Book excerpt: Developers can get a jump on 32-bit programming with this detailed reference to the pre-release version of the Microsoft Win32 API. It's a first look at the programming architecture designed to enable Windows-based applications to run on a broad range of computing platforms--from battery-operated portables to high-end RISC workstations and multiprocessor servers. Volume 1 (497-6, $45) contains an overview, the programming guide, and the alphabetic API reference from A-G. Volume 2 (498-4, $45) contains the API reference from H-Z and includes information on DDE transaction type, messages, notifications, structures, types, and macros. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR