1. I want to be use mix unmanaged code with managed code.  In particular,
the unmanaged code uses MFC CFile to perform file I/O.   Can CFile be used
in unmanaged code that is mixes with managed code?  I've tried this but
keep getting a system::exception is thrown with the message ...

I have a an instance of a form, lets say Form2, that is constructed
from within a event handler of an instance of Form1, subsequently I
call ShowDialog with the instance of Form1 as its owner:
form2 = gcnew Form2();

I'm trying to upgrade a large project from VS 6.0 to VS 2005.  
After fixing a lot of things that changed (mostly sloppy coding in the
original project that VS2005 didn't allow), I got the release version to
build successfully.  Unfortunately, it crashes right away when I start it ...

When does CLR performs initialization of static variables in a class
library?
(1) when the class library is loaded
(2) when a static variable is first referenced

I'm compiling an .exe file on VS2005 under C++ without framework support.
For some reason, when I look at the properties of the .exe file there is no
version tab although the project does have a resource file and the file
version is defined there.

I have a POD type with a private destructor.  There are a whole hierarchy of
derived POD types, all meant to be freed using a public member function
Destroy in the base class.  I get warning C4624.  I read the description,
decided that it's exactly what I want, and ignored the ...

I'm creating my own .NET control and i would like to allow user to
allocate an image as property.
for that i used the following code :
#pragma region public Property : ImageSortAscendant

I succesfully finished a simple form program in VC express 2005.  I
tested the program in another machine, after installing the runtime
libraries and .NET framework 2, and is working fine.
Now' i'd like to make the program available from the network server

I'm writing a little app that uses ODBC to call a SQL 2K stored procedure
several times in a loop, with a different parameter each time.  The SP can
return no results in some instances.  When no results are returned, the
CRecordset throws an exception.  I've tracked the problem ...

Does anyone know how to obtain the VC++ 2005 Express Edition on a CD?
I have been unable to download and create a viable CD from the Microsoft
site. Either not holding my mouth right or I have the wrong software.
Thanks,

I'm having a hard time understanding why I get
the following error with the code shown.
Can someone explain?
public ref class Class1

Anyone know of any good articles on how to write a windows service in native
(unmanaged) VC++?  Also, how to use IPC in the service to communicate with a
front-end GUI application would be helpful...  Thanks!

I'm trying to concat multiple params.  My code only grabs the first param.
/*******/
// Param1:  OLE2T(menuItemsData[idCmd])
// Param2:  pStrClipboardText

I wonder if anyone can help lift the cloud of confusion hanging over me
at the moment ;-)
I have a load of unmanaged code in a project that I am compiling NOT
USING /CLR

Can someone tell me if I can freely distribute VCBUILD.exe with my application?
I allow the users of my app to tweak the code via a dll build on the fly.
I'd much prefer not having to ask my clients to download c++ express.
TIA