| |  |  | | Visual C++ 6: The Complete Reference | | by Chris H. Pappas and William H. Murray, III | ISBN: 0078825105 | | | | Osborne/McGraw-Hill 1998, 1015 pages | | | | | Covers Microsoft's version 6 Visual C++ programming language and development environment in great detail. | | | | | |  |  Table of Contents | Back Cover | | | | | | | Synopsis by Barry Nance Microsoft's Visual C++ version 6 product is feature-laden, and Visual C++ 6: The Complete Reference covers nearly every nuance of every feature. For novices, it provides quick-start guides to using the Visual C++ compiler and Integrated Development Environment (IDE). For more experienced developers, the book covers advanced topics such as complex C++ objects, COM objects and ActiveX software technology. It also discusses Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), Active Template Library (ATL) and Visual C++ 6's new debugging features. The authors supply a wealth of source code to illustrate their points, but you might find the explanations of the code fragments and program listings a bit terse as you try to understand how they work. |
 |  | | Table of Contents | | | Visual C++ 6 | - | The Complete Reference | | Introduction | | Part I A Quick Overview of Visual C++ | | Chapter 1 | - | The Visual C++ Compiler, Version 6 | | Chapter 2 | - | A Quick Start Using the IDE | | Chapter 3 | - | Writing, Compiling, and Debugging Simple Programs | | Chapter 4 | - | Advanced Visual C++ Features | | Part II Programming Foundations | | Chapter 5 | - | C and C++ Programming | | Chapter 6 | - | Working With Data | | Chapter 7 | - | Program Control | | Chapter 8 | - | Writing and Using Functions | | Chapter 9 | - | Arrays | | Chapter 10 | - | Using Pointers | | Chapter 11 | - | Complete I/O In C | | Chapter 12 | - | An Introduction to I/O in C++ | | Chapter 13 | - | Structures, Unions, and Miscellaneous Items | | Chapter 14 | - | Advanced Programming Topics | | Chapter 15 | - | Power Programming: Tapping Important C and C++ Libraries | | Part III Foundations for Object-oriented Programming in C++ | | Chapter 16 | - | Object-oriented Programming Foundations | | Chapter 17 | - | Classes in C++ | | Chapter 18 | - | Complete I/O in C++ | | Chapter 19 | - | Working in an Object-oriented Environment | | Part IV Windows Programming Foundations | | Chapter 20 | - | Concepts and Tools for Windows Applications | | Chapter 21 | - | Procedure-oriented Windows Applications | | Chapter 22 | - | The Microsoft Foundation Class Library: Fundamentals | | Chapter 23 | - | Windows Applications Using the MFC | | Part V Wizards | | Chapter 24 | - | Application and Class Wizards | | Chapter 25 | - | Getting Started with OLE | | Chapter 26 | - | Getting Started with ActiveX Controls | | Chapter 27 | - | COM and DHTML | | Part VI Appendices | | Appendix A | - | Extended ASCII Table | | Appendix B | - | DOS 10H, 21H, and 33H Interrupt Parameters | | Appendix C | - | Dynamic Link Libraries | | | | Back Cover | | Now with improved Internet features, better ActiveX support, and much more, Visual C++ 6 is your key to developing faster, tighter apps -- in less time! And this complete reference/tutorial by best-selling authors/trainers Chris Pappas & William Murray is here to help you build sophisticated Windows applications that fit the needs of your organization. Newly revised and updated for version 6, Visual C++ 6: The Complete Reference features dozens of easy-to-follow steps, tips, and real-world examples -- all based on classroom-tested material used in the authors' popular college courses and corporate training sessions. Simply follow Pappas & Murray's expert methodology and soon you'll be producing high-performance Visual C++ 6 programs -- no matter what Visual C++ skill level you're starting from! Fully updated and 100% classroom-tested, this book will help you: - Take advantage of the many new features in Visual C++ 6
- Develop applications for Windows 98 and NT through procedure-oriented and object-oriented techniques using the MFC library
- Master Visual C++ 6's new debugging features
- Understand the fundamentals of C/C++ as they relate to Visual C++
- Utilize the new wizards and components to speed your application development time
- Create lightweight, fast C++ and COM objects and ActiveX controls using the new Active Template Library
- Learn about the new Active Template Library (ATL)
- Create ATL projects with AppWizard
- Use COM and ATL to create DHTML documents
About the Authors Chris H. Pappas and Dr. William H. Murray, III are authors of more than two-dozen highly acclaimed computer books. They are also professors of computer science in the SUNY system in Binghampton, NY. |
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