I am familiar with C++ and have studied the beginning chapter of Ivor Horton's book Beginning Visual C++ 2005, the sections that deal with source code and windows development. In studying Chapter 11, I have encountered a problem with Ex11_01 on page 637.

The instructions say to choose “the Win32 Project template” instead of “choosing Win32 Console Application”. When I do the File-New-Project or Ctrl Shift – N, the start page does not have the “Win32 Project” option, as is shown on page 14. I tried the “Search Online Templates” option but could find no information.

I also downloaded the code from online at wrox.com. I click on the source code for Ex11_01, but it does not incorporate in the project in any way.

Any information or help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Try creating an empty project and add the .cpp file to it under "source files". Then build it and run it.

Dan Crossley

Thanks for the input.

When I do Ctrl Shift – N to get the New Project Window I get:

      Visual C++ Visual Studio Installed Templates
         CLR Win32 Console Application
         Win32
         General

                               My Templates
                                  Search Online Templates


On page 14 of Beginning Visual C++ the window has an extra option, “Win32 Project”, right to the side of Win32 Console Application. Does anyone know how to bring up that template?

I tried selecting “General”, and then selecting “Empty Project” and then adding the .cpp file. But when I compile it doesn't have the windows.h file, and I am unable to find that. That might be the problem. Maybe it will work if I can get the windows.h file.

If anyone has an idea what I am doing wrong or what I need, that would be great.

I don't know why you can't get the win32 option. Are you using the full version of Visual Studio 2005?

As for the windows.h file, in my system it's in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\Include directory.

Visual Studio has been configured to look for it in tools->options->Projects and Solutions->VC++ Directories. It's a sub-directory of the directory where Visual Studio was installed ($VCInstallDir).

Try configuring it to look for that directory, or use the absolute path to windows.h in an empty project.

Dan Crossley

I'm not sure what you mean by the “full version”. I downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition. It was free. Is there another more extensive version to be purchased? I don't recall. I looked again at Microsoft.com and couldn't find anything.

I did find the .h files at: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\Include. Windows.h was not among them.

Thanks for the help.

Oak,
You can download a 90 day trial of the full version of visual studio 2005 professional here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

When that runs out, you can download the full 2008 version trial.

When that runs out, you'll have to buy it!

Tony

Thanks Tony. I'm checking that out.

Oak