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Date:	Mon, 15 Nov 1999 18:59:34 +0000
From:	Peter Allen <P DOT Allen AT pallen DOT dabsol DOT co DOT uk>
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Are they there?
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Robin Johnson wrote:
> 
> Weiqi Gao wrote:
> 
> > David Parrott wrote:
> > >
> > > Heya all,
> > >     Sorry for the cryptic title but I would like to know if BYTE, WORD
> > > and DWORD are defined anywhere? If not what are there equivalent sizes
> > > so I can define them myself?
> > > The only one I know is #define BYTE unsigned char
> >
> > These types are used in the Windows SDK.
> >
> > typedef unsigned char BYTE;
> > typedef unsigned short WORD;
> > typedef unsigned int DWORD;
> 
> typedef unsigned long int DWORD;
> is better for compiling with different compilers.
> it explicitly specifies that it wants 32 bits.
> unlike int, which is 32bits in DJGPP, but 16 bits in Turbo C++ v3

unsigned long is 64 bits on a 64 bit architecture.  (Soes int for that
matter)

		Peter Allen

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