Obsolete Windows Programming Elements
The following table provides a list of functions that are supported only for backward compatibility with the 16-bit Windows API.
| 16-bit Windows API | 32-bit Windows support |
|---|---|
| _hread | Replaced by the ReadFile function. |
| _hwrite | Replaced by the WriteFile function. |
| _lclose | Replaced by the CloseHandle function. |
| _lcreat | Replaced by the CreateFile function. |
| _llseek | Replaced by the SetFilePointer function. |
| _lopen | Replaced by the CreateFile function. |
| _lread | Replaced by the ReadFile function. |
| _lwrite | Replaced by the WriteFile function. |
| AnsiLower | Replaced by the CharLower function. |
| AnsiLowerBuff | Replaced by the CharLowerBuff function. |
| AnsiNext | Replaced by the CharNext function. |
| AnsiPrev | Replaced by the CharPrev function. |
| AnsiToOem | Replaced by the CharToOem function. |
| AnsiToOemBuff | Replaced by the CharToOemBuff function. |
| AnsiUpper | Replaced by the CharUpper function. |
| AnsiUpperBuff | Replaced by the CharUpperBuff function. |
| AnyPopup | Not generally useful. Maintained for compatibility with Windows 1.x. |
| CloseMetaFile | Replaced by the CloseEnhMetaFile function. |
| CopyLZFile | Replaced by the LZCopy function. |
| CopyMetaFile | Replaced by the CopyEnhMetaFile function. |
| CreateDIBPatternBrush | Replaced by the CreateDIBPatternBrush function. |
| CreateDiscardableBitmap | Replaced by the CreateCompatibleBitmap function. |
| CreateMetaFile | Replaced by the CreateEnhMetaFile function. |
| DefHookProc | Replaced by the CallNextHookEx function. |
| DeleteMetaFile | Replaced by the DeleteEnhMetaFile function. |
| EnumFontFamilies | Replaced by the EnumFontFamiliesEx function. |
| EnumFontFamProc | Replaced by the EnumFontFamExProc function. |
| EnumFonts | Replaced by the EnumFontFamiliesEx function. |
| EnumFontsProc | Replaced by the EnumFontFamExProc function. |
| EnumMetaFile | Replaced by the EnumEnhMetaFile function. |
| EnumMetaFileProc | Replaced by the EnhMetaFileProc function. |
| EnumTaskWindows | Replaced by the EnumThreadWindows function. |
| FloodFill | Replaced by the ExtFloodFill function. |
| FreeModule | Replaced by the FreeLibrary function. |
| FreeProcInstance | Not necessary and has no effect. Windows can call entry points directly. |
| FreeResource | Replaced as follows: Accelerator: DestroyAcceleratorTable Bitmap: DeleteObject Cursor: DestroyCursor Icon: DestroyIcon Menu: DestroyMenu |
| GetBitmapBits | Replaced by the GetDIBits function. |
| GetCharWidth | Replaced by the GetCharWidth32 function. |
| GetClassWord | Replaced by the GetClassLong function |
| GetCurrentTime | Replaced by the GetTickCount function. |
| GetFreeSpace | Replaced by the GlobalMemoryStatus function. |
| GetKBCodePage | Replaced by the GetOEMCP function. |
| GetMetaFile | Replaced by the GetEnhMetaFile function. |
| GetMetaFileBitsEx | Replaced by the GetEnhMetaFileBits function. |
| GetPrivateProfileInt | Replaced by registry support. |
| GetPrivateProfileSection | Replaced by registry support. |
| GetPrivateProfileSectionNames | Replaced by registry support. |
| GetPrivateProfileString | Replaced by registry support. |
| GetPrivateProfileStruct | Replaced by registry support. |
| GetProfileInt | Replaced by registry support. |
| GetProfileSection | Replaced by registry support. |
| GetProfileString | Replaced by registry support. |
| GetSysModalWindow | The new input model does not support system modal windows. |
| GetTextExtentPoint | Replaced by the GetTextExtentPoint32 function. |
| GetWindowTask | Replaced by the GetWindowThreadProcessId function. |
| GetWindowWord | Replaced by the GetWindowLong function. |
| GlobalCompact | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| GlobalFix | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| GlobalFlags | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| GlobalLRUNewest | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| GlobalLRUOldest | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| GlobalUnfix | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| GlobalUnWire | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| GlobalWire | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| IsBadHugeReadPtr | Equivalent to the IsBadReadPtr function. There is only one memory model. |
| IsBadHugeWritePtr | Equivalent to the IsBadWritePtr function. There is only one memory model. |
| LimitEmsPages | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| LoadModule | Replaced by the CreateProcess function. |
| LocalCompact | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| LocalFlags | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| LocalShrink | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| LockSegment | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| LZDone | Replaced by the LZCopy function. |
| LZStart | Replaced by the LZCopy function. |
| MakeProcInstance | Not necessary and has no effect. Windows can call entry points directly. |
| OemToAnsi | Replaced by the OemToChar function. |
| OemToAnsiBuff | Replaced by the OemToCharBuff function. |
| OpenFile | Replaced by the CreateFile function. |
| PlayMetaFile | Replaced by the PlayEnhMetaFile function. |
| PlayMetaFileRecord | Replaced by the PlayEnhMetaFileRecord function. |
| PostAppMessage | Replaced by the PostThreadMessage function. |
| PrinterMessageBox | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| RegCreateKey | Replaced by the RegCreateKeyEx function. |
| RegEnumKey | Replaced by the RegEnumKeyEx function. |
| RegOpenKey | Replaced by the RegOpenKeyEx function. |
| RegQueryValue | Replaced by the RegQueryValueEx function. |
| RegSetValue | Replaced by the RegSetValueEx function. |
| SetBitmapBits | Replaced by the SetDIBits function. |
| SetClassWord | Replaced by the SetClassLong function. |
| SetDebugErrorLevel | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| SetHandleCount | Not necessary and has no effect. There is no explicit file handle limit. |
| SetMessageQueue | Not necessary and has no effect. Message queues are expanded as needed. |
| SetMetaFileBitsEx | Replaced by the SetEnhMetaFileBits function. |
| SetSwapAreaSize | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| SetSysModalWindow | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| SetWindowsHook | Replaced by the SetWindowsHookEx function. |
| SetWindowWord | Replaced by the SetWindowLong function. |
| UnhookWindowsHook | Replaced by the UnhookWindowsHookEx function. |
| UnlockResource | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| UnlockSegment | Not necessary and has no effect. |
| WaitForPrinterChange | Replaced by the FindFirstPrinterChangeNotification, FindNextPrinterChangeNotification, and FindClosePrinterChangeNotification functions. |
| WinExec | Replaced by the CreateProcess function. |
| WNetAddConnection | Replaced by the WNetAddConnection2 function. |
| WritePrivateProfileSection | Replaced by registry support. |
| WritePrivateProfileString | Replaced by registry support. |
| WritePrivateProfileStruct | Replaced by registry support. |
| WriteProfileSection | Replaced by registry support. |
| WriteProfileString | Replaced by registry support. |
| Yield | Not necessary and has no effect. The message loop handles synchronization.
Threads that create processes can use WaitForInputIdle to wait until the new process has finished its initialization. |
Build date: 3/25/2010