.Net vs MFC

[Lou Arnold]

I'm confused about MFC and .NET. I programmed C++ under MFC several
years ago, but haven't touched it since. I assume from what I read of
..Net that MFC is no longer used when writing applications using the
.Net framework. Is that correct?

Is it possible to upgrade VC++ V5 to programming .NET under Windows
2000 Pro SP4? If so what must be downloaded or purchased and for how
much (approx)? I don't want to purchase Visual Studio.

Lou Arnold
Ottawa, Canada

 

[Morten Wennevik]

Hi Lou,

..Net uses its own set of controls, so you don't use MFC at all.

No, VC++ V5 won't be able to do .Net code. You need to upgrade to one of the Visual Studio .Net versions or code manually as everything you need is installed with .Net Framework and Framework SDK.

 

[Lou Arnold]

Thanks, Morten. Its a pleasure to get an unambiguous response. It will
help when I start learning .NET programming.

A last question, if I may. Is it possible to run VC++ 5 under my Win2K
Pro SP4? Can I still develop MFC and ATL programs under that OS, or do
I neet to upgrade runtimes or the MFC and ATL? I want a refresher of
what I did in a past course using those.

Lou.

Hi Lou,

.Net uses its own set of controls, so you don't use MFC at all.

No, VC++ V5 won't be able to do .Net code. You need to upgrade to one of the Visual Studio .Net versions or code manually as everything you need is installed with .Net Framework and Framework SDK.

Lou Arnold
Ottawa, Canada
LouArnoldOttawa@nospam_yahoo.ca
(remove "no spam_" to email me)

 

[Morten Wennevik]

I'm afraid I don't know if VC++ 5 will work under windows 2000. You can however do MFC, ATL and regular Win32 using VS.Net though. You are not forced to use .Net Framework.