ANNOUNCE: Tcl Windows API extension V0.3
From: Ashok P. Nadkarni (palmtcl_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/27/04
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:31:31 +0000 (UTC)
Version 0.3 of the Tcl Windows API extension has been
released. Project home page, including documentation,
examples and download links, is at:
http://twapi.sourceforge.net/
V0.3 Changes
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Major changes since 0.3 include Windows event log support,
ability to define Windows hotkeys (thanks to David
Gravereaux for sample code), INI file processing, console
functions and several other new commands. See
http://twapi.sf.net/versionhistory.html for a complete list
of changes.
TWAPI Summary
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The Tcl Windows API (TWAPI) extension provides access to
almost 250 functions in the Windows API from within the Tcl
scripting language. The extension targets the Windows NT
family (NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003),
and is not supported on the Windows 95/98/ME platforms.
Currently functions in the following areas are implemented:
- System functions including OS and processor information,
shutdown, message formatting
- User and group management, resource access control and
authorization
- Window management including retrieval and manipulation of
window attributes, position, size etc.
- User input: generation of key/mouse input and hotkey support
- Basic sound playback functions
- Configuration and control of Windows services
- Windows event log access
- Process creation and termination, enumeration and
retrieval of process and thread information
- Windows file and print network shares
- Drive information, file system types etc.
- Console mode functions for changing attributes, titles,
screen buffers etc.
- System performance data
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