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This handbook teaches reader show to create professional quality Windows programs quickly and effectively. It covers the MFC 4.0, and introduces basic and advanced concepts.

From the Back Cover
Speed up your application development using the Microsoft Foundation

Classes. Herb Schildt, the world's leading programming author, has

teamed up with Microsoft's MFC specialist Frank Crockett to create

this completely updated and expanded Second Edition of the

best-selling MFC Programming from the Ground Up. Let these two experts

bring you up to speed on MFC's newest features with this step-by-step

guide that covers the full-range of MFC programming. This fast-paced

tutorial provides ready-to-run examples, programming pointers, and

insider tips. It starts with the basics, including an overview of MFC,

the MFC class hierarchy, and the general form of an MFC program. It

then progresses to the fundamentals of MFC programming, including

message boxes and menus, common controls, graphics, and more. Next,

you will learn abut property sheets and wizards, thread-based

multitasking, and enhanced menus. Finally, you will learn about some

of MFC's newest and most advanced features including ActiveX. Whether

you're a seasoned Windows programmer looking for a quick migration

path to MFC or a beginner just learning to program for Windows, MFC

Programming from the Ground Up has everything that you need. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introductory book., 6 Jan 2000

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This review is from: MFC 6 Programming from the Ground Up (Paperback)

This book is aimed at the programmer who is reasonably competent in C++ but who does not have any knowledge of MFC (or Win32 API). In the past, when I tried to learn MFC from other books, I got stuck. It was like hitting a brick wall. As soon as I came across this book however, I bought it straight away simply because it was written by Herbert Schildt. It all started to make sense straight away from the first chapter! No nasty wizards (they are a beginner's worst enemy) and no view/document (SDI/MDI) architecture. Wizards and the view/document architecture should only be tackled by intermediate programmers upwards. The programs in the book can be downloaded from the internet (there is no CD) and I managed to build them without any problems from Visual C++5. However, it would be nice if the author had included the project files as well since some people could meet a potential problem here, especially those who have not used Visual C++ before.

One chapter is dedicated to ActiveX programmming. In my opinion, complex concepts such as COM programming should not be included in a beginner's book. This is the only chapter that the author recommends that you use the wizards to build the project. It would have been better if that chapter was used to cover DLL programming instead.

This should be your first MFC book. It is definately for the 100% MFC beginner. Your second book could be 'Programming Windows with MFC'. The latter is introductory to intermediate level.

Get this book and learn the MFC fundamentals in record time. Once you know the basics the rest is plain sailing. This is an excellent book.

The book's chapters are:

1. MFC and Windows

2. MFC Fundamentals

3. Processing Messages

4. Message Boxes and Menus

5. Introducing Dialog Boxes

6. More Controls

7. Working with Icons, Cursors and Bitmaps

8. Managing Text and Solving the Repaint Problem

9. Working with Graphics

10. Introducing Common Controls

11. More Common Controls

12. Status Bars, Tab Controls, Tree Views, and the Month Calendar Control

13. Property Sheets and Wizards

14. Thread-Based Multitasking

15. Enhanced Menus

16. Adding Help

17. Creating Document/View Applications

18. Exploring ActiveX Controls

19. Using the Visual C++ AppWizard and ClassWizard

A. An Overview of Traditional-Style Windows Programming

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for those who feel insecure with mfc., 25 Sep 2000

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This review is from: MFC 6 Programming from the Ground Up (Paperback)

I'm happy with C++ but feel less than secure with Visual C++ and MFC. I've read much of Richard Jones's Introduction to MFC Programming with Visual C++ - itself a good book. I am now 4 chapters into this and am really enjoying it. The book has already answered some of my questions and made me feel happier about some of the things I'd seen already. (I have now ordered Programming Windows 98 from the ground up as a companion.) Overall this is a good second book for those who had no prior windows programming experience - me!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book! A must for any serious MFC library., 25 Jun 1999

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This review is from: MFC 6 Programming from the Ground Up (Paperback)

I found this book to be well written. The only book IMHO where mapping modes have been truely explained with examples that demonstrate the options. After reading this book the MFC Wizard generated codes look like good old friends. Does not go into detail but you'll be glad you bought the book. Worth every penny!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Talented Book
This book, as with all Herbs books I've looked at, is simply excellent.

The book does exactly what it says it does on the tin - MFC from the ground up. Read more

Published on 21 April 2006 by Book Reviewer

1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of money
This book is simply out of date, it is more of a reference book than anything else. All the examples are programmed directly, instead of using the wizards. Read more

Published on 31 Aug 2000 by M. A. Khan

2.0 out of 5 stars Applicable to MFC v2 not MFC v6.
I bought this book to learn MFC version 6 which the book claims to cover. The examples do not use any of Visual c++ wizards and I was constantly battling to try to get Visual c++... Read more

Published on 9 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, easy, and useable...
I bought both of the MFC and Windows 98 Programming from the Ground Up books at the same. They are nearly indentical in content. Read more

Published on 30 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The only choice ?
I'm no rocket scientist and sometimes the amount of information a programmer needs to know overwhelms me. Read more

Published on 22 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Phew!! A good book at last
I'm not the brightest bulb in the packet, so this book really did the trick. It may not be the all encompassing book that some people want, but as a start to MFC it was... Read more

Published on 8 Jun 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars good introduction. but just scratch the surface,
herbert really gave me nice introduction. if IQ is normal, no people will feel difficult to get through it. that is fine.

But it is too easy. it just touch the surface. Read more

Published on 1 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good starting book on MFC
This is a very good introduction book on MFC, but there is a lot more to MFC then what this book covered. Read more

Published on 30 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best beginner MFC book I have read!!!
I can't believe it! I can actually understand Windows programs that use MFC! I can't begin to explain the countless wasted hours I have spent reading other books only to become... Read more

Published on 26 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Rounded Updated MFC Book
I bought 3 MFC books looking for answers to specific questions for all kinds of areas necessary for a complete software product. The only book that I found them in was here!

Published on 19 May 1999

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