Bored with C++...

[abdul]

I am reading the book called:

simons teach yourself C++ in 21 days second edition

I have read first 5 chapter of this book and I am bored with it. It want to learn windows programming in C++ as quickly as possible. I know about some what about

pointers
classes
functions

Am I able to begin programming in windows. I have read a code to create a simple windows app. It uses a lot of windows API calls which I have done some in visual basic.
Please suggest something or some site to learn windows programming.

[sail3005]

one of the best (probably the best) for windows programming is http://www.winprog.org

[sail3005]

OK...what the heck happened with that UBB?

[Vlatko]

http://www.winprog.org/tutorial

But i should warn you that you may get lost in win apps if you are not very familiar with functions and pointers. Also win32 programming will look like a whole new language to you.

[parksie]

The main problem with Win32 programming is you have to understand exactly how type sizes affect what you do. You need to keep track of what the difference between LONG_PTR and INT_PTR is, and you need to be ready for 64-bit programming

Plus they make very heavy use of function pointers

[abdul]

www.winprog.com
is a good site but when I paste the code to create a window in my compiler, and I run it, it shows a dos window and the other window which I wanted. It looks messy. How do I get rid of the dos window.
I am using DEV-C++.

My compiler gives me an option to make a window but it's good is a little diffrent then the code in www.winprog.com.

What are resource files, and source files.

What is LONG_PTR and INT_PTR.

I can make funtction with some parameters or without.

I can make pointer which point to the address of another variable and then if I change the pointer's value, it change that variable's value.

That is all I know about pointers and functions

[parksie]

You need to make sure that you link it as a windows program, not console. This means that you will need to use WinMain as well.

[abdul]

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)

Do I change "wndproc" to Winmain or what do I use instead of this.

What is "LRESULT CALLBACK" I does look like a function and also what is this thing:
"HWND hwnd" I have read somewhere that in vb it is like this:

Dim HWND as hwnd

but after declaring "HWND" why do you use "hwnd" instead of "HWND"

[parksie]

WinMain is the Windows equivalent of main.
In C/C++ functions take the form:

<type> <attributes> FunctionName(<params>)

<type> is the type returned from the function.
<attributes> specify things like calling convention. For Windows programs it's usually CALLBACK (technically it's the __stdcall convention).

The parameters are specified as type varname. HWND is the type name, and hWnd is the name of the variable.

(these sorts of problems are the ones overcome by getting lots of non-windows experience)

[highlife]

i am certainly no expert as some of the other posters are, but I believe you should get a very solid foundation in C++ classes, methods, functions, along with everything about pointers and data structures before moving to any sort of windows programming. I have JUST started MFC programming but that year or two of C++ experience has helped alot.

just my $.02