Murach's C++ 2008
How to work with legacy C and native C++ code

The first 18 chapters of this book have taught you how to develop new Windows applications using Visual C++. Now, this chapter shows you how to work with legacy C and native C++ code using tools and features provided by Visual Studio. It also shows you how to integrate legacy C and native C++ code into your C++ 2008 projects. Because each new language release has been designed to be backwards-compatible, you'll find that most of this code will run without any modification. No other language in the .NET environment offers this capability.

Chapter 19 How to work with legacy C and native C++ code
An introduction to legacy C, native C++, and C++ 2008 522
A brief history of the languages 522
How native C++ compares to legacy C 522
How C++ 2008 compares to native C++ 522
How to combine legacy C. native C++, and C++ 2008 code 524
How to code a legacy C application 524
How to code an application
that combines legacy C and native C++ code		 526
How to code an application
that combines legacy C, native C++, and C++ 2008 code		 528
How to use the Visual Studio command prompt 530
Essential DOS skills 530
How to use the Visual Studio Code Editor 532
How to compile, link, and run an application 534
How to enter input at the command prompt 536
How to use file redirection 538
How to develop C++ 2008 projects
that use legacy C and native C++ code 		540
How to create a console application 540
How to create a Windows Forms application 540
How to create an application
that uses the console and forms		 542
Two additional coding skills 544
How to test code using code snippets 544
How to improve the efficiency
of legacy C and native C++ code		 546


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