Win32 programming

Win32 programming. good article to study and source to study.

1. Not understanding How to Enumerate Child Windows.
2. Walkthrough: Create a traditional Windows Desktop application (C++) in Visual Studio 2019
3. Walkthrough: Creating Windows Desktop Applications (C++)
4. Using Mouse Input: how to use mouse input

focus on mouse input message.

5. Keyboard Input

focus on keyboard input process

6. Raw Input

raw input is used in gaming program.

the following posts are on Win32 intermediate.

1. Win32 Window Minimal
2. A dialog based Win32 C program, step by step
3. Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows (Dv-Mps General)
4. Programming Windows with MFC, Second Edition 2nd ed. Edition

buy this book and get gist of it,,,,

5. My first Win32 UI

this post's code does not work. some constants definition got lost.

6. Realtime Animation of a Mandelbrot Zoom in a Win32 Console with Visual C++ 6.0
7. Pong in a Win32 Console
8. Breakout Game in a Win32 Console
9. Custom Controls in Win32 API: Standard Messages
10. WinDrawLib
11. Message Cracker Wizard for Win32 SDK Developers
12. Win32 Tips and Tricks
13. A Simple Win32 Window Wrapper Class
14. Own-thread Win32 splash screen
15. MFC Feature Pack Tutorial – Part 3 – CMFCPropertyGridCtrl
16. Walkthrough: Create a traditional Windows Desktop application (C++)
17. Welcome to theForger's Win32 API Tutorial
18. Solutions to Common Errors
19. WinMain function
20. windef.h header


21. Create a C++ console app project in Visual Studio 2019
22. Windows Desktop Wizard

a good official explanation.

23. C++ project templates
24. Create solutions and projects
25. Walkthrough: Creating a Standard C++ Program (C++)
26. No win32 console application option in Visual Studio 2017 v15.4.5

this post in the bottom section, there is a good guide and explanation on how to do it.

27. C++ Tutorial: Hello World:how to create an empty project of Console application
28. Win32 Console Application missing in VS2017. How to create C++ Empty Project?
29. Can't find win32 console application for new project list
30. How to create C++ Win32 app in Visual Studio 2017
31. SOLVED I cannot find win32 console application in visual studio 2105
32. Walkthrough: Create a traditional Windows Desktop application (C++)
33. How to link DLLs to C++ Projects


34. 7++ reasons to move your C++ code to Visual
35. Win32++: A Simple Alternative to MFC
36. Welcome to the home of Win32++
37. Win32++ on SourceForge.net
38. Win32++ Tutorial: Menu of tutorials


39. Yet-Another-Fully-Functional-ownerdraw-Menu
40. A basic icon editor running on ReactOS

can be used to create ICON for any software..

41. Win32++ Programmatically-Created-Menus-with
42. Introduction to Embedded Icons without Resource on ReactOS
43. Support for Unicode
44. What are TCHAR, WCHAR, LPSTR, LPWSTR, LPCTSTR (etc.)?

check .Net framework version

1. XFxDetect - A utility to detect which versions of .Net are installed
2. How to: Determine which .NET Framework versions are installed
3. How to determine which .NET Framework security updates and hotfixes are installe
4. Upgrade C++ projects from earlier versions of Visual Studio
5. Old csproj to new csproj: Visual Studio 2017 upgrade guide
6. Visual Studio Project Converter

C++ function const

C++ function const

1. Cplusplus-Tip-Modification-Inside-const-Function
2. Precise and safe calculation method for the average of large integer arrays

C concepts in Pointers

C concepts in Pointers

1. Pointers
2. Dark Corners and Pitfalls of C++
3. Compatibility of C and C++
4. C: The Dark Corners
5. A Reference to Using Pointers
6. A Beginner's Guide on using Pointers
7. A Brief Primer on C++
8. Understanding DLLs – Building them and Allowing External Calls to their Functions


9. File System Filter Driver Tutorial
10. Simple InstallShield tutorial
11. Software Copy Protection for .Net Applications - a Tutorial

GDI+ transparency in C#

GDI+ transparency in C#

1. Transparency Tutorial with C# - Part 1
2. Transparency Tutorial with C# - Part 3
3. Transparency Tutorial with C# - Part 2
5. Context Help Made Easy

STL tutorials

STL tutorials

1. An Introductory STL tutorial
2. The-complete-guide-to-STL-Part-2-List
3. The complete guide to STL: Part 1 - Vector
4. The complete guide to STL: Part 3 - Deque
5. Practical Guide to STL
6. Some simple numerical methods in C++
7. Using STL
8. STL without warnings
9. Understanding STL
10. Optimize Software Development: A Developer Perspective
11. STL-Function-objects
12. STL Format

Error: D8016 '/ZI' and '/Gy-' command-line options are incompatible dotNetTester D:\Registry32\Article_src\cl 1

issues in converting old C++ project into Visual Stuio 2019: I got this error message in converting:

Error D8016 '/ZI' and '/Gy-' command-line options are incompatible dotNetTester D:\Registry32\Article_src\cl 1

1. Visual Studio error D8016: '/ZI' and '/Gy' command-line options are incompatible
2. /ZI and /Gy command line options are Incompatible
3. Note if you get the error command line error d8016 zi
4. #visual studio编译# Error D8016 '/ZI' and '/Gy-' command-line options are incompatible
5. warning D9035 while building the project in Visual Studio 17
6. /Gm (Enable Minimal Rebuild)
7. Visual Studio solution file headers
8. how-can-visual-studio-determine-a-solution-files-version



this post offer a good solution and explanation.

9. How to fix .pch file missing on build?
10. VCBuild vs. MSBuild: Build system changes in Visual Studio 2010
11. C++ features deprecated in Visual Studio 2019
12. Configuring Programs for Windows XP
13. Upgrade C++ projects from earlier versions of Visual Studio
14. Update WINVER and _WIN32_WINNT
15. Using the Windows Headers
16. visual studio project files
17. Visual Studio Version Interoperability
18. Some Useful Links
19. VB.Net/C# Programming Articles
20. C1083: Cannot open include file: … : No such file or directory?
21. Visual Studio 2010: fatal error C1189: #error : shfolder.h/shfolder.lib provide platform independence with versions prior to Windows 2000.

Hi Uttam_D,

This message will be popped in SDK7.0 if NTDDI_VERSION >= NTDDI_WIN2K. The header file has been deprecated in Windows 2000 or later OS, as the message mentioned, please use the shlobj.h/shell32.lib instead if targetting Windows 2000 or higher.

I believe it is a by design behavior if you are using SDK7.0A and VS2010. Please note, the minimal supported OS for VC++ 2010 CRT is Windows XP SP3, therefore, always use shlobj.h in VC++ 2010. You can find all the CSIDL definition in the shlobj.h.

Regards, Yi

22. winsdk-10/Include/10.0.10240.0/um/ShlObj.h

Shlobj.h file is located under winsdk-10/Include/10.0.10240.0/um/ShlObj.h.