How do I use MFC in Visual C++ 2008?
I am having difficulty making a simple MFC based program on Microsoft's VC++. I don't like the wizard junk. I want to be completely in charge of the header files being used. I want to have direct, simple control over my programs.
Is there a way that I can simpley include the MFC's into my program, without wizards, or DLLs?
It sounds like The files needed for MFC, are not included with Microsoft's Visual C++ express edition. Is that true?
If so, is there a way of obtaining the MFC files for cheap?
1) Yes.
2) No.
MFC isn't free - it comes with the Professional edition. Though if you are a student, you can get it for free at Dreamspark.
Also, you SHOULD use the Wizard for generating an MFC app since it generates the absolute minimum code to get your MFC app to work.
Originally Posted by Adak
Cool, I am not an official student anywhere, but I am studying at home. Is there any way that I could be verified as a student?
Where can I see what elements are included from MFC, when using the wizard?
I don't know. You should try.
Not sure what you mean?Where can I see what elements are included from MFC, when using the wizard?
I just mean, what are the pieces from MFC that I can use right now?
I mean, what are the classes that I can use from MFC right now?
I ask, what are the pieces that I can use, because I suppose that some of the classes may not be complete. Are all of the classes complete that are included with the express version, ( using the wizard of course )?
I am just asking, "what am I able to use from the MFCs with the express edition?"
I guess I am getting the wrong idea. I just need to take a look at the code that is generated by the wizard.
As it comes, none, none at all. You can get some MFC headers and libs for free, albeit for an older version (4.2), by downloading the WDK package from Microsoft Connect. That's all you get though, no examples or IDE intergration.
That said, if you're not eligible to get VS pro for free, there is a 90-day trial from which you can gather the info you require.
Nope. Seems fine to me.
Doing MFC without the wizards is extremely painful. There is a lot of redundant code that you will get tired of typing over and over and over again.
Is a lot of the extra code needed because of the way Visual Studio is set up? Or is it just the typical MFC code that you are talking about?
It's MFC code.
Remember also that MFC is quite old. It reinvents a lot of stuff that C++ now supports natively, but back in the day, C++ did not support. That is why, sometimes, it can be a lot of code.
