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Training Course Summary:

This hands on MFC programming course presents the structure and use of Visual C++ and the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library for Graphical User Interface programming, the Document/View architecture, SDI, MDI, ODBC, and DAO programming. The course includes the use of the Visual Studio automated tools (wizards), but emphasizes a thorough grounding in event driven programming and the MFC object hierarchies. Upon completion of the course, students will understand the structure of the MFC and how the objects interact. The course provides an introduction to how Windows works at the message level, important for debugging as well as for understanding MFC objects. Students will become familiar with important base classes and the inheritance hierarchy; understand how the hierarchies are organized; and learn how MFC objects interact with the Windows operating system.

Pre-Requisites:

A working knowledge of C++.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Developer Studio IDE
Developer Studio
Docking Windows
Project Views: File, Class, Resource
Using InfoViewer
Debugging Tools
AppWizard and ClassWizard
Building a Skeleton Project
Serialization and Persistent Documents
CArchive Object
Document Serialization
Serializing Pointers
Creating Persistent Classes
Serializing CObject Pointers
Serializing Collections

Windows Programming Model
Windows Software Architecture
Event-Driven Programming
Messages and Message Encapsulation
Windows Libraries and APIs
Resources and Resource Types
The Mouse
Windows Mouse Processing
CWnd Class Mouse Support
Capturing the Mouse
Mouse Cursor
Using MFC for Drawing with the Mouse

MFC Class Hierarchy
MFC and the Application Framework
MFC Base Classes
Elements of an MFC Program
MFC Collection Classes
Iterating Collections
Documents
Document/View Architecture
Frames
MFC Diagnostic Facilities
Exceptions
Menus
Logical Menu Design
Style Recommendations
Building a Menu
Menu Resources
Command Routing
Implementing Message Handlers
Specifying Shortcuts and Accelerators
Dealing with Unavailable Options
CMenu Class and Dynamic Context Menus
MFC Strings and Use of Stringtables

Message Handling
Message Handling
The Message Map
Adding Message Handlers with ClassWizard
The Keyboard
Windows Keyboard Conventions
Keystroke and Character Messages
Capturing Keystroke Input

The CWND Class
CWnd Encapsulation of Windows
CWnd Class Hierarchy
Changing Window Class Attributes
Window Activation and Keyboard Focus
MDI and Multiple Views
SDI vs. MDI Applications
Multiple View Types
Multiple Views Under SDI and MDI
Document Templates
Instancing a View
Adding a New Document Class

Document/View Architecture
The Document/View Model
Document and View Classes
Document Templates
Saving and Loading Documents
Using Multiple Views
SDI and MDI Application Styles
Decoupling Document and View
Navigating the Classes
Controls
Mapping Control Variables
Modifying Control Attributes
Push Buttons, Check Boxes, RadioButtons
Edit Controls
List Boxes and Combo Boxes
Tree Controls
Spin Buttons, Progress Bars, and Sliders
Control Views

Splitter Windows
Static and Dynamic Split Views
Creating a Dynamic Split Window
Add a Dynamic Splitter as a Separate MDI View
Integrating a Static Split Window
Synchronizing Document and Views
Introduction to Resources
Windows Resources Overview
Icons, Cursors, and Bitmaps
Toolbars and Status Bars
Strings and Fonts
Menus and Dialogs

Dialogs
Dialog Modality
Programming a Modal Dialog
Programming a Modeless Dialog
Connecting Code to the Dialog with ClassWizard
Building Custom Dialogs
Handling Control Messages
Using OCX Controls
Keyboard Traversal
Data Communication Between Dialog and Parent
Common Dialog Boxes
Property Sheets and Tabbed Dialogs
Connecting a Dialog to a Menu Item
DDX/DDV
The Graphics Device Interface
Device Contexts and CDCs
GDI Drawing Tools and Attributes
GDI Object Creation and Cleanup
Colors
GDI Coordinate Systems and Mapping Modes
Regions and Clipping
Drawing Functions
Text Functions
Pens and Brushes
Fonts
Bitmaps and DIBs
Icons and Cursors

Database Programming
MFC Capabilities
The Jet Engine
MFC Database Classes
Using CRecordView
Overview of SQL
DAO
What is DAO?
DAO Objects
DAO Classes
AppWizard and ClassWizard Support
Browsing, Adding, Updating and Deleting Records
ODBC
What is ODBC?
ODBC Administration
ODBC Classes
AppWizard & Class Wizard Support
Browsing, Adding, Updating and Deleting using CRecordSet
Form Views
Form, Scroll, and Edit Views
Creating a Form View from a Dialog Template
Adding a Form View to a Document
Handling Messages for View Controls
Initializing and Sizing the Form View
Preventing User Resizing