What's New in Visual C++ Version 6.0

Microsoft^® Visual C++ version 6.0 provides many new features, described below.

Compiler

• __assume Keyword

• Better Inlining Control

• Dependencies Now Stored in a Text File

• Dependency (.dep) File Generation

• New and Improved Warnings

• Placement Form of Operator Delete

• Pragma Warning

• Run-Time Error Checks

• Throughput Improvements

Debugger

• AfxDumpStack for Diagnosing Field-Installed Applications

• Edit and Continue

• GetLastError() Value Displayed as Register

• GUIDs Decoded for Display

• Improved Disassembler Output (Undecorated Symbols)

• Improved V-Table and Function Pointer Display

• In-Process Remote Procedure Calls

• Load COFF & Exports Option

• MASM Hex Syntax Supported

• MMX Register Display

• Module List Dialog Box

• New Formatting Symbols

• Thread Information Block

• Variants Decoded for Display

Editors

• Automatic Statement Completion

• Quick Macro Recording

• Resource Editor Support for Internet Explorer 4.0 Controls

Linker

• Delay Load Imports

• New Options for Linker, DUMPBIN, and EDITBIN

• Revised Import Library Format

Automation Object Model

• New Automation Properties and Methods

• Script Debugger

Projects

• Command-Line Builds

• Dynamic Parsing (Dynamic Updating of ClassView)

• "GoTo Dialog Editor" from ClassView and WizardBar

• MIDL Options Page: Project Settings Dialog Box

• "New Form" Command

• New HTML Resource Type

• New Project Types: Extended Stored Procedures and Utility Project

• Support for Environment Variables in the IDE

Wizards

• AppWizard Enhancements

• AppWizard support for OLE DB

• Cluster Resource Type Wizard

• Custom build rules for Help files

• Data Access Support in the ATL Object Wizard

• "Delete Member Function" Command in WizardBar and ClassView

• Internet Explorer 4.0 (IE4) Control Support in ClassWizard

• New Dictionary Fields (Macros) for Custom AppWizard

• New Extended Stored Procedure Wizard

• New project types

• Wizards for non-MFC project types

OLE DB Templates

• Database Access with OLE DB

• OLE DB Consumer and Provider Templates

• Schema rowset classes for metadata

Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)

• Active Document Containment

• Dynamic HTML Control with CHtmlView

• Internet Explorer 4.0 Common Controls

• MFC Classes — New or Updated

• MFC Globals - New

• Wizard97 Style for Property Sheets

• MFC OLE DB Class Added

• MFC Performance Tuning

• New MFC Technical Notes

Database Support

• ADO Data-Bound Dialog Wizard

• Data-Bound Controls for ADO and OLE DB

• Oracle Support in the Data Tools

Sample Programs

Tools

• Component Manager

• HTML Help Workshop

• InstallShield Updated

• Test Container Updated

• Visual Studio Analyzer

• Visual Modeler

Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack

• Certificate Server

• FrontPage Server Extensions

• Index Server

• Internet Connection Services for RAS

• Internet Information Server (IIS)

• Mail and News Services

• Microsoft Data Access Components

• Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

• Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ)

• Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)

• Site Server

• SNA Server

• Windows Script Host

See Also

Visual C++ Editions Comparison Chart