C++ WinAPI

Hey, if anyone here is good with C++, I need some urgent help!

I am trying to make a basic GUI to run in Windows. I'm using Visual Studio 2005, by the way.

So yeah, I can get an empty window to show up on screen, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to add any sort of components (e.g. buttons, comboboxes, text areas, etc). I've tried searching google, but I can't seem to find anything that works, or is understandable.

If anyone here knows how to add these components, I would really appreciate some help.

 

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try searching this site:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

edit
also try here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1370z17c(VS.80).aspx

 

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i scrounged up my copy of visual c++ 6.0.
if you want i can install it and help you out (maybe)

 

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Any particular reason you aren't using C#?

 

Because I want to learn how to do it in C++.

Here's an update. I got the forms added to the window, so now it has a table and 3 buttons on it. The problem now is with the listeners. I can't find anywhere that says which messages are generated by button clicks. I also can't figure out how to populate the table with data.

 

you make your GUI using resource files, click a bit around there should be a resource editor somewhere with which you can create your GUI and assign the appropriate ID's and such.

Then you do some voodoo c++ stuff, like making a message hook to handle user input and stuff like that in your code, ok i forgot i haven't coded for +5 years(not counting funky 50-100 line progs.)

 

oh buy winapi book as a refereance guide or find 1 on the net