. |
OFFSETOF |
No equivalent. |
OffsetViewportOrg |
Replaced by the OffsetViewportOrgEx function. |
OffsetWindowOrg |
Replaced by the OffsetWindowOrgEx function. |
OpenComm |
Replaced by the CreateFile function. |
OpenSound |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
ProfClear |
No equivalent. |
ProfFinish |
No equivalent. |
ProfFlush |
No equivalent. |
ProfInsChk |
No equivalent. |
ProfSampRate |
No equivalent. |
ProfSetup |
No equivalent. |
ProfStart |
No equivalent. |
ProfStop |
No equivalent. |
READ |
Replaced by OF_READ. |
ReadComm |
Replaced by the ReadFile function. |
READ_WRITE |
Replaced by OF_READ_WRITE. |
ScaleViewportExt |
Replaced by the ScaleViewportExtEx function. |
ScaleWindowExt |
Replaced by the ScaleWindowExtEx function. |
SEGINFO |
No equivalent. |
SELECTOROF |
No equivalent. |
SetBitmapDimension |
Replaced by the SetBitmapDimensionEx function. |
SetCommEventMask |
Replaced by the SetCommMask function. |
SetEnvironment |
No equivalent. |
SetMetaFileBits |
Replaced by the SetEnhMetaFileBits function. |
SetResourceHandler |
No equivalent. |
SetSoundNoise |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
SetViewportExt |
Replaced by the SetViewportExtEx function. |
SetViewportOrg |
Replaced by the SetViewportOrgEx function. |
SetVoiceAccent |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
SetVoiceEnvelope |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
SetVoiceNote |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
SetVoiceQueueSize |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
SetVoiceSound |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
SetVoiceThreshold |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
SetWindowExt |
Replaced by the SetWindowExtEx function. |
SetWindowOrg |
Replaced by the SetWindowOrgEx function. |
StartSound |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
StopSound |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
SwitchStackBack |
No equivalent. |
SwitchStackTo |
No equivalent. |
SyncAllVoices |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
UngetCommChar |
No equivalent. |
UnlockData |
No equivalent. |
ValidateCodeSegments |
No equivalent. |
ValidateFreeSpaces |
No equivalent. |
WaitSoundState |
Replaced by multimedia sound support. |
WM_CTLCOLOR |
Replaced by the following messages: WM_CTLCOLORBTN WM_CTLCOLORDLG WM_CTLCOLOREDIT WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX WM_CTLCOLORMSGBOX WM_CTLCOLORSCROLLBAR WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC |
WRITE |
Replaced by OF_WRITE. |
WriteComm |
Replaced by the WriteFile function. |
Build date: 3/25/2010