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Since you don't have Windows experience, definitely stay away from MFC - you need solid Win32 knowledge to use it well. Honestly, that list is a pretty tall order for someone with no experience. I don't use .NET but I'm pretty sure the BCL has classes to do all of those items you listed. (well, #2 isn't a coding issue, it's just a matter of creating the right registry entries)
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Since you don't have Windows experience, definitely stay away from MFC - you need solid Win32 knowledge to use it well. Honestly, that list is a pretty tall order for someone with no experience. I don't use .NET but I'm pretty sure the BCL has classes to do all of those items you listed. (well, #2 isn't a coding issue, it's just a matter of creating the right registry entries)
--Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | NEW!! PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ
Can you define what you mean by BCL? If it's part of .NET I cannot use it :(. I've got a BS in Computer Science, but they made us use Java :(. I just finished building a an application for Windows, and it took me about a week and a half... and it works great, so I've got *some* experience with Windows and Visual C++ now. By the way, which is easier to port to .NET, MFC or straight up Windows calls? -- modified at 16:38 Saturday 22nd April, 2006
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Can you define what you mean by BCL? If it's part of .NET I cannot use it :(. I've got a BS in Computer Science, but they made us use Java :(. I just finished building a an application for Windows, and it took me about a week and a half... and it works great, so I've got *some* experience with Windows and Visual C++ now. By the way, which is easier to port to .NET, MFC or straight up Windows calls? -- modified at 16:38 Saturday 22nd April, 2006
chasetoys wrote:
Can you define what you mean by BCL?
It's the Base Class Library, which is part of .NET. Kevin
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All of us would like to run before we can crawl LateNightsInNewry
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Can you define what you mean by BCL? If it's part of .NET I cannot use it :(. I've got a BS in Computer Science, but they made us use Java :(. I just finished building a an application for Windows, and it took me about a week and a half... and it works great, so I've got *some* experience with Windows and Visual C++ now. By the way, which is easier to port to .NET, MFC or straight up Windows calls? -- modified at 16:38 Saturday 22nd April, 2006
Goes to Show, a BSC does no longer confer any knowledge onto the recipient. I also assume that the 'They Made Us use Java' means that 'They' had secret agents and snipers out to shoot and kill on sight anyone found to take any interest in computer science, including browsing in second hand shops for books on CPP, Books written by Matt Pietreck, or, in general, taking any interest in how a computer works and achieves it's goals. Become Real! If You're interested in computers, don't forget java, it has it's uses, and start to learn how the thing works!!! LateNightsInNewry
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Since you don't have Windows experience, definitely stay away from MFC - you need solid Win32 knowledge to use it well. Honestly, that list is a pretty tall order for someone with no experience. I don't use .NET but I'm pretty sure the BCL has classes to do all of those items you listed. (well, #2 isn't a coding issue, it's just a matter of creating the right registry entries)
--Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | NEW!! PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ
Maybe I've been a bit harsh, we all had to start somewhere. Use MFC, it's far easier than the SDK approach you appear to be taking. You can write quite involved applications in it, without ever meeting a WindowProcedure! Before you embark on a project you outlined, follow the 'Scribble' tutorial, and spend six months playing with it. Develop your App incrementally, a lot of the functionallity you mention can be added later. Don't forget, Microsoft did not start by writing Windows 2000, and offering a cut down version named DOS 3.1. It was the Otherway around. If you keep close to the MFC Concept, and build on the fact that java and C++ have similar structures and sntax, you'l get there. Best of Success LateNightsInNewry