Visual C++ question

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 :

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    WNDCLASSEX wc;
    HWND hwnd;
    MSG Msg;

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

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

Code:

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

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

Daok

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.

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

this noot frm MSDN

PHP Code:

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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. 


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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 ?

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

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 ???

Petzold?

Programming Windows
by Charles Petzold
Microsoft Press

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

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

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

No problems, except that the reference is very crowded.

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Originally posted by CornedBee
No problems, except that the reference is very crowded.

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Hmm, on the same scale that the Black Hole of Calcutta was a tad cramped.

What do you mean??

Huh?

Is that to me?

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

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...sh/Blackh.html

I thought everyone knew the legend...

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

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

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Well, we don't really care about the UK either ;)