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any tips to share on converting Win32 demo application to C#?

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  • M megaadam

    My tip: do not.

    "If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"

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    obermd
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    I concur. If you must redo this demo as a C# application, write it from the ground up in C#. You'll end up with a more efficient application than if you do a straight conversion.

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    • O obermd

      I concur. If you must redo this demo as a C# application, write it from the ground up in C#. You'll end up with a more efficient application than if you do a straight conversion.

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      Southmountain
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      yes, I plan to go through the code and understand the logic, then rewrite it...

      diligent hands rule....

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      • CPalliniC CPallini

        I guess (I'm not an expert) going from Win32 to Windows Forms is far easier than the opposite. GDI+ is rather user-friendly, in my opinion.

        "In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto

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        Shao Voon Wong
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        I second you. C++ GDI+ and C# GDI+ are very similar, one-to-one function replacement. I ported my [Outline Text](https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/42529/Outline-Text) from C++ to C# in one day.

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        • S Southmountain

          yes, I plan to go through the code and understand the logic, then rewrite it...

          diligent hands rule....

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          Ron Anders
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          What's it written in now? Or, do you wish this to be a web app and hence C#?

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          • S Southmountain

            I have a small Win32 app demo to show some algorithms on drawing 2D geometry. I plan to convert or rewrite it in C# because I like to use this algorithm in my WinForm app. any tips to share? it seems a little daunting to me...

            diligent hands rule....

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            Depends on the language the original was written in as well as how well-structured it is. I would go about this by first and foremost separating business logic from plumbing. Then, by mapping the APIs used in the business logic part to .NET parts. While P/Invoking them is certainly feasible, that's only advised if the goal is defined as sticking as close as possible to the original and/or there's no corresponding .NET APIs.

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            • S Southmountain

              I have a small Win32 app demo to show some algorithms on drawing 2D geometry. I plan to convert or rewrite it in C# because I like to use this algorithm in my WinForm app. any tips to share? it seems a little daunting to me...

              diligent hands rule....

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              MikeCO10
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              Not sure how we can answer that without knowing what language is it written in now?

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              • S Southmountain

                I have a small Win32 app demo to show some algorithms on drawing 2D geometry. I plan to convert or rewrite it in C# because I like to use this algorithm in my WinForm app. any tips to share? it seems a little daunting to me...

                diligent hands rule....

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                Shmoken99
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                Ctrl+C Ctrl+V then start fixing the compiler errors. Converted an ancient app to C#. The biggest problem was changing all the 1 based indexes to 0 based. Wrote unit tests in both languages to ensure consistent behavior.

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                • M MikeCO10

                  Not sure how we can answer that without knowing what language is it written in now?

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                  Southmountain
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                  Win32, written in C++.

                  diligent hands rule....

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                  • M Member 9167057

                    Depends on the language the original was written in as well as how well-structured it is. I would go about this by first and foremost separating business logic from plumbing. Then, by mapping the APIs used in the business logic part to .NET parts. While P/Invoking them is certainly feasible, that's only advised if the goal is defined as sticking as close as possible to the original and/or there's no corresponding .NET APIs.

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                    Southmountain
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                    thanks for you great experience!

                    diligent hands rule....

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                    • R Ron Anders

                      What's it written in now? Or, do you wish this to be a web app and hence C#?

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                      Win32, written in C++. would like to convert it into C# WinApp to play around with the algorithms in it,,,

                      diligent hands rule....

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