Help a Sort-Of Newbie! :/
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I am a very junior level professional programmer, and I'm having a problem - and I feel rather foolish about it. Generally, I've really preferred C++, but I haven't worked with it in some time, and until recently, I used Borland C++ Builder 3.0, which is somewhat old now. I'm now using Visual Studio 7.0 .NET, and I'm having a couple of problems. The first is that I'm having a devil of a time with editing a list box. Did this all the time in VB, but VC++ doesn't seem to make it as easy. I've opened up the properties, but it isn't giving me any options for adding data - and the data property in the property list is greyed out. The other is, how does one add a button or other control to the primary window itself for VC++? With Borland C++ Builder, I could just paint it on. And I can paint them on for dialogue boxes in the resource area. However, I can't find accurate information in the help files. While I am still looking for them, I thought I'd see if anyone out there could help me out with this. (I should probably get my hands on the books; this is a tool at my workstation I'm using, sans instructions. I can program in C++ just fine, but I'll be darned if I can find some of these GUI creation controls in VS .NET). One last thing: I had found a so-called tutorial in the MFC/C++ section for editing a list box - but some of the screen shots the person had displayed dialogue that I cant seem to bring up. It looked more like my VB 5.0 interface, and such items are not coming up in my VS in the C++ environ.... Thanks! James A Beggs Microsoft MSN Mobile Component Test Team
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I am a very junior level professional programmer, and I'm having a problem - and I feel rather foolish about it. Generally, I've really preferred C++, but I haven't worked with it in some time, and until recently, I used Borland C++ Builder 3.0, which is somewhat old now. I'm now using Visual Studio 7.0 .NET, and I'm having a couple of problems. The first is that I'm having a devil of a time with editing a list box. Did this all the time in VB, but VC++ doesn't seem to make it as easy. I've opened up the properties, but it isn't giving me any options for adding data - and the data property in the property list is greyed out. The other is, how does one add a button or other control to the primary window itself for VC++? With Borland C++ Builder, I could just paint it on. And I can paint them on for dialogue boxes in the resource area. However, I can't find accurate information in the help files. While I am still looking for them, I thought I'd see if anyone out there could help me out with this. (I should probably get my hands on the books; this is a tool at my workstation I'm using, sans instructions. I can program in C++ just fine, but I'll be darned if I can find some of these GUI creation controls in VS .NET). One last thing: I had found a so-called tutorial in the MFC/C++ section for editing a list box - but some of the screen shots the person had displayed dialogue that I cant seem to bring up. It looked more like my VB 5.0 interface, and such items are not coming up in my VS in the C++ environ.... Thanks! James A Beggs Microsoft MSN Mobile Component Test Team
The best I can say is: Get a book about programming with VC++. It's way different from what you have tried before, because you have only been using RAD (Rapid Application Development) tools. In VC++ you have to do it all by code... Take a look at this one.[^] - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"
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The best I can say is: Get a book about programming with VC++. It's way different from what you have tried before, because you have only been using RAD (Rapid Application Development) tools. In VC++ you have to do it all by code... Take a look at this one.[^] - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"
Thanks. I work at Microsoft here in Redmond, Wa, as a short term contractor, and they have a company library. So, I went down and got a few books. Annoying. For my home use, I may have to check out Borland's most recent C++ Builder. One of the versions of it does include .NET material as well. What is your favorite C++ compilers? :) James A Beggs Microsoft MSN Mobile Component Test Team
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James A Beggs wrote: What is your favorite C++ compilers? VC, the one and only ;) - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"
Haha! Well, I "grew up" on Borland C++, then picked up C++ Builder 3.0. I liked it, a lot. I haven't used it in awhile, and I am debating on what to get, Borland, VC, or something else. James A Beggs Microsoft MSN Mobile Component Test Team
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Thanks. I work at Microsoft here in Redmond, Wa, as a short term contractor, and they have a company library. So, I went down and got a few books. Annoying. For my home use, I may have to check out Borland's most recent C++ Builder. One of the versions of it does include .NET material as well. What is your favorite C++ compilers? :) James A Beggs Microsoft MSN Mobile Component Test Team
James A Beggs wrote: What is your favorite C++ compilers? VC, the one and only ;) - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"