Sams Teach Yourself Visual C++ 6 in 21 Days

Author(s): Chapman D.

Year: 1998

Description:
Users will learn Visual C++ through the elements of the Teach Yourself series: Q&A sections Do s and Don ts sections Workshop sections Shaded syntax boxes Type/Output/Analysis icons Week One gets users started with Visual C++. After installing and moving around the components of the software, users will examine a preliminary program to get the feel for C++ and Visual C++ specifically. Users will learn about: C++ basics; hierarchies; members, functions, and objects; inheritance; MFC; installing Visual C++, the Visual C++ compiler. In Week Two, users will look at components of Windows applications, and how they are invoked with Visual C++. Topics include: keyboard input; using the mouse; handling data files; lists and serialization; toolbars and status bars; graphics; and projects. Week Three looks at some more involved aspects of Visual C++ and Windows applications. Topics include: multimedia and video links; C++ classes; DLLs; ActiveX; OCX; debugging and program optimization; code profiling and assessment; common programming problems and their solutions.* The most hands-on tutorial available for Visual C++.* Takes programmers and non-programmers through all the steps of developing C++ application with Visual C++.* New and Improved: Not only does this edition include coverage of the latest version of Visual C++, it also has been created to include more hows and whys so that the reader can apply Visual C++ to their own applications even easier"