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Reginald Blue - 03 Oct 2005 21:59 GMT

First, a meta question: Is there a FAQ for this group?

Second, probably a FAQ: What's a good recommended book for someone who
knows C++, but isn't sure how to bridge between .Net and C++ (write Managed
C++)

Specifically, simple questions like:

How do I write this C# method:

void DoStuff(MyStruct [] somestructs);

in Managed C++.

(I figured out the answer I think...but a book that walks through some of
this basic stuff would be awfully helpful.)

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"I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my
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William DePalo [MVP VC++] - 03 Oct 2005 23:47 GMT

> First, a meta question: Is there a FAQ for this group?

I don't believe so.

> Second, probably a FAQ: What's a good recommended book for someone who
> knows C++, but isn't sure how to bridge between .Net and C++ (write
> Managed C++)

To answer your question I like "Essential Guide to Managed Extensions for
C++" (ISBN:1-893115-28-3) by Challa and Laksberg of the VC++ team. There is
also "Programming with Managed Extensions for MS Visual C++ .Net"
(ISBN:0-7356-1724-4) by Grimes.

That said, VS 2005 - due 7 Nov 2005 - introduces a new dialect (my word) of
C++ for .Net called C++/CLI. I don't know if there are C++/CLI books as
well.

> Specifically, simple questions like:
>
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>
> in Managed C++.

Well, if you like you can always post what you tried and the erroe message
you got. Someone will usually be able to spot the error.

Regards,
Will

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Reginald Blue - 04 Oct 2005 00:13 GMT

>> Second, probably a FAQ: What's a good recommended book for someone
>> who knows C++, but isn't sure how to bridge between .Net and C++
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> team. There is also "Programming with Managed Extensions for MS
> Visual C++ .Net" (ISBN:0-7356-1724-4) by Grimes.

Perfect. THANKS!!!

> That said, VS 2005 - due 7 Nov 2005 - introduces a new dialect (my
> word) of C++ for .Net called C++/CLI. I don't know if there are
> C++/CLI books as well.

Yup, but I don't have a schedule yet as to when we're moving to VS2005, so,
it's anyone's guess.

>> Specifically, simple questions like:
>>
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> Well, if you like you can always post what you tried and the erroe
> message you got. Someone will usually be able to spot the error.

I hate asking stupid questions. :-)

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Tomas Restrepo (MVP) - 04 Oct 2005 02:40 GMT

Reginald,

> First, a meta question: Is there a FAQ for this group?

As Will said, no. I do have a few faqs on MC++ specifically on my site at
http://www.winterdom.com/mcppfaq/ which might be helpful!

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Reginald Blue - 04 Oct 2005 15:25 GMT

> Reginald,
>
>> First, a meta question: Is there a FAQ for this group?
>
> As Will said, no. I do have a few faqs on MC++ specifically on my
> site at http://www.winterdom.com/mcppfaq/ which might be helpful!

Excellent. Thanks!!!

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Nishant Sivakumar - 04 Oct 2005 19:24 GMT

You might also want to check out The Code Project Managed C++ section :-

http://www.codeproject.com/managedcpp/

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Nish [VC++ MVP]

> First, a meta question: Is there a FAQ for this group?
>
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> (I figured out the answer I think...but a book that walks through some of
> this basic stuff would be awfully helpful.)

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