Visual C++ Walkthroughs

Walkthroughs give step-by-step instructions for common scenarios, which makes them a good place to start learning about the product or a particular feature area.

Getting Started

• Visual C++ Guided Tour
  Introduces the Visual Studio development environment and the various types of applications that you can create with Visual C++.

Attributes Walkthroughs

• Walkthrough: Creating a COM Server Using a Text Editor
  Demonstrates how to quickly develop a simple COM server using various attributes with a text editor.

• Walkthrough: Creating a COM Server Using Wizards
  Demonstrates how to quickly develop a simple COM server using various attributes with Visual C++ wizards.

• Walkthrough: Creating an ActiveX Control with Attributes
  Uses attributes and wizards to create a simple ActiveX control.

Deployment Walkthroughs

• Walkthrough: Deploying a Windows-based Application
  Guides you through deploying an application to another computer.

• Walkthrough: Installing Shared Components Using Merge Modules
  Guides you through packaging a component in a merge module and then including the merge module in an installer.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Action
  Guides you through creating a custom action to send a user to a Web site following installation.

• Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Display a Message at Installation
  Demonstrates passing data to a dynamic property during installation using a custom action and the CustomActionData property.

• Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Compile a Binary to Native Code at Installation
  Guides you through creating a custom action to precompile an assembly after installation.

• Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database at Installation
  Guides you through creating a custom action to create a database during installation.

• Redirecting an Application to Target a Different XML Web Service During Installation
  Demonstrates how to create a Web application that can be redirected to target a different XML Web service by using the URL Behavior property, an Installer class, and a Web Setup project.

Libraries Walkthroughs

• ATL Tutorial: ActiveX Control in a Web Page
  Leads you through the creation of a control and demonstrates some ATL fundamentals in the process.

• Creating a Rich Client Application with MFC
  Demonstrates how to create a rich-client interface using the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library, a well-tested class library that supports a broad range of features common to all Windows applications, and consume an XML Web service created with Visual Basic or Visual C#.

Windows Forms Walkthroughs

• Walkthrough: Creating a Simple Windows Form
  Demonstrates how to make a simple "Hello, World" application.

• Walkthrough: Retrieving Dialog Box Information Collectively Using Objects
  Gives directions for using an object to expose a group of related data from a dialog box.

• Walkthrough: Updating Status Bar Information at Run Time
  Explains how to programmatically control the data within status-bar panels.

• Walkthrough: Debugging a Windows Form
  Gives step-by-step instructions for creating a Windows Form and debugging that form.

Related Sections

• Visual C++ Samples
  Provides links to sample code showing the capabilities of Visual C++ and the libraries and technologies that it supports.

See Also

Other Resources

Visual C++ Samples