Special Edition Using Visual C++ 6

What's new in this edition: This new edition will include coverage of all the new features of version 6 as well as expanding on a few topics including:

• Active Server Pages and VC++
  
• More on memory management
  
• ActiveX Data Object (ADO & OLE DB)

Additionally, changes will be made to the internals to help the book conform even more to the successful elements of the Special Edition Using series. This will include the new chapter introductions.

Table of contents

Introduction

Part I: Getting Started with Visual C++

Chapter 1: Building Your First Windows Application

Chapter 2: Dialogs and Controls

Chapter 3: Messages and Commands

Part II: Getting Information from Your Applications

Chapter 4: Documents and Views

Chapter 5: Drawing on the Screen

Chapter 6: Printing and Print Preview

Chapter 7: Persistence and File I/O

Chapter 8: Building a Complete Application: ShowString

Part III: Improving Your User Interface

Chapter 9: Status Bars and Toolbars

Chapter 10: Common Controls

Chapter 11: Help

Chapter 12: Property Pages and Sheets

Part IV: ActiveX Applications and ActiveX Controls

Chapter 13: ActiveX Concepts

Chapter 14: Building an ActiveX Container Application

Chapter 15: Building an ActiveX Server Application

Chapter 16: Building an Automation Server

Chapter 17: Building an ActiveX Control

Part V: Internet Programming

Chapter 18: Sockets, MAPI, and the Internet

Chapter 19: Internet Programming with the WinInet Classes

Chapter 20: Building an Internet ActiveX Control

Chapter 21: The Active Template Library

Part VI: Advanced Programming Techniques

Chapter 22: Database Access

Chapter 23: SQL and the Enterprise Edition

Chapter 24: Improving Your Application's Performance

Chapter 25: Achieving Reuse with the Gallery and Your Own AppWizards

Chapter 26: Exceptions and Templates

Chapter 27: Multitasking with Windows Threads

Chapter 28: Future Explorations

Part VII: Appendixes

Appendix A: C++ Review and Object-Oriented Concepts

Appendix B: Windows Programming Review and a Look Inside CWnd

Appendix C: The Visual Studio User Interface, Menus, and Toolbars

Appendix D: Debugging

Appendix E: MFC Macros and Globals

Appendix F: Useful Classes

Index