Microsoft OS/2 Programmer's Toolkit
The Microsoft Operating System/2 Programmer's Toolkit contains a set of programming tools for writing real-mode, protected-mode, or dual-mode OS/2 applications.
This toolkit can be used in conjunction with a compiler or the Microsoft Macro Assembler, a debugger, and a text editor.
- Supported compilers
- Microsoft C Optimizing Compiler
- Microsoft BASIC Compiler
- Microsoft FORTRAN Compiler
- Microsoft Pascal Compiler
Or compilers from other vendors.
Programs
- bind
- Converts protected-mode programs into dual-mode programs.
- exehdr
- Displays the contents of an OS/2 executable file header.
- implib
- Creates an import library.
- kbdp
- Sets the type rate of keyboard.
- lib
- Creates, combines, and maintains run-time libraries.
- libwhere
- Searches for and displays the location of a library.
- link
- Links one or more object files with libraries and module definition files.
- mkmsgf
- Creates a message file for use with message functions.
- msgbind
- Binds a message segment to a program.
- QuickHelp
- Displays help information about functions and topics.
- shd
- Displays the contents of a file in hexadecimal or other notation.
- where
- Searches for and displays the location of a file.
Sample Programs
- ALLOC - DosAllocSeg, DosFreeSeg
- ARGUMENT - passing parameters
- ASMEXMPL - Threads in Assembler
- ASYNCIO - DosWriteAsync
- BEEPC - DosBeep
- BIGBEN - simple clock
- CHASER - cat and mouse game
- CONFIG - DosDevConfig
- COUNTRY - DosGetCtryInfo
- CPGREP - string searching
- CRITSEC - DosEnterCritSec, DosExitCritSec
- CSALIAS - DosCreateCSAlias
- CWAIT - DosCWait
- DATETIME
- DOSEXIT
- DS - display subdirectories
- DYNLINK
- EXITLIST
- FILELIST - list files
- FSINFO
- GETENV
- HELLO -
- HUGE - DosAllocHuge, DosReAllocHuge, DosFreeSeg
- INFOSEG - DosGetInfoSeg
- IOPL - IOPL segment
- KEYS - KbdCharIn
- KILL - DosKillProcess
- LIFE - game of life
- MACHMODE - DosGetMachineMode
- MANDEL - EGA hi res graphics program
- MONITORS - keyboard monitor
- MOVE - DosFindFirst, DosMove
- PIPES - DosMakePipe
- QHTYPE - DosQHandType
- QUEUES - FIFO, LIFO, Priority
- REALLOC - DosReallocSeg
- SESSION - Session Manager API
- SETEGA - set 25/43 line mode
- SETMAXFH - DosSetMaxFH
- SETVEC - DosSetVec
- SHARE - shared memory and RAM semaphores
- SIGNAL - signal handling
- SLEEP - DosSleep
- SSE - simple screen editor
- SUBALLOC - DosSubSet, DosSubAlloc, DosSubFree
- SUSPEND - DosSuspendThread, DosResumeThread
- TERMINAL - terminal emulator
- THREADS - DosCreateThread
- TIMER - DosTimerStart, DosTimerAsync, DosTimerSync, DosSleep
- VERSION - DosGetVersion
- VIOREG - VioRegister
- WAKEUP - Alarm Program by Charles Petzold
Documentation
| Title | Document No. | Part No. | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Leaflet | Binder insert, no document or part number | [1] | |
| Microsoft Operating System/2 Programmer's Reference | 060060014-100-R00-388 | 01887 | [2] |
| Microsoft Operating System/2 Programming Tools | 060060003-100-R00-388 | 01889 | [3] |
| Microsoft Operating System/2 Programmer's Learning Guide | 060060004-100-R00-388 | [4] | |