Title: Sams Teach Yourself Visual C++ 6 in 21 Days Author(s): DAVIS CHAPMAN Imprint: Sams Publisher: Macmillan Computer Publishing ISBN: 0672312409

Learn Visual C++ through the Teach Yourself series, with sections on: Q&A, Do's and Don'ts, Workshop, Shaded syntax boxes, Type/Output/Analysis icons. Week One starts you with Visual C++. After installing and maneuvering through the components of the software, you'll examine a preliminary program to get the feel for C++ and Visual C++. You'll learn: C++ basics; hierarchies; members, functions, and objects; inheritance; MFC; installing Visual C++, the Visual C++ compiler. In Week Two, you'll look at components of Windows applications and how they are invoked with Visual C++. Topics include: keyboard input; mouse usage; data file handling; lists and serialization; toolbars and status bars; graphics; and projects. Week Three examines the more involved aspects of Visual C++ and Windows applications. Topics include: multimedia and video links; C++ classes; DLLs; ActiveX; OCX; debugging and program optimization; code profiling and assessment; common programming problems and their solutions.