VC++ MFC Extensions by Example (Paperback)

by John E. Swanke (Author) "Beyond the Window Class, hundreds of other window styles can be specified for a window, usually to affect how the window is drawn or how..." (more)
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"Any half-dozen of the 85 examples is likely to save you more than a couple of hours of research or, worse yet, doing things the wrong way. Unless you're the most grizzled MFC veteran, I think you'll learn something from Visual C++ MFC Programming by Example." -- Windows Developer's Journal on the author's previous book

Product Description

Extend and modify MFC code to meet your needs! Author John Swanke delivers studied examples to give you a jump-start on creating more sophisticated and powerful applications. Each example is fully annotated and ready to insert into the your application -- or modify as you see fit.

You get a concise review of the basics. Including how:

The Windows API creates a Window

MFC wraps and improves on the Windows API

MFC communicates with a window

MFC draws

And you get solutions to 69 common application problems. User Interface examples that cover the entire range of Windows tasks include:

Applications and environments

Menus, toolbars, and status bars

Views

Control windows

Drawing

Help

Internal processing examples -- more representative of the unseen, non-user interface part of MFC -- are also provided. Topics include messaging, communication and timers, making sounds, and binary strings.

The CD-ROM contains a working project for Visual C++ V5.0 & V6.0 for every example in the book, as well as the author's own SampleWizard utility that facilitates adding these examples into your applications.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 643 pages
• Publisher: CMP (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879305886
• ISBN-13: 978-0879305888
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #452,098 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most useful examples of any MFC book, June 8, 2001

By	P. Davis (Fayetteville, AR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The great thing about this book is it addresses so many situations that MFC programmers find themselves in, and it seems like you're always trying to reinvent the wheel to deal with them.

We're currently wrapping up a 1 year project, and we had a lot of user interface issues that seemed minor, but required some investigation in how to deal with them. Just scanning through the table of contents, we found the solution to at least 4 of those issues, and we implemented them in a matter of minutes.

After greater examination of the book, we've discovered many ideas to incorporate in future releases of our software. Things we had considered, but seemed more difficult than they're going to be.

Swanke is a solid MFC coder who really understands the ins and outs of MFC. His examples don't take the bizarre hack routes that many programmers tend to use to implement things that are out of the ordinary. Instead, he uses MFC in very elegant ways that don't always seem obvious to the rest of us.

I applaud him on a very fine book. I also purchased his book, "Visual C++ MFC Programming by Example" and was equally impressed, and my review of it is available as well.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of advanced MFC techniques, January 13, 2000

By	Tec (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

This book was definitely worth it. It's a fat collection of semi-advanced MFC 'tricks', fully spelled out with working code. Some of the items are simple (creating a resizable dialog) and some are slick (putting an animation on a toolbar,) but they're all clearly spelled out. It's not a beginners' book.

You could call this book a collection of 'answers' - and if you have even one of these problems, it will pay for itself. But I found some of the techniques so useful I read it cover to cover, and then invented places to use them. It also includes a handy MFC reference card that's helped a half dozen times already.

The only downside is while the author has definately earned his pay, the publishing house hasn't. There are a number of glaring typographical errors, even wholly repeated sidebars. The cover stock is pretty cheap too. This book deserves to be re-issued from a respectable publisher.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute MUST for any serious MFC/Visual C++ developers, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This book is an absolute MUST for any serious MFC/Visual C++ developer. It deals with complex and very practical subjects in a simple and straightforward manner! Before you waste hours and hours trying to develop one code snippet, simply consult the book and get it RIGHT the first time!

It does not matter if you are new to Visual C++ or a hardcore veteran - this book is full of very valuable information and shortcuts. Before I attempt something I have not done before, I consult the book first. Most of the examples are great for putting you on the right track and the code snippets can usually be inserted directly into your projects!