Main Window editing in C++/VS 2003 .NET

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How do we edit the Main Window of a Visual Studio C++ application **graphically** - i.e. without having to put code into the .cpp file directly.

We cannot find a way to show the contents of the Main Window and therefore cannot add buttons or edit boxes et cetera without resorting to code - which defeats the object of having a visual interface anyway! The other dialogues are accessible

Hoping for a positive answer - don't say Microsoft didnt realise we'd need to do it eh

Kenneth Spencer
 
KASpencer said:
How do we edit the Main Window of a Visual Studio C++ application
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**graphically** - i.e. without having to put code into the .cpp file
directly.
We cannot find a way to show the contents of the Main Window and therefore
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cannot add buttons or edit boxes et cetera without resorting to code - which
defeats the object of having a visual interface anyway! The other dialogues
are accessible.
Hoping for a positive answer - don't say Microsoft didnt realise we'd need to do it eh ?

Kenneth Spencer
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If what you are looking for is a VB-like experience, try the C++ Windows
Forms Application (.NET) template.
The other option that provides for "visual editing" is the C++ MFC
Application template, but using that requires that you have at least a basic
understanding of MFC and the various IDE wizards that support it.
Which template are you trying to use?
 
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