DOCUMENT:Q189363 15-JUL-1998 [vbwin] TITLE :INFO: Microsoft Systems Journal, February 1998 PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0; WINNT:97 OPER/SYS:WINDOWS winnt KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0 - Microsoft Visual Studio, Professional Edition 97 --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The listing below shows all the articles that are listed in the table of contents of the February, 1998 Microsoft System Journal published by Microsoft Miller Freeman Inc., 600 Harrison St., San Francisco, CA 94107. (415) 905-2200. Phone orders US and Canada only: 800-666-1084. MORE INFORMATION ================ May the Force Feedback Be with You: Grappling with DirectX and DirectInput. By Jason Clark. Much of the grunt work involved with game development has been greatly simplified by DirectX 5.0. Jason Clark introduces one of its components, DirectInput, plus you'll see a sample application that demonstrates the use of a force feedback joystick. Get Fast and Simple 3D Rendering with DrawPrimitive and DirectX 5.0. By Ron Fosner. DrawPrimitive, a brand new interface for 3D object creation, aims to change the balkanized world of 3D graphics development. Ron Fosner examines the use of DrawPrimitive, a new interface that greatly improves the usability of Direct3D. Manipulate Windows NT Services by Writing a Service Control Program. By Jeffrey Richter. Every day, developers come up with new reasons to build Windows NT services. If you're writing one, it's important to understand service control programs because they are the applications that allow administration of your service. Under the Hood By Matt Pietrek. Welcome to Matt Pietrek's "Just-Enough-Assembly-Language-to-Get-By Guide," the source for programmers who need to know at least a little assembler to be able to debug compiled code. Bugslayer By John Robbins. In the December issue John Robbins introduced TraceSrv, a utility that makes it simple to have all the trace statements for your application go to the same place, whether from multiple processes or from many different machines. This month he shows you how to implement TraceSrv in existing projects by calling a single function. Visual Programmer By George Shepherd and Scot Wingo. The first round of tools for Windows CE 2.0 is out, and this month we take a look at Visual C++ for Windows CE 2.0 and show what you face in porting your MFC applications to Windows CE. C++ Q&A By Paul DiLascia. In general, how do you create a window class that's exactly like one of the MFC default classes, but with one or two modifications, and how do you get the class name? REFERENCES ========== Additional query words: kbVS97 kbDSupport kbdse kbVBp kbVBp500 ====================================================================== Version : WINDOWS:5.0; WINNT:97 Platform : WINDOWS winnt Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.