Windows Applications (How Do I in Visual C+)

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Windows Forms

• Windows Forms Walkthroughs and How-to Topics
  Lists the Windows Forms walkthroughs that will help you effectively implement Windows Forms in your Visual C++ application.

• Code for Windows Forms Applications
  Lists the code examples that demonstrate how to perform common programming tasks in Windows Forms applications.

MFC

• MFC Fundamentals
  Introduces MFC and the fundamental support for programming for Microsoft Windows that it provides.

• CWinApp: The Application Class
  Discuses CWinApp, the main application class in MFC that encapsulates the initialization, running, and termination of an application for the Windows operating system.

• Collections
  Introduces the MFC collections used to manage groups of objects.

• MFC Internet Programming Tasks
  Contains detailed steps for adding Internet support to your applications.

• Serialization: Making a Serializable Class
  Lists the five main steps required to make a class serializable.

• Document Template Creation
  Describes creating a document using a Document Template.

• Document/View Creation
  Summarizes the types of documents that are created by an application object, a document template, a newly created document, and a newly created frame window.

• Creating New Documents, Windows, and Views
  Illustrates the creation process for documents, views, and frame windows.

• Exported DLL Function Entry Points
  Describes the AFX_MANAGE_STATE macro used to maintain the proper global state when switching from the DLL module to the calling application's DLL.

• Window Procedure Entry Points
  Describes how the Windows entry point is determined.

• Idle Loop Processing
  Focuses on using idle processing to perform lengthy processing "in the background."

• Exception Handling in MFC
  Explains the exception-handling mechanisms available in MFC.

• MAPI
  Describes the Microsoft Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) for client message application developers.

• How MFC Makes It Easier to Create Internet Client Applications
  Describes how MFC abstracts the Internet protocols for HTTP, FTP, and gopher into a high-level application programming interface, providing a fast and straightforward path to making applications Internet-aware.

• Declaring Message Handler Functions
  Lists the rules and conventions that govern the names of message-handler functions.

• How to: Display Command Information in the Status Bar
  Describes how to use the status bar to provide helpful feedback as the user of your application moves the mouse through items in the menus.

• Deriving a Class from CObject
  Describes the minimum steps necessary to derive a class from CObject.

• Do I Have to Derive New Classes from CObject?
  Explains when you might want to derive your class from CObject.

• What Does it Cost me to Derive a Class from CObject?
  Describes the overhead associated with deriving from CObject.

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