Can i create a c++ application using VS 2003 but NOT .net technology?
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Newbie question here... I am learning c++ and following through the code from a book - which recommends using Microsoft VC++ 7.0. The book stresses that it does not use the .net framework. My question is can i use VS 2003 (.net) to create a "NON"-.net application? Would this be a "Win32 App" in visual studio? help? Thanks. SN
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Newbie question here... I am learning c++ and following through the code from a book - which recommends using Microsoft VC++ 7.0. The book stresses that it does not use the .net framework. My question is can i use VS 2003 (.net) to create a "NON"-.net application? Would this be a "Win32 App" in visual studio? help? Thanks. SN
Of course!! I've only experimented with the managed extensions a few times, but other than that, I just like the .Net IDE a lot better than VC6's. You can make any of the same application types that you could in VC6. And so far, any code or functions that I had in VC6 work with no problem. The difference if you just want to write C++ code without the .Net stuff is invisible to me. But at any time you can go into your project's properties and set 'Use Managed Extensions' to YES, which adds a \clr switch to your linker settings. [insert witty comment here] bdiamond :zzz:
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Of course!! I've only experimented with the managed extensions a few times, but other than that, I just like the .Net IDE a lot better than VC6's. You can make any of the same application types that you could in VC6. And so far, any code or functions that I had in VC6 work with no problem. The difference if you just want to write C++ code without the .Net stuff is invisible to me. But at any time you can go into your project's properties and set 'Use Managed Extensions' to YES, which adds a \clr switch to your linker settings. [insert witty comment here] bdiamond :zzz:
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What exactly are Managed Extensions? .net stuff...
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Managed extensions is the .Net BCL (Base Class Library). I guess it's almost like .Net's version of MFC. There is a great beginner's book I have by Tom Archer and Nishant Sivakumar (whom are both CodeProject members) that deals with a C++ programmer learning to use managed extensions. It's a great book, but I really haven't had the time to do more than a few exercises from it in the past few months. [insert witty comment here] bdiamond :zzz:
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Managed extensions is the .Net BCL (Base Class Library). I guess it's almost like .Net's version of MFC. There is a great beginner's book I have by Tom Archer and Nishant Sivakumar (whom are both CodeProject members) that deals with a C++ programmer learning to use managed extensions. It's a great book, but I really haven't had the time to do more than a few exercises from it in the past few months. [insert witty comment here] bdiamond :zzz:
Now i am a little confused.... "...at any time you can go into your project's properties and set 'Use Managed Extensions' to YES..." As you posted earlier, i need to set 'Use Managed Extensions' to YES, but here you also say they are the .Net BCL. If so wouldn't i NOT want to use Managed Extensions? I'm being fussy i know... I just want to be sure i understand! :) SN