I've got a Visual C++ solution containing two projects: A and B.  A depends
on B.  When I change a source code file in B, then try to build A, I want B
to get built automatically before A.    How is this done?
I tried putting B's output target file (foo.lib) in A's  project ...

In VC++ 6.0 there were very handy macros to extract bytes from words and  
words from double words: HIBYTE, LOBYTE,HIWORD,LOWORD.
Also there were macros to make words from bytes and double words from words:
MAKEWORD and MAKELONG.

Is member variable alignment in __gc class same to that of __nogc class?
For example, does this code below make problems?(Please ignore other errors
such as wrong grammar ,etc.)
Please reply. Thanks in advance.

Is there any way to port legacy C++ enum to managed object?
For example, let's assume there is a C++ header file(we cannot modify it,
because it is updated by other vendor). It has a enum definition like this.
enum AAA { a,b,c };

Can anybody provide an example of how to program an application that can run
in the background and show only  the icon on the taskbar?

Is there any way to make a form *not closing* when its X on the upper-right is clicked?
Is there any event for handling clicks on the X (e.g. to perform additional actions)?

Hey everyone,
I noticed that unlike C#, managed C++ still uses headers and implementation
files. My question is, is there any consensus of where to put the
implementation of the managed class?

Hi to all,
Im just wondering on why VC++ .NET puts all of its code in the header file?
why not use th cpp file? wheres the two file approach?
I've read a comment on this newsgroup that suggests that microsoft is

Dear All,
i still cant solve it. i have attached a sample of my program. how can
i change the number in the edit box to other color when i click OK
button?

Where are __value objects allocated? I guess __value object is same to basic
__value objects such as int,char,float, but C# compiler demands using new
keyword even to __value classes.
Please reply. Thanks in advance.

   While I compile my old C++ source in VC.Net, rebulild whole project,
there are always some header files are unvaliable  like "fstream.h",
"Dxguide.h".....etc.
   Did VC.Net remove the VC++'s headers? How can I get them back?  Where

Hello everyone and thanks in advance.
I have a multilingual application which has been built in MFC VC++ 6.0
(non-Unicode). It support English German Hungarian so far, which has been
fine. But now I need it to work on Russian computers and I realized that the

is there a way to make registry modification for keys under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER for all users in the computer?
I can  modify the key values under HKEY_CURRENT_USE using
RegSetValueEx(). However, it only affects the current logined user, not

How can I change, within my code, the display font size from 96 DPI to 120
DPI?  I would like to do it using either MFC or the Win32 SDK.
Thanks,
Eitan

I am using VC++6.0 with Visual Fortran 6.6.B. A few weeks ago, I rebuilt my
PC and reinstalled the same VC++ and VF.
The same codes of the VC++ part built before the reinstallation used to
work. The executable bulit before reinstallation is still working perfectly