ANNOUNCE: Tcl Windows API extension V0.5
From: Ashok P. Nadkarni (palmtcl_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/27/04
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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:32:18 +0000 (UTC)
Version 0.5 of the Tcl Windows API extension has been
released. Project home page, including documentation,
examples and download links, is at:
http://twapi.sourceforge.net/
V0.5 Changes
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See http://twapi.sf.net/versionhistory.html for a complete list
of changes. Biggest changes are in test coverage and resulting
bug fixes.
TWAPI Summary
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The Tcl Windows API (TWAPI) extension provides access to
over 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
- Security and resource access control
- Window management - 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, thread and DLL management
- OS handle management
- Windows file and print network shares
- Drive information, file system types etc.
- Network configuration and statistics
- Multiformat clipboard access
- Console mode functions for changing attributes, titles,
screen buffers etc.
- System performance data
- Task scheduler
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