MFC applications and Visual C++'s newer editions

[Frank Hickman [MVP]]

Hello.

When it comes to Win32, Visual Studio .NET 2005 Express Edition Beta 2
only allows the creation of console-based applications. What if one wanted
to create MFC-based applications and, at the same time, be able to take
advantage of the powerful and conforming C++ compiler that comes with the
package? I hope that resorting to Visual C++ 6.0 is not the only option.

Thank you,

As far as I know, you will need the retail version to produce MFC
applications not the Express edition.

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[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ney_Andr=E9_de_Mello_Zunino?=]

Hello.

When it comes to Win32, Visual Studio .NET 2005 Express Edition Beta 2
only allows the creation of console-based applications. What if one
wanted to create MFC-based applications and, at the same time, be able
to take advantage of the powerful and conforming C++ compiler that comes
with the package? I hope that resorting to Visual C++ 6.0 is not the
only option.

Thank you,

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Hello.

When it comes to Win32, Visual Studio .NET 2005 Express Edition Beta 2
only allows the creation of console-based applications. What if one
wanted to create MFC-based applications and, at the same time, be able
to take advantage of the powerful and conforming C++ compiler that
comes with the package? I hope that resorting to Visual C++ 6.0 is
not the only option.

Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or above (but NOT express edition)
includes MFC.

-cd

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ney_Andr=E9_de_Mello_Zunino?=]

Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or above (but NOT express edition)
includes MFC.

Understood. Considering a system which has both Visual C++ 6.0 and
Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition Beta 2 installed, would it be
feasible (and simple) to arrange things so that MFC applications could
be built from the newer development tool? Are there any gotchas of which
I should be aware?

Thank you for your replies,

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Understood. Considering a system which has both Visual C++ 6.0 and
Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition Beta 2 installed, would it be
feasible (and simple) to arrange things so that MFC applications could
be built from the newer development tool? Are there any gotchas of
which I should be aware?

It would not be simple, if even possible.

-cd

 

[Mark Randall]

It wouldent.

MFC as of .NET uses a much more detailed self parser, eliminating things
like special comments required in message maps etc. If you need to make MFC,
use 2003 or 2005 normal version (with MFC)

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ney_Andr=E9_de_Mello_Zunino?=]

MFC as of .NET uses a much more detailed self parser, eliminating things
like special comments required in message maps etc. If you need to make MFC,
use 2003 or 2005 normal version (with MFC)

Thank you both for your contribution.

Best regards,

 

[Jonathan Wilson]

When it comes to Win32, Visual Studio .NET 2005 Express Edition Beta 2

only allows the creation of console-based applications. What if one

You can still create normal win32 applications by doing #include
<windows.h> and going from there.
Although I dont know if the Express edition actually includes the header
files or if you have to download them seperatly (i.e. Platform SDK)

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

You can still create normal win32 applications by doing #include
<windows.h> and going from there.
Although I dont know if the Express edition actually includes the
header files or if you have to download them seperatly (i.e. Platform
SDK)

You have to download and install the PSDK yourself to do native windows
development with VC++ Express 2005.

-cd