Any Book/Resource that helps learn how to build gui apps?

Hello. I want to learn how to use GUI interface with current c++ code.

This way, I can have a button that perform basic functions such as replace/etc.

Does this mean I have to learn the STL library? Should I just skip to Visual C++?

If there are a few books that tackle THIS concept, which would you recommend? I'd prefer a book over a very inadequate tutorial, if possible.

I greatly appreciate your help. I just want to take everything to the next level instead of having dos apps.

http://cboard.cprogramming.com/search.php

start here, there is more information in that than what would be posted in yours or anyone elses post, unless that link is included.

The Forger's Windows Programming Tutorial is excellent. And, you should get the book Programming Windows, by Charles Petzold. I think it's easier to start with Windows GUI because there are so many resources.

The STL is not related to GUI. But, you should get familiar with it. A good book is The C++ Standard Library, by Nicolai M. Josuttis.

Yes, I tried a search and read the Forger's tutorial. I am just seeing if there are other books I am not aware of that really go in depth with the API

But I guess Programming Windows will do. All I want to do is browse for a text file, manipulate that file and save it to another directory (with an app that users can work with, not a console app). So I SHOULD be fine with this book, right?

Thanks

personnally I'd avoid win32 like the plague. It's an ugly old c interface and has been superceded by much cleaner interfaces. Have a look at wxwidgets.