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Q122711: MFC Version 3.1 White Paper

Article: Q122711
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:2.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbnokeyword kbMFC kbVC kbVC210 kbGrpDSMFCATL kbNoUpdate
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), used with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 2.1 
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SUMMARY
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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
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

Mfc31wp.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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