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C++/Win32 API [message #304383]

Wed, 19 December 2007 21:39

slavik262
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As some of you know, I've done Visual Basic.NET apps in the past. However, I grow increasingly annoyed with the failure of managed code, so I'm teaching myself C++. I can do console apps fine, but as Command Prompt is so 1980s, I'm teaching myself how to create windows using the Win32 API. I've run into some trouble however, as all the tutorials I can find are using C, and create massive compiler errors. I'm using M$ Visual C++ 2008 for a compiler, and it has a built-in Win32 project. However, I have no clue what the hell all the code does because I still have no clue how the Windows API works.

In short:

Does anyone have any good tutorials on using the Win32 API with C++?

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #304391 is a reply to message #304383]

Wed, 19 December 2007 22:35

Ethenal
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Try this: http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/start.html
I'm actually teaching myself C++ as well.

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #304397 is a reply to message #304383]

Wed, 19 December 2007 23:33

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #304467 is a reply to message #304383]

Thu, 20 December 2007 10:49

Ethenal
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BTW disregard the first post, it's a C tutorial, not C++.
Those DCOM lessons are for managed code, that's not what he is looking for.

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #304559 is a reply to message #304383]

Thu, 20 December 2007 14:31

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So all of the above posts are useless. Big Ups

It's okay though. That first site was the one I found, but it won't compile, and I want to use the newer Win32.h header that comes with Visual C++ 2008.

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #304588 is a reply to message #304559]

Thu, 20 December 2007 16:04

Ethenal
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slavik262 wrote on Thu, 20 December 2007 15:31

So all of the above posts are useless. Big Ups

It's okay though. That first site was the one I found, but it won't compile, and I want to use the newer Win32.h header that comes with Visual C++ 2008.

Same happened to me. Weird. I know of a great C++ specific API tutorial, but the site is down for maintenance.

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #305415 is a reply to message #304383]

Mon, 24 December 2007 15:40

Sir Kane
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Not sure what the difference between "C" and "C++" is when it comes to window stuff.

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #305515 is a reply to message #304383]

Tue, 25 December 2007 07:50

Dave Anderson
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DPDN Supports Win32 as well.

"Win32 API, C++/CLI 8.0

The scope of this forum covers the Native C++ and Win32 API, but does not cover extensions such as MFC or ATL. This forum also covers the latest release (2005) of the C++/CLI language."

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #305595 is a reply to message #304383]

Tue, 25 December 2007 19:14

Sir Kane
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MFC & friends are bloated failure anyways.

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #305672 is a reply to message #304383]

Wed, 26 December 2007 12:42

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Yep.

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Re: C++/Win32 API [message #305797 is a reply to message #304383]

Wed, 26 December 2007 23:11

Ethenal
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Well SK, for some odd reason the code won't compile in Visual Studio '08, new API headers or something. It compiles fine in Dev C++ and probably works on VS '05 as well.

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