Visual C++ question

[Daok]

I have read some of the tutorial at :http://www.winprog.org about Visual C++ and it show how to make a simple window but in 2 different way and I do not know wich one choose now.

The first one is bigger and look like this :


WNDCLASSEX wc;
HWND hwnd;
MSG Msg;

wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
wc.style = 0;
wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wc.cbClsExtra = 0;
wc.cbWndExtra = 0;
......................


And the other one is quite simple and it use the resource editor and I just write :

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
return DialogBox(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_MAIN), NULL, DlgProc);
}


The problem is with the seconde way I cannot see how to add icon to my program.

Daok

[Technocrat]

Personally I would stay away from using the Dialog way to you learn how to do it the API way (first one). The other way can be trouble.

[rajab natshah]

hi,
you can use hIconSm mumber to select Icon to your program

this noot frm MSDN

hIcon
Handle to the class icon. This member must be a handle of an icon resource. If this member is NULL, an application must draw an icon whenever the user minimizes the application's window.

[Daok]

I have read about 50% of the tutorial on winprog.org and I found the Visual part very complex. Do you think I should buy a book or read more tutorial and I will be fine ?

[rajab natshah]

hi,
Yes MasterDaok ,
if you read more know more..
good lack.. :)

[CyberCarsten]

but unfortunately its very hard to find a book on pure API.
I went to the bookstore the other day and found 7 or so C++ programming books for newbies...all of them in MFC!
Is it really that hard to find an API book ???

[parksie]

Petzold?

[CornedBee]

Programming Windows
by Charles Petzold
Microsoft Press

[CyberCarsten]

Can I use it with VC++ .NET???

[parksie]

Yes, but it won't help you for the .NET framework. VC++ 7 still supports normal programs.

[CyberCarsten]

Pew!! I just want to learn normal windows programming, so I shouldn't get any problems with VC.NET??

[CornedBee]

No problems, except that the reference is very crowded.

[parksie]

Originally posted by CornedBee
No problems, except that the reference is very crowded. Hmm, on the same scale that the Black Hole of Calcutta was a tad cramped.

[CyberCarsten]

What do you mean??

[CornedBee]

Huh?

[parksie]

Is that to me?

[CornedBee]

The "Huh?" is to you. I don't understand your joke, lack of English knowledge, and what's the "black hole of calcutta"?

[parksie]

You said the reference was crowded, which is an understatement on the same level as the Black Hole of Calcutta was a tad cramped:

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/British/Blackh.html

I thought everyone knew the legend...

[CornedBee]

Never heard of that. But then, I never cared about India or the UK.

[parksie]

Originally posted by CornedBee
Never heard of that. But then, I never cared about India or the UK. Well, we don't really care about the UK either ;)