Thread: Converting VS 2003 to 2005

Well, my transition from console to GUI is a bumpy road. I finished my first class which covered GUI programming (slightly i.e. Sprites) – Intro to Game Programming.

The Windows Programming in C++ runs, um…every 2 to 3 years lol.

So I just bought a copy of Visual C++ .NET How To Program. The book was written for VS 2003. My school only provides/works with the latest IDEs so I’m stuck with VS 2005. That’s no big deal, but I am finding it very difficult to convert a VS 2003 solution to VS 2005; 90% of the programs in this book don’t compile lol.

Here is the code for a simple client/server app (Client side attached) and the compile errors I receive.

This code is straight from the book.

Error 1 error C3364: 'System::Threading::ThreadStart' : invalid argument for delegate constructor; delegate target needs to be a pointer to a member function c:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\vc++ summer project\fig21_03-04\client\Form1.h 36
Error 2 error C3867: 'Client::Form1::inputTextBox_KeyDown': function call missing argument list; use '&Client::Form1::inputTextBox_KeyDown' to create a pointer to member c:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\vc++ summer project\fig21_03-04\client\Form1.h 83
Error 3 error C3350: 'System::Windows::Forms::KeyEventHandler' : a delegate constructor expects 2 argument(s) c:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\vc++ summer project\fig21_03-04\client\Form1.h 83
Error 4 error C3867: 'Client::Form1::Form1_Closing': function call missing argument list; use '&Client::Form1::Form1_Closing' to create a pointer to member c:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\vc++ summer project\fig21_03-04\client\Form1.h 103
Error 5 error C3350: 'System::ComponentModel::CancelEventHandler' : a delegate constructor expects 2 argument(s) c:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\vc++ summer project\fig21_03-04\client\Form1.h 103

Do a Google search!

Here are some hits (I suggest looking at the first one on this list):

• A step-by-step tutorial on converting VS 2003 project files to VS 2005 ones: http://webproject.scottgu.com/CSharp...Migration.aspx
• A Microsoft help page which details the process: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...41(VS.80).aspx
• A program which automates the process for you: http://www.codeproject.com/macro/vsconvert.asp

[edit] Here I am assuming that it's just the project files that you need to convert. If the actual code doesn't compile in a clean project with VS 2005, then that's a whole other story . . . [/edit]