Windows Programming Power with Custom Controls: Create Better Windows Programs Faster with C/C++ and Software Components

Teaches you to master the powerful techniques of visual programming. Gives you a handle on the essentials of using and writing VBX custom controls. Shows you important Windows concepts such as messages and properties, resources, bitmaps, the GDI, processing files in Windows, graphics, and much more. Teaches you to create powerful controls for viewing and editing text files, browsing databases, storing and accessing data in virtual listboxes, displaying and controlling 3D panels, and more. Shows you how to use the techniques presented to develop tools that will work with Visual C++, Borland C++, and Visual Basic. The companion disk contains numerous ready-to-use controls written in C/C++ and can be used with Visual C++, Boland C++, and Visual Basic.