Getting Started with Microsoft Visual C++ 6 with an Introduction to MFC

This companion to C++ How to Program: Second Edition—the world's most widely used university C++ textbook—carefully introduces how to use the Microsoft Visual Studio^™ 6 integrated development environment (IDE) and Visual C++ 6 to create Windows^® programs using basic Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).

Authors Harvey and Paul Deitel are the principals of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally-recognized organization specializing in C++, Java^™, C, Visual Basic^®, object technology and Internet and World Wide Web programming training. The Deitels are also the authors of the best-selling textbooks, Java How to Program, C How to Program, C++ How to Program, Visual Basic 6 How to Program, and Internet and World Wide Web How to Program. The Deitels, Tem R. Nieto and Edward T. Strassberger introduce MFC programming fundamentals with Visual C++ 6.

Key topics include:

• IDE, console applications, Win32^® applications
• Online documentation, Web resources
• GUI controls (i.e., edit texts, list boxes, etc.)
• Graphics, message handling
• Debugger, dialog boxes
• Resource definition language

Getting Started with Microsoft Visual C++ 6 with an Introduction to MFC includes:

• 17 'live-code' Visual C++/MFC programs with screen captures
• Exercises (many with answers) accompanying every chapter
• Dozens of tips, recommended practices, and cautions-all marked with icons
  — Good Programming Practices
  —Software Engineering Observations
  —Performance Ties
  —Portability Tips
  —Look-and-Feel Observations
  —Testing and Debugging Tips
  —Common Programming Errors

This companion to C++ How to Program is part of a family of resources for teaching and learning C++, including a Web site (http://www.prenhall.com/deitel) with the book's code examples and other information for faculty, students and professionals; an optional interactive CD-ROM (C & C++ Multimedia Cyber Classroom) containing extensive interactivity features—such as thousands of hyperlinks and audio walkthroughs of the code examples in C++ How to Program—and e-mail access to the authors at
[email protected]

For information on corporate on-site seminars and public seminars offered by Deitel & Associates, Inc. worldwide see the last few pages of this book and/or visit:
http://www.deitel.com

For information on Visual C++ and MFC visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/visualc
http://www.codeguru.com

This companion to C++ How to Program, Second Edition — the world's most widely used C++ textbook — carefully explains how to use Microsoft's Visual Studio 6 integrated development environment (IDE) and Visual C++ 6 to create Windows programs using the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).

Key topics include: Win32 and console applications; online documentation and Web resources; GUI controls; dialog boxes; graphics; message handling; the resource definition language; and the debugger. The book includes 15 "live-code" Visual C++/MFC programs with screen captures; dozens of tips, recommended practices and cautions; and exercises accompanying every chapter. This book is part of a family of resources for teaching and learning C++, including a Web site with the book's code examples, an optional interactive CD-ROM (C & C++ Multimedia Cyberclassroom), and more.

For anyone interested in developing with Visual C++ and MFC.

Harvey Deitel and Paul Deitel are principals of Deitel & Associates, Inc., a leader in programming training; and authors of C++ How to Program and Java How to Program — each the #1 book in its market. They have taught 500,000 programmers.

T.R. Nieto, an MIT graduate, is senior lecturer at Deitel & Associates.

Edward T. Strassberger is the owner of Strassberger Software Training, Inc.