Learning C++ again with new version from Microsoft - have some questions
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1. Which template should I use for a new project. I once used Microsoft Forms, but there is no such option in the current Visual Studio (version 2015) Which one should I use if I intend to produce multiple forms? 2. How to I add a form to a project? The visual basic interface that defines forms seems to be buried by Microsoft and is no longer visible. 3. How do I create and link a form to a new project, defining that form as the form to load when the program starts? Sorry this is so basic, but I'm again a beginner given Microsoft's habit of making major changes to Visual Studio with each new edition.
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1. Which template should I use for a new project. I once used Microsoft Forms, but there is no such option in the current Visual Studio (version 2015) Which one should I use if I intend to produce multiple forms? 2. How to I add a form to a project? The visual basic interface that defines forms seems to be buried by Microsoft and is no longer visible. 3. How do I create and link a form to a new project, defining that form as the form to load when the program starts? Sorry this is so basic, but I'm again a beginner given Microsoft's habit of making major changes to Visual Studio with each new edition.
Member 1719971 wrote:
I once used Microsoft Forms
There are Windows Forms, and Web Forms. Which one do you want to create? The templates that come with VS include a basic form to which you add your own controls. Visual Studio adds the basic code to support those controls which you then modify to create your application.
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1. Which template should I use for a new project. I once used Microsoft Forms, but there is no such option in the current Visual Studio (version 2015) Which one should I use if I intend to produce multiple forms? 2. How to I add a form to a project? The visual basic interface that defines forms seems to be buried by Microsoft and is no longer visible. 3. How do I create and link a form to a new project, defining that form as the form to load when the program starts? Sorry this is so basic, but I'm again a beginner given Microsoft's habit of making major changes to Visual Studio with each new edition.
This isn't a specific answer to your question, but why do people insist on always using new versions of software? It's simply not necessary. If you like Windows Forms, why not use the 2010 version? Technology always changes, but much of it is unnecessary. Even though there are newer ways to make Windows programs in C++, a guy can still use the MFC to do it. Sure it's an older way but so what? It still is perfectly valid. By the way, even though you don't see Windows Forms as a template in the newer versions, you can still use it. Go to YouTube and look. They show you how. I'm using Visual Studio 2010 and it's great. No need to use anything more recent.