Sams Teach Yourself Visual C++ .Net in 21 Days

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This book emphasizes using VC++ tools and wizards to generate code. Code examples are augmented with C++ language sidebars. Readers who need a refresher on the language or want to go further "under the hood" will have a context, while those who don't can easily skip that coverage. The revision includes more information throughout on Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC). Sams Teach Yourself Visual C++® .NET in 21Days Copyright Contents at a Glance Contents About the Author Dedication Acknowledgments Tell Us What You Think! Introduction WEEK 1 At a Glance DAY 1 Building Your First Application in the Visual C++ Development Environment Touring the Visual C++ Development Environment Starting Your First Project Designing Your Application Window Adding Code to Your Application Adding Finishing Touches Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 2 Debugging Your Application What Is Debugging? Debug-Aiding Code The Visual Studio Debugging Tools Building a Faulty Application Debugging the Application Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 3 Using Controls in Your Application The Basic Windows Controls Adding Controls to Your Window Attaching Variables to Your Controls Attaching Functionality to the Controls Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 4 Integrating Mouse and Keyboard to Allow User Interaction Understanding Mouse Events Capturing Keyboard Events Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 5 Working with Timers Understanding Windows Timers Placing a Clock on Your Application Adding a Second Timer to Your Application Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 6 Adding Dialogs to Your Application for User Feedback Using Pre-existing (or System) Dialog Boxes Creating Your Own Dialog Boxes Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 7 Creating Menus for Your Application Understanding Menus Creating a Menu Creating Context Menus Creating a Menu with Accelerators Summary Q&A Workshop WEEK 1 In Review WEEK 2 At a Glance DAY 8 Working with Text and Fonts Finding and Using Fonts Using Fonts Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 9 Incorporating Graphics, Drawings, and Bitmaps Understanding the Graphics Device Interface Creating a Graphics Application Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 10 Creating SDI and MDI Applications Understanding the Document/View Architecture Understanding MDI Applications Creating an SDI Application Saving and Loading the Drawing Interacting with the Menu Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 11 Adding Toolbars and Status Bars Understanding Toolbars, Status Bars and Menus Designing a Toolbar Adding a Combo Box to a Toolbar Adding a New Status Bar Element Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 12 Saving and Restoring Work Implementing a Serializable Class Summary Q&A Workshop DAY13 Updating and Adding Database Records Through ADO Understanding Database Access Understanding ADO Building a Database Application with ADO Summary Q&A Workshop DAY14 Sharing Functionality with Other Applications Through DLLs Designing Classes Why Create DLLs? Creating and Using an MFC Extension DLL Creating and Using a Regular DLL Summary Q&A Workshop WEEK 2 In Review WEEK 3 At a Glance DAY15 Building Your Own Widgets: Creating ActiveX Controls What Is an ActiveX Control? Creating an ActiveX Control Summary Q&A Workshop DAY16 Adding Web Browsing Functionality to Your Applications The Internet Explorer ActiveX Model The CHtmlView Class Interacting with COM Interfaces Building a Web-Browsing Application Summary Q&A Workshop DAY17 Implementing Multitasking in Your Applications Understanding Multitasking Building a Multitasking Application Summary Q&A Workshop DAY 18 Working with Internet Applications and Network Communications Understanding How Network Communications Work Building a Networked Application Summary Q&A Workshop DAY19 Working with Managed Code Understanding Microsoft’s .NET Platform and the Common Language Runtime Working with Managed C++ Writing a Managed C++ Application Summary Q&A Workshop DAY20 Building Components with ATL What Is ATL? Building a Simple ATL Component Summary Q&A Workshop DAY21 Interacting with Visual Basic and C# Components Mixing Languages: Realizing the Promise of the CLR Building a Managed C++ Component with a C# Client Building a C# Component with a Managed C++ Client Building an Unmanaged C++ Client Summary Q&A Workshop WEEK 3 In Review APPENDIXA Answers to Quiz Questions Answers for Day 1 Answers for Day 2 Answers for Day 3 Answers for Day 4 Answers for Day 5 Answers for Day 6 Answers for Day 7 Answers for Day 8 Answers for Day 9 Answers for Day 10 Answers for Day 11 Answers for Day 12 Answers for Day 13 Answers for Day 14 Answers for Day 15 Answers for Day 16 Answers for Day 17 Answers for Day 18 Answers for Day 19 Answers for Day 20 Answers for Day 21 INDEX