MFC Programming with Visual C++6 Unleashed with CDROM [Paperback]

David White (Author), Eugene Olafsen (Author), Kenn Scribner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Unleashed | Publication Date: June 1999

This title demonstrates how to apply MFCs to many common programming problems. in addition to techniques such as database creation, networking systems and COM programming, all source code from the book is available enabling the reader to build their own applications.

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Using MFC 6 Unleashed, the reader will learn to apply the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) to resolve a number of common and not-so-common programming issues. The design of the book makes it easy for readers to quickly find the topics they are interested in, and its advanced level coverage provides for a complete understanding of MFC. Within each topic, readers will be provided with detailed background information, including class hierarchies, as well as example code that can be applied to their own applications. Topic coverage will include, but is not limited to: Part I: MFC Architecture; Part II: Dialogs, Messages, and controls/notifications; Part III: Documents, Views, and Applications; Part IV: MFC and COM Programming; Part V: MFC Database Programming; Part VI: MFC Utility Classes; Part VII: MFC and the Web; Part VIII: MFC and Graphics Programming; Part IX: Advanced MFC (Tips and Tricks).

Product Details

• Paperback: 1344 pages
• Publisher: Sams (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672315572
• ISBN-13: 978-0672315572
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,251,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another disgruntled Canadian, December 20, 2001

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This review is from: MFC Programming with Visual C++6 Unleashed with CDROM (Paperback)

I wish I'd read these reviews before buying this book! It is dreadful, I've tried 3 times to get something out of it and each time just shake my head in disbelief and walk away from it. Chapter 1 just throws a whole bunch of stuff at you, seems to me that unless you already know it you aren't going to be able to follow it. Very usefull. Chapter 2 starts off like a tutorial - you think you are about to create a simple dialog application. Suddenly it leaves you hanging, shows you a picture of the finished dialog, goes on to describe all possible controls that you might want to add to the dialog, but not how to add them! So I went to the source code on the accompanying CD - source for this chapter won't compile as it references files that are not there. Within the chapter 2 directory is an OpenGL program that isn't mentioned in the text at all. I'm interested in OpenGL so compiled it. It works, but what is it supposed to do? Where is the data for it?

I've been programming in the scientif and engineering fields for 15 years. I consider myself pretty intelligent and a whiz programmer. I found this book completely useless. If I hadn't damaged the cover I'be demanding my money back.

I think someone just wanted to make some money with a catchy title and a lot of unrelated articles written by different people. I feel ripped off.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beginners Beware!, June 26, 2003

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Michael (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MFC Programming with Visual C++6 Unleashed with CDROM (Paperback)

If you are new to MFC, like I was, stay away from this book. It is completely useless for a beginner since I doesnt really cover the basics. Reading it will just confuse you. A few of the chapters can be helpful once you become an expert, but it's not worth the money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So close yet so far, April 28, 2002

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"enfranchise" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MFC Programming with Visual C++6 Unleashed with CDROM (Paperback)

I couldn't wait to get this book because it covered quite a bit.
The selling points for me were the chapters on Multimedia (including OpenGL, and DirectX) with MFC, and Scripting an MFC Application. The OpenGL chapter was effective because it worked and I saw all the steps. I never tried the DirectX because reading it seemed like it took for ever to get down to the point. To me, good programming books take a code first, explain later approach (as long as they remember to explain) or an explain as you code approach, but never explain everything then code.

As it turns out, this book touches on quite a bit of key topics in MFC programming. However, some times it doesnt take you to the point of having practical knowledge. For example, the section on building an ActiveX control with MFC never explains how to implement the events your control will fire -- a point that I was most interested in. Perhaps the gravest shortcoming was the sections on Active Documents. Another key feature of MFC programming (very interesting) that didn't get proper treatment. Maybe it's just me, but even though it gave a brief explaination of the many different parts that go into Active Documents, it didn't put it all together in an eye opening way. To it's credit, the book does provide an example of building an Active Document server, and it reveals something very important -- there is little difference from the programmers perspective in handling applications with and without active document support. The only problem I have with the example is that it doesn't point out where a whole bunch of the pieces it just talked about (i.e., COleDocIPFrameWnd, COleServerItem, etc.) fit in, nor how we should use them.

This book has potential, but it wastes a bunch of space by having definitions of documented functions, and MFC source code, and function prototypes in it.

I'd save my 50 bucks for something else if you're thinking of getting this book.