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In article <1d69gsINNctb@uwm.edu>, tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael D Kretzer) writes:
> I've bought three of the OS/2 2.0 programming books from Van Nostrand 
> Reinhold and I must admit that they are not very good books (in comparison
> to Petzold's and Duncan's books on OS/2 programming).  Unfortunately,
> they do not provide ALL the information you need to get started...and they
> just aren't the tomes/bibles that Petzold's and Duncan's books are for
> OS/2 1.1.
> 

  I've noticed (I havne't seen Duncan and Petzold's books, but they HAVE
  to be better than Van Nostrand's)

> I would suggest getting a copy of 'Advanced OS/2 Programming' by Ray
> Duncan and 'Programming the OS/2 Presentation Manager' by Charles Petzold.
> They only cover OS/2 1.1, but almost everything in these books are applicable
> to OS/2 2.0.  If you find that a program has compile errors from either of
> these books, take a quick look at the .INF files which are included with
> C-Set/2 to find out what parameters have changed to the 'problem' function
> call.  Unfortunately, the .INF files aren't very helpful in getting you
> up and running with OS/2 programming...but they are invaluable reference
> sources after you know what you are doing :)
> 
  I will look into getting the books.  I have been leafing through the .INF
  files, but they are just a reference, not a tutorial.  


> Hopefully, some good OS/2 2.0 programming books will come out soon.  Right
> now, I don't know of any that are worth buying :-(  I wish Charles Petzold
> and Ray Duncan would consider revising their books for OS/2 2.0 *sigh*

  Oh well, anything is better than nothing.  Thanks alot!

Whitney