Reference Libraries

[Daniel]

Hello,

I've learn't that in general all the function that I'll ever need
already exist. However, if you don't know of there existance, well... you
get no where. Is there a complete listing of all the reference libraries
and their commands somewhere?! How does one go about learning about all of
the reference libraries?!

Thanks!

Daniel

 

[Marshall Barton]

I've learn't that in general all the function that I'll ever need
already exist. However, if you don't know of there existance, well... you
get no where. Is there a complete listing of all the reference libraries
and their commands somewhere?! How does one go about learning about all of
the reference libraries?!

Good question! No good answers ;-(

What I do when I think an installed library might have what
I need is to create a reference to the library. Then open
the Object Browser, select the library and look at the
objects and their properties/methods. When I find something
that looks promising(?), use the browser's ? button, with
fingers crossed ;-), to open the item's Help topic.

If the library proves to be a dead end, be sure to remove
its reference. You definitely do not want extraneous
references in your application.

 

[Daniel]

First off, Thank you for the quick response! And thanks for the tip on how
to proceed.

So basically there is no quick reference guide that englobes all typical
referenece libraries commands?! Microsoft does have any useful web pages
that could help?

Daniel

 

[Marshall Barton]

First off, Thank you for the quick response! And thanks for the tip on how
to proceed.

So basically there is no quick reference guide that englobes all typical
referenece libraries commands?! Microsoft does have any useful web pages
that could help?

Yes, Microsoft and others have useful web sites that provide
a lot of information, but not a consistent, all in one
place, location of all possible libraries. Google is your
friend ;-)

Don't forget that there is a multitude of vendors out there
that provide libraries specific to their products, so there
is no way to have it all in one place.

There are also books available that address (part of?) a
specific library. Microsoft Press usually include (some?)
of this info in their how to, handbook and ?? series.