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Getting Started with Microsoft Visual C++ 6 with an Introduction to MFC, 2/E
Harvey M. Deitel, Deitel & Associates, Inc.
Paul J. Deitel, Deitel & Associates, Inc.
Tem R. Nieto, Deitel & Associates, Inc.
E. T. Strassberger, Strassberger Software Training, Inc.

ISBN-10: 0130132497
ISBN-13:  9780130132499

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2000
Format:  Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 163 pp
Published:  08/30/1999
Status: Out of Print


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For use as a supplement in C++ programming courses and/or courses teaching Microsoft's Visual C++ development environment.

This 200-page book is intended as a companion to Harvey and Paul Deitel's best-selling, C++ How to Program, Second Edition, or to other generic C++ textbooks. It is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing Microsoft's®Visual C++™ Version 6, Introductory Edition software.


Features

  • NEW - Clear introduction to Microsoft's Visual C++ Integrated Development Environment.

    • Students have an accessible resource for learning this complex software. Ex.___

  • MFC Programming features in detail.
  • All features are introduced with Deitels' signature “live-code” approach.
  • Graphical user interface concepts.

    • Students learn how to develop GUI's and graphics in the visual C++ environment. Ex.___

  • FREE: Microsoft's® Visual C++™ 6, Introductory edition software—Included on a CD-ROM with this book.

    • CD-ROM contains source code for all the code examples in the text, and hyperlinks to valuable demos and resources on the internet, and students have the software to use on their personal computers. Ex.___

  • Part of the Visual Studio® Series.

    • This series also includes Visual Basic 6 How to Program (0-13-456955-5).


New To This Edition

  • Clear introduction to Microsoft's Visual C++ Integrated Development Environment.

    • Students have an accessible resource for learning this complex software. Ex.___


Table of Contents



1. Visual Studio 6 Integrated Development Environment.

Introduction. Integrated Development Environment Overview: Visual C++. Online Visual C++ Documentation. Creating and Executing a C++ Application. Debugger.



2. MFC Programming: Part 1.

Introduction. MFC Classes. Messages. MFC Resources. Hungarian Notation. Win32 Application Projects. Creating Simple C++ with MFC. Menus. Dialog Boxes.



3. MFC Programming: Part 2.

Introduction. Password Protection. Processing Mouse Messages. Processing Keyboard Input Messages. Text Output.



4. MFC Graphical User Interface Controls.

Introduction. Multiline Edit Text Control. Check Boxes. Radio Button. List Boxes. Combo Boxes.



5. MFC Graphics.

Introduction. Coordinate Systems. Colors. Drawing Functions. Drawing Properties. Shapes and Lines. Timers. Images. Fonts. Closing Remarks.



Appendix: MFC Resources.

Introduction. Resources. Tutorials. FAQs. Products. Newsletters and Publications. Newsgroups.



Bibliography.


Previous Edition(s)

  • Getting Started with Visual C++ 6 with An Introduction to MFC, 2/E
    Deitel, Deitel, Nieto & Strassberger
    ©2000  |  Prentice Hall  |  Paper; 163 pp  |  Out of Print
    ISBN-10: 0130161470  |  ISBN-13: 9780130161475
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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.


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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
deitel@deitel.com

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

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