learning visual C++ form the Visual studio

[danmanhen]

i recently got microsoft visual studio and was using the win32 console projects you can make in C++. unfortunately you cant use images or colors in this. anyone know which type of project you can? anyone have any tutorials about using colors/images/buttons/advanced stuff like that?

[nyne99]

in Visual C++ make a New project (File/New) , then select Win32 Application.
In this You can use images, buttons, edits, lists, everything what exists in Windows!

[danmanhen]

anyone have any tutorials for using these?

[danmanhen]

one more thing. sometimes when I try to copy code from the internet into win32 app, it says it cannot find some of the include files. could this be because when i installed visual studio, it asked me for like the msdk disk or something i didnt have? i know im missing the help files because of that.

[jedimaster86]

Basically i just went to good 'ol Google and searched for "visual studio tutorials". here were the first few links, but if you go search what i did you can find all the links below and more to help ya with whatever you're doing.

-http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defaul...roughs.asp
-http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/vsnet.asp
-http://www.codeproject.com/
-http://www.docnmail.com/learn/VisualStudio.htm

[danmanhen]

im going back to blitz basic. C++ sux

[Rhyme2yah]

lol, that halarious, "C++ sux". Wow that was priceless... C++ is the most capable programming language on Windows, and on Linux, just because you can't set it up right, doesn't make the language suck, I suggest you return Visual Studio, and try using Dev ++, go to google, and type it in, it comes with various tutorials, and methods of creating a hello world program.

Don't give up on C++, try Dev ++.

[danmanhen]

yeah, I realize how powerful it can be, but it is aldmost impossible for me to get it working. there must be an easier way. most other languages, you just type ur code and it works. no different versions, different kinds of apps, no includes. UGH!!!

[danmanhen]

luckily I got Visual Studio free from a camp. any real difference between that and dev?

[Rhyme2yah]

YES, dev is free... VC++ is by microsoft... I was just suggesting you learn to use a compiler I know works, and is pretty much set-up free..

Maybe someone should setup a tut for you ^_^

[danmanhen]

two things. how can I make .exe's with dev, and where are there any tutorials about making windows projects(instead of console)? I searched google for a while, and none of them teach you how to make windows/ buttons/ graphics.

[Rhyme2yah]

Why don't you look some stuff up before you ask dumb questions... It doesn't take much of a brain to look through Dev... To make an exe in dev, first you write your code, example:

Code:

#include <iostream.h> //Inlcudes the header iosteam.h, so we can use cout.

int main()
{

cout<<"Hello World!"; //Displays hello world
getchar(); //Pauses
return 0; //Returns a value

}

Go up to one of the menues, It probably says Compile, thats what you call it when you create an exe, and click compile, or F9, I'm pretty sure compiles it and runs it.

Good Luck