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Q122764: DOC: Use MFC Migration Toolkit to Translate C Code to C++

Article: Q122764
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbdocfix kbVC200
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 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

Mfc_mig.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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MORE INFORMATION
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This migration kit is for the software developer who has a large body of Windows
code written in C. Except for your existing code, moving to C++ and the
Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) looks attractive. You've heard about
the benefits of C++, and many developers are touting all the professional
features you get with MFC. Besides that, the bar keeps getting higher with OLE
and new versions of Windows to support, not to mention multiplatform
opportunities. But you have all that C code.

This migration kit shows you how to convert a C program for Windows to C++, by
using MFC. You can gain most of the benefits of C++ and MFC with a minimum of
pasting code into MFC classes and a minimum of C-to-C++ translation. The secret?
An MFC function called CWnd::WindowProc, which was designed precisely for this
purpose.

The MFC Migration Toolkit is included with Visual C++ version 4.0. To install,
select "MFC Migration Kit" from the Visual C++ 4.0 Master Setup or run
<CDROM_drive>:\MFCKIT\DISK1\SETUP.EXE. For more information, refer to the
README file in the <CDROM_drive>:\MFCKIT\DISK1 directory. This file,
README.TX_, is compressed and must expanded before accessing it. To do so, use
the following EXPAND command at a command prompt:

     EXPAND -r <CDROM_drive>:\MFCKIT\DISK1\README.TX_ README.TXT

Additional query words: kbinf 00 kbfile

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Keywords          : kbfile kbdocfix kbVC200 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbMFC
Version           : winnt:2.0

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