Learn to develop commercial-quality software with Microsoft’s Visual C++ 6.0 and MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) through practical approaches and techniques used by professional developers. By following step-by-step, hands-on examples, programmers develop complete applications and learn how to integrate the techniques into their own software projects. All of the examples can be used immediately or easily modified to meet a variety of programming challenges. In addition to a thorough coverage of the new Microsoft.NET platform, the book introduces Microsoft’s new Visual C++ 7.0, C# language, and VisualStudio.NET development environment. Key Features * Covers often-overlooked topics, including error and exception handling, debugging, project file maintenance, and Windows Registry operations * Provides practical solutions and techniques for software projects, including ActiveX control creation, DLL construction, application program model selection, context-sensitive onscreen help production, and program installation and distribution * Includes material on migrating to Visual C++ 7.0, C#, and VisualStudio.NET