Building a Managed .NET Framework Application

Switching gears to the .NET Framework and building the same type of application as a managed C++ application is a bit different, as you will see. The first step is the same: Select to build a new project from the main menu, only this time select Managed C++ Application as the type and name the application HelloNET.

Notice that you don't receive any wizard to ask what settings you would like to have in your application, as you did with the MFC application. The C++ .NET applications are generated with a script that builds a basic application framework that is a console “Hello World” application. One difference between Visual C++ .NET and the other .NET languages is that there is no form editor for Visual ...

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