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This book opens with a tour of how to use the sixth version of Microsoft’s compiler. The author surveys the compiler’s features and tools (including a reference to every available menu option) and discusses the basics of installing it and getting it up and running.

Next the authors introduce the basics of the C and C++ programming languages. They present dozens of short, effective sample programs (for the command line) for many basic programming topics, such as using variables, classes, file, and console input/output (I/O). Wherever possible, the authors compare C and C++. Several chapters (such as the one on using macros and conditional compilation) provide invaluable material on "gotchas" that await would-be C++ programmers.

After laying down introductory material on using C with Windows, the authors move toward Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC). They show basic programming techniques, including how to use newly enhanced tools, such as AppWizard and ClassWizard, in Read More ...

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What is this book about?

Visual C++ 6.0 was released in 1998 as a component of Visual Studio 6.0. For three years, until the launch of Visual Studio .NET to support the .NET Framework, it was Microsoft’s premier development product. Now five service packs old, version 6.0 remains the environment of choice for many developers who haven’t yet made the move to .NET. If your aim is to learn how to program in C++ on the Windows platform, with all the help offered by the Visual Studio interface, Visual C++ 6.0 remains a sound choice.

What does this book cover?

Beginning Visual C++ 6 can be broken down into four sections. The first is a fast-paced but thorough tutorial to the C++ language, punctuated with interesting and worthwhile example programs. After that, you’ll learn about object orientation with C++, and how this relates to Windows programming – the section ends with the design and implementation of a sizable class-based C++ application.

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Early Chapters give an overview of COM and the use of ATL to develop components, controls, and document objects. Subsequent chapters analyze the key design considerations and explore specific programming techniques for such projects as tear-off interfaces, out-of-proc servers, and applications. Concluding chapters cover debugging and more advanced topics. Finally, the enclosed CD-ROM supplies programmers with the book’s sample code as well as abundant sample controls and components.

ATL can help software development professionals accomplish more and be more productive. "Inside ATL" shows them how.

Editorial Reviews

Written for readers with knowledge of C++, Inside ATL surveys the strengths of today’s Active Template Library (ATL), used for creating lightweight, high-performance COM components on Windows. This book provides an excellent guide to ATL programming while introducing all its features, both for client- and server-side development.

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Microsoft s Component Object Model is one of the most important concepts in software development today. Developer s Workshop to COM and ATL 3.0 provides an in-depth treatment of COM and shows how to adopt a component framework, namely ATL, to help lessen the burden of repetitive code. Every chapter contains integrated lab assignments that give you numerous opportunities to build COM clients and servers using raw C++ and IDL, as well as the Active Template Library. The book is divided into five sections, each focusing on a particular aspect of COM and ATL development. The book begins with a review of object-oriented and interface-based programming techniques, then moves into the core aspects of COM, including a full examination of language independence and location transparency. The author illustrates the numerous CASE tools used during ATL development and discusses apartments, COM exceptions, object identity, and component housing, in addition to various advanced concepts such as COM Read More ...

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Four expert authors give a comprehensive look at the ATL Server library designed for building high-end web applications and web services. Other books on ATL do not go into depth on the ATL Server portion of the library (web services and web applications). Other books on ISAPI do not provide insight into the one library designed to make ISAPI development much easier. This is the only book written by the very people who created the ATL Server library.

About the Author

Pranish Kumar is a program manager on the Visual C++ Libraries Team at Microsoft. He joined Microsoft in 2000, focusing on ATL Server; his primary responsibility is all areas of the library. Before joining Microsoft, Pranish worked in different areas of software development in Sydney, Australia. He holds bachelor’s degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from the University of New South Wales. Outside of software development, Pranish enjoys single malt whiskey, cigars, and his Read More ...

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The Active Template Library (ATL) is a set of small, efficient, and flexible classes created by Microsoft that facilitate the creation of interoperable components for developing Windows applications. The latest version of ATL is version 8, released with Visual Studio 2005. While .NET has been getting all the attention recently, there is still a huge base of installed COM/ATL code. Many programmers are dealing with difficult issues adding new .NET code to that installed base. At the same time there are many instances where ATL is still the superior choice for new applications – applications that have to run fast and efficiently on Windows, where the CPU doesn’t have the memory or bandwidth to run .NET. This book will be a godsend to developers in both of those situations. As one tech reviewer put it, "Any programmer needing to transition ATL code to .NET will need this book." The first edition was widely praised, and sold close to 20,000 units. While ATL is no Read More ...