Does Visual C++ come with a visual resource editor?

[John McDowell]

I'm interested in developing a GUI C++ app for the PC and am thinking about
buying Visual C++. Does it come with a visual resource editor the kind where
I can place various controls on a screen.

John Mc

[Elton Wells]

Visual C++ does come with a visual resource editor that will let you edit dialog resources. The latest version of Visual C++ in Visual Studio .NET also has support for the Windows Forms designer for Managed C++ applications, so if you're doing Managed C++ development you can create GUIs with the same tools as Visual Basic .NET.

- Elton

[John McDowell]

Thanks for the info.

John Mc

"Elton Wells" wrote in message
news:506500000005000000A3590100-1075935269000@exchange.ni.com...
> Visual C++ does come with a visual resource editor that will let you
> edit dialog resources. The latest version of Visual C++ in Visual
> Studio .NET also has support for the Windows Forms designer for
> Managed C++ applications, so if you're doing Managed C++ development
> you can create GUIs with the same tools as Visual Basic .NET.
>
> - Elton

[drohacek]

If you are not constrained to using C++, you might want to evaluate C# as an alternative. C# and the .NET Framework make it very easy to write Windows GUI applications.