Visual C++ newbie

[made_of_asp]

Hello,

I got VC++ but i got no MSDN. Does anyone know any good sites where u can learn VC++ from scratch because i dont know any codes.


Thanks greatly for help

[abdul]

Do you know how to program in C++ - not windows programming? if not then check out the faq and read some tutorials on C++. Visual C++ is just a compiler for C++

[made_of_asp]

Hi

I dont know C/C++ but i have Visual C++

[abdul]

Then you need to know C++ first. You can program in C++ using the compiler Visual C++

here are the links to some good tutorials that can get you started in C++. There are some links indexes too:

http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html
http://www.cplusplus.com/
http://www.glenmccl.com/tutor.htm
http://www2.andrews.edu/~maier/tutor.html
http://www.vb-bookmark.com/CppTutorial.html

Books:

http://www.cesis.lv/learn/C++/

[made_of_asp]

Thnx

[Vlatko]

I would reccomend books. The only way to learn C++. See the FAQ for links.

[abdul]

[Megatron]

www.programmingtutorials.com might be of some use to you.

[Wynd]

Yeah, remember, C++ is the language. Visual C++ is just the compiler.

[kedaman]

I'd recommend Sam's teach yourself C++ in 21 days, after all C++ is an object oriented language, and if you want to take advantage of that, learn OOP

[made_of_asp]

Ok Thanks. Meanwhile, does anyone know how to make my Form Un Re-sizable, t.e Static, not Squichable or Stretchable:

#include <windows.h>

/* Declare Windows procedure */
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
/* Make the class name into a global variable */
char szClassName[ ] = "Test";
char szWinTitle[ ] = "Test";
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hThisInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpszArgument, int nFunsterStil)

{
    HWND hwnd;               /* This is the handle for our window */
    HWND txtbox;
    MSG messages;            /* Here messages to the application are saved */
    WNDCLASSEX wincl;        /* Data structure for the windowclass */

    /* The Window structure */
    wincl.hInstance = hThisInstance;
    wincl.lpszClassName = szClassName;
    wincl.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;      /* This function is called by windows */
    wincl.style = CS_DBLCLKS;                 /* Catch double-clicks */
    wincl.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);

    /* Use default icon and mouse-pointer */
    wincl.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wincl.lpszMenuName = NULL; /* No menu */
    wincl.cbClsExtra = 0;                      /* No extra bytes after the window class */
    wincl.cbWndExtra = 0;                      /* structure or the window instance */
    /* Use light-gray as the background of the window */
    wincl.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject(LTGRAY_BRUSH);

    /* Register the window class, if fail quit the program */
    if(!RegisterClassEx(&wincl)) return 0;

    /* The class is registered, let's create the program*/
    hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
           0,                   /* Extended possibilites for variation */
           szClassName,         /* Classname */
           szWinTitle,         /* Title Text */
           WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, /* default window */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* Windows decides the position */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* where the window ends up on the screen */
           544,                 /* The programs width */
           375,                 /* and height in pixels */
           HWND_DESKTOP,        /* The window is a child-window to desktop */
           NULL,                /* No menu */
           hThisInstance,       /* Program Instance handler */
           NULL                 /* No Window Creation data */
           );

           txtbox = CreateWindowEx(0, /* Create The TextBox */
           "edit",                    /* Classname */
           "My textbox",              /* Default text */
           WS_CHILD,                  /* TextBox is a child */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,                        /* Size/Length/Width */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,                        /* Size/Length/Width */
           544,                       /* Size/Length/Width */
           375,                        /* Size/Length/Width */
           hwnd,                      /* Handle */
           NULL,                      /* Menu handle */
           hThisInstance,             /* Instance Name/Long */
           NULL                       /* NULL of something??? */
           );

    /* Make the window visible on the screen */
    ShowWindow(hwnd, nFunsterStil);
    ShowWindow(txtbox, nFunsterStil);
    /* Run the message loop. It will run until GetMessage( ) returns 0 */
    while(GetMessage(&messages, NULL, 0, 0))
    {
           /* Translate virtual-key messages into character messages */
           TranslateMessage(&messages);
           /* Send message to WindowProcedure */
           DispatchMessage(&messages);
    }

    /* The program return-value is 0 - The value that PostQuitMessage( ) gave */
    return messages.wParam;
}

/* This function is called by the Windows function DispatchMessage( ) */
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch (message)                  /* handle the messages */
    {
           case WM_DESTROY:
           PostQuitMessage(0);        /* send a WM_QUIT to the message queue */
           break;
           default:                   /* for messages that we don't deal with */
           return DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    }
    return 0;
} 

[abdul]

Put:

WS_MAXIMIZEBOX | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | 
    WS_SYSMENU 

instead of WM_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW for your windows' style

[made_of_asp]

Ok Thanks a lot