About the GUI for a C++ program

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Hi,

I'm jsut curious how you go about creating a GUI for a C++ program. I'm trying to learn C++ right now, but I only know how to make DOS programs with it.

Is there any program like Visual Basic, where you can create the GUI, and then add code to the GUI to make it the GUI interact with the code?

I've tried Visual C++, but if I'm not mistaken that only helps you with the code.

any help would be greatly appricated.

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I'm where you are. DOS apps only. I want to get the .net upgrade for my Visual Studio, so I can use C#. From what little I've seen, I think it combines the power of C/C++ with the easy GUI that VB has.

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I've played with Borland Delphi a few times. On the surface it's much like VB. But I hear it's better with control-functionality, compiling, and end application size etc.

I don't know if it has any c++ integration, though. :\

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I beleive Borland has a C/C++ Builder, but I've not played with it.

Mark Hensler's picture

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Bob, have you played with C#? How is easy is the GUI in that?

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Is the backend C# coding the same as C/C++? I mean, is it just the way of creating GUI that has changed, or have they severly altered the C/C++ style syntax?

Mark Hensler
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