SAMPLE: MFC Version 3.1 White Paper

ID: Q122711

The information in this article applies to:

The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), included with:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 2.1

SUMMARY

Get your own personal copy of the "Microsoft Foundation Classes 3.1 White Paper." This document gives a technical discussion of the major features of MFC version 3.1 and gives developers a set of reusable, prebuilt C++ components that provide a completely portable interface for applications for the Microsoft Windows and Windows NT operating systems as well as the Macintosh platform. It also includes information about previous versions of MFC.

These MFC prebuilt C++ components encapsulate the common Windows-based functions that people have come to expect in any Windows-based application, such as:

Toolbars and status bars

Form and edit views

Print and print preview

OLE Visual Editing and OLE Automation

Multiple-document interface (MDI)

Splitter and scroller windows

Dialog data exchange and validation

Dialog boxes

Database access

Context-sensitive help

By using MFC's pre-built components, programmers can quickly create professional applications for Windows that contain pre-constructed application behavior. By using the MFC library, programmers save a considerable amount of development time.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

MFC31WP.EXE

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Version           : 2.10
Platform          : NT WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999