DirectX 5 documentation

Alexandrescu Cristian

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Does anybody know where can I find documentation for DirectX 5 ?

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http://www.microsoft.com/directx

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Juergen Fiedler

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Alexandrescu Cristian wrote in message <3545866E...@iname.com>...

> Does anybody know where can I find documentation for DirectX 5 ?

It comes with the SDK - in the 'docs' subfolder of the dxsdk folder. Some
general information can be found at www.microsoft.com/directx

Patrice Scribe

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Check www.microsoft.com/msdn. The DirectX fundation (DirectDraw,
DirectSound, DirecInput, Direct3D IM)documentation is part of the MSDN
library (SDK, Platform SDK, Graphics and multimedia, DirectX).
Check www.microsoft.com/directx/dxm for the DirectX Media site (Direct3D RM,
DirectPlay and other interesting things).

The last option is to get the DirectX.hlp file that comes with the SDK...

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Michael Yasko

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Apr 29, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/29/98

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How do you get it into Visual C++? I see DirectX 2 and 3, but no 5. Any
ideas?
Juergen Fiedler wrote in message ...
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Michael Yasko

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Thanks for the great info. Another question, how do integrate the
DirectX.hlp into the InfoView pane of Visual C++?

Patrice Scribe wrote in message ...

>Check www.microsoft.com/msdn. The DirectX fundation (DirectDraw,
>DirectSound, DirecInput, Direct3D IM)documentation is part of the MSDN
>library (SDK, Platform SDK, Graphics and multimedia, DirectX).
>Check www.microsoft.com/directx/dxm for the DirectX Media site (Direct3D
RM,
>DirectPlay and other interesting things).
>
>The last option is to get the DirectX.hlp file that comes with the SDK...
>

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><3545866E...@iname.com>...
>> Does anybody know where can I find documentation for DirectX 5 ?
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SVR

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Apr 29, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/29/98

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You cant :(

I tried for some time to find the help files in info browser format ...
they dont exist as far as I can tell. So I put a link in the tool menu
to the DX5 help file and use it for searches. Can't do quick context
searches though :(

Good luck,
Sloan

Juergen Fiedler

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Michael Yasko wrote in message ...

>How do you get it into Visual C++? I see DirectX 2 and 3, but no 5. Any
>ideas?

I've seen this question several times and the answer was always 'you can't'.
Personally, I don't care for the help system of VC5 anyway. I normally have
the WinHelp version of the docs open. I figured that it should at least be
possible to integrate the HTML version of the docs (useless as it may be)
into the help system, but no luck. At least you can navigate the HTML docs
with Infoviewer (by typing the location of directx.htm in the address field
of InfoViewer), but that's about it.

Jochen Staerk

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> Does anybody know where can I find documentation for DirectX 5 ?

er... www.microsoft.com/directx/ ? perhaps you order the dx Software
Development Kit cd

Alexandrescu Cristian

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My DirectX 5 kit does not have any 'docs' subfolder, and no '.hlp' file.
It doesn't have any header files, so I can't use DirectX 5 to develop
software.
What about DirectX 5.2 ?

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Juergen Fiedler

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Alexandrescu Cristian wrote in message <35481832...@iname.com>...

> My DirectX 5 kit does not have any 'docs' subfolder, and no '.hlp'
file.
>It doesn't have any header files, so I can't use DirectX 5 to develop
>software.
> What about DirectX 5.2 ?

You obvoiusly only have the end user version. To get docs, headers and
everything else you need to get the SDK. Right now, if you want to have 5.2,
you have to order it from Microsoft ($12 or so). Check out
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/sdkcdorder.asp
If you can live with DX5.0 and are willing to download about 31MB, search
for "DirectX SDK" at www.download.com

HTH
Juergen

Alexandrescu Cristian

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Thanks. I downloaded the DirectX 5.0 SDK.

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Franco Torrini

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Hi Michael,
you can find any information about how to enable the extension help under
your "\DevStudio\SharedIDE\Help" directory, try to read Exthelp.hlp.

bye, Franco.

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