C++ for VB Programmers

• Morrison teaches VB programmers how to use C++ while addressing their Visual Basic knowledge--making the transition as easy as possible.
• The only book by a VB programmer for VB programmers specifically written for those trying to learn C++.
• Learn to create DLLs and COM components that can be used from Visual Basic.
• A copy of the Introductory Edition of Visual C++ is included with this book!

Visual Basic can be used to quickly create Windows applications and it is a relatively easy language to learn. However, there are limits to what Visual Basic alone can do. C++ is used for very complex and advanced systems programming, but it, unlike VB, is very difficult to learn. Together this creates a dilemma for many programmers who are forced to develop in only one language or the other. C++ for VB Programmers gives Visual Basic programmers what they need to know in order to combine these two powerful tools to create truly world-class applications.

Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Why C++? (And Why with Visual Basic)
• Chapter 2: Where Do We Start?
• Chapter 3: How Do You Do That Voodoo That You Do?
• Chapter 4: C++ 101
• Chapter 5: It's Not Polite to Point
• Chapter 6: Classes
• Chapter 7: Templates
• Chapter 8: Putting It All Together
• Chapter 9: What's the DLL, Man?
• Chapter 10: Your First Real DLL
• Chapter 11: An ATL Primer
• Chapter 12: The COM Project
• Chapter 13: Advanced Topics
• Appendix A: A Thread to Visual Basic
• Appendix B: Visual Basic Strings: The BSTR Data Type
• Appendix C: Article 3. Strings the OLD Way
• Index