Re: Working with Visual C++ Toolkit 2003

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Matthias Hofmann wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I need some advice concerning the Visual Toolkit 2003. I have been
working
> with Visual C++ 6.0 Professional for several years now, and I am
still using
> it for a running project. Unfortunately, VC++ 6.0 is rather out of
date and
> I am having some trouble with its lack of conformance to the C++
standard.
>
> Visual C++ .NET turned out to be rather expensive, especially for the
reason
> that the Professional Edition is not available as a stand-alone any
more,
> only together with the rest of Visual Studio. I guess that this is
their way
> of selling that Visual Basic and Visual J crap that nobody wants to
have -
> well, thanks Microsoft...
>
> This more or less forced me to take a look at the Visual C++ Toolkit
2003. I
> have downloaded and installed it, and it basically works fine.
However, I
> cannot imagine that it is at all possible to build a large-scale
project
> from the command line.
Why? Simply use a makefile for your build-process, as in the good ol'
*nix time :-)

> Is anyone out there seriously using the Toolkit for their projects?
If so,
> how do you use it? Are you working with Notepad or with a custom IDE?
You can use the VC6 IDE for editing, or there are plenty of good free
editors. The most painfull part will probably be the ressource editing.

> Are
> you using makefiles, or are you typing a dozen of commands each time
you
> compile?
makefiles of course!

> How do you set your path variables? When I type "cl" into a DOS
> prompt, all I get is an error because the command cannot be found...
Sorry,
> but I don't even know where to start
The Toolkit install should have added an entry in your start menu with
witch you can start a new console fully configured to use the toolkit.

Arnaud
MVP - VC

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