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Subject:	Re: Are they there?
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Date:	Mon, 15 Nov 1999 01:17:52 GMT
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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

>
> These are for 32-bit compilers.  You can find the above defines in
> (e.g.,) Cygwin.
>
> --
> Weiqi Gao
> weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com




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