Using Visual C++ 5

by Gregory, Kate

• ISBN13: 9780789711458
• ISBN10: 0789711451
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Que Pub

Summary

Visual C++ is the leading C/C++ compiler and the language of choice for most beginning C++ programmers. This comprehensive reference takes users through the ins and outs of this popular language, explores the latest features of Visual C++, and shows readers how to build Internet-enabled ActiveX controls. Cover Title

Table of Contents

I Getting Started	11	(34)
1 Building Your First Application	11	(34)
II Interacting with Your Application with Dialog Boxes and Controls	45	(88)
2 Dialog Boxes and Controls	45	(16)
3 Windows 95 Common Controls	61	(36)
4 Messages and Commands	97	(18)
5 Documents and Views	115	(18)
III Getting Information from Your Application	133	(92)
6 Drawing on the Screen	133	(24)
7 Printing and Print Preview	157	(18)
8 Persistence and File I/O	175	(24)
9 Building a Complete Application: ShowString	199	(26)
IV Improving Your User Interface	225	(64)
10 Status Bars and Toolbars	225	(18)
11 Help	243	(24)
12 Property Pages and Sheets and Wizards	267	(22)
V ActiveX Applications and ActiveX Controls	289	(138)
13 ActiveX Concepts	289	(14)
14 Building an ActiveX Container Application	303	(40)
15 Building an ActiveX Server Application	343	(30)
16 Building an Automation Server	373	(20)
17 Building an ActiveX Control	393	(34)
VI Internet Programming	427	(102)
18 Sockets, MAPI, and the Internet	427	(16)
19 Internet Programming with the WinInet Classes	443	(22)
20 Building an Internet ActiveX Control	465	(26)
21 The Active Template Library	491	(38)
VII Advanced Programming Techniques	529	(148)
22 Database Access	529	(30)
23 New Enterprise Edition	559	(24)
24 Improving Your Application's Performance	583	(12)
25 Achieving Reuse with the Gallery and Your Own AppWizards	595	(10)
26 Exceptions, Templates, and the Latest Additions to C++	605	(30)
27 Multitasking with Windows Threads	635	(24)
28 Future Explorations	659	(18)
Appendixes	677	(238)
A Windows Programming Review and a Look Inside CWnd	677	(12)
B The Developer Studio User Interface	689	(58)
C Debugging	747	(14)
D MFC Macros and Globals	761	(10)
E Useful Classes	771	(28)
F Visual Basic Script Quick Reference	799	(112)
G What's on the CD?	911	(4)
Index	915