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Microsoft’s Visual C++ is one of the most popular products from Microsoft. Its latest version is Visual C++ 6.0, which is a part of Microsoft’s Visual Sudio Version 6.0.
Minimum Hardware and Softfware Requirements:
• Microsoft Windows 95/98 or Windows NT
• Intel 486 or higher
• 16 MB RAM
• 800 * 600 or greater resolution display
• 20 MB free hard disk space
Recommended Hardware and Software Requirements:
• A Pentium based PC, running at 200 MHz or higher
• 32 MB RAM
• 1 GB hard disk space
• a Super VGA monitor
• One CD-ROM Drive
The Visual C++ Development System:
The Microsoft 32-bit visual C++ compiler for windows 95/98 and Windows NT incorporates new, fully integrated windows development tools and visual interface. The following lists some of the utilities and tools that are incorporated directly into Microsoft VC++ compiler
The new Integrated Debugger:
Microsoft pulls the horsepower of its original code vies debugger directly into the visual C++ platform with its new integrated debugger. The Debugger id accessed from Debug menu. The Integrated debugger allows you to execute programs in single steps, view and change variable contents, and even back out of code sections.
The new Integrated Resource Editors:
These editors are accessed from Resource menu. The resource editors allow you to design and create Windows resources,such as bitmaps, cursors, Icons, menus and dialog boxes Resources allow you to create visually appealing user interfaces to your applications.
Additional Tools:
Source Browser: You can use this option to browse your information files. You can instruct the compiler to create an SBR file for each object file it compiles. When you build or update your browse information file, all SBR files for your project must be available on the disk.
Error LookUp: You can use Error Lookup command to retrieve a system error message or module error message based on the value entered. This option retrieves the error message text automatically if you drag and drop a hexadecimal or decimal value from the developer studio debugger or other OLE enabled application. You can also enter a value either by typing it or pasting it from the clipboard and clicking Lookup. The accelerator keys for Copy(CTRL-C), Cut(CTRL-X), Paste(CTRL-V) work for both value and error message boxes.
ActiveX Control Test Container: this command launches the test container application, shipped with Visual c++. The program is an ActiveX controls. Test Container allows the control developer to test the control’s functionality by changing its properties, invoking its methods, and firing events. In addition test container can display logs of data binding notifications and provides facilities for testing ActiveX control’s persistence functionality.
OLE/COM Object Viewer: The OLE/COM object viewer displays the activeX and OLE objects installed on your computer and interfaces they support. It also allows you to edit the registry and llok at type libraries.
Spy++: The Spy ++ option activates a win-32 based utility that gives you a graphical view of the system’s processors, threads, windows, and window messages. The Spy++ also allows you to refresh the active view, supplies a window finder tool to make spying easier, and provides a Font dialog box to customize view windows.
MFC tracer: To help debug windows programs, MFC provides the MFC tracer command. This will display to a debugging output window or console, messages about the internal operation of the MFC library as well as warning and errors if something goes wrong in your
application.
Visual Component Manager: The main screen of visual component manager features a tool bar to select commonly used commands and three panes for viewing the databases, folders and sub folders, and indivisual items stored by visual component Manager.