Oh my! thank you for clarifying. I will stick with the basics and standards for the time being. I didn't realise there were so many different forms of C and C++. With All Respect, Upshaw, Lamar T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon Brandão de Sousa" <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:32 AM Subject: Re: Fruit basket program in C++/CLI > Only to clarify, Lamar, this isn't c or c++. This is c Cli, which > means it is a c++ modified language which allows the use of the .net > stuff. If you want to develope for anything portable or non windows > keep away from this for now and go learn the c++ language. > This version of c++, the cli one, introduces some sintactical > modifications (e.e the ^ symbol which seen to be a kind of pointer), > and some other new things, but it won't compile out of microsoft > compilers and it won't run out of windows ... well it won't run even > on windows , if the .net is not installed on it. > > 2007/11/19, jaffar <jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Hi Lamar. No. You'll need at least the .net 2.0 runtime to be able to run > > it. Cheers! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lamar Upshaw" <lupshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:30 PM > > Subject: Re: Fruit basket program in C++/CLI > > > > > > > Just to clarify, I should be able to run this using minGW, correct? > > > > > > With All Respect, > > > Upshaw, Lamar T > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 8:14 PM > > > Subject: Fruit basket program in C++/CLI > > > > > > > > >> From the archive at > > >> http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/cli_fruit.zip > > >> > > >> This fruit basket program is written in C++/CLI: the C++ language with > > >> extensions to support the Common Language Infrastructure of the .NET > > >> Framework. C++/CLI can create native Win32 executables or libraries, > > >> .NET-based ones, or a combination of both. Related development resources > > >> that are freely available from Microsoft.com include the following: the > > >> .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, the Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server > > >> 2003, and Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition. > > >> > > >> The archive includes a batch file, compile.bat, which invokes the > > >> command-line compiler to create an executable, cli_fruit.exe, which is > > >> about 5K in size. The batch file initially sets environmental variables > > >> that may need to be tweaked on another computer so that appropriate > > >> directories are referenced. > > >> > > >> Besides the resulting executable, No other files are needed to run the > > >> program -- as long as .NET 2.0 is installed. The included Source code > > >> is > > >> also pasted below. > > >> > > >> Jamal > > >> > > >> /*; > > >> content of cli_fruit.cpp; > > >> Fruit Basket program in C++/CLI > > >> //public domain by Jamal Mazrui > > >> */; > > >> > > >> // Reference libraries > > >> #using <System.dll> > > >> #using <System.Windows.Forms.dll> > > >> > > >> // Import namespaces > > >> using namespace System; > > >> using namespace System::Windows::Forms; > > >> > > >> // Define class > > >> ref class FruitBasket : public Form { > > >> public : > > >> //Define constructor > > >> FruitBasket() { > > >> // Initialize controls and set properties > > >> tlp = gcnew TableLayoutPanel(); > > >> tlp->ColumnCount = 3; > > >> tlp->RowCount = 2; > > >> > > >> lblFruit = gcnew Label(); > > >> lblFruit->Text = "&Fruit:"; > > >> tlp->Controls->Add(lblFruit); > > >> > > >> txtFruit = gcnew TextBox(); > > >> tlp->Controls->Add(txtFruit); > > >> > > >> btnAdd = gcnew Button(); > > >> btnAdd->Text = "&Add"; > > >> btnAdd->Click += gcnew EventHandler(this, &FruitBasket::Button_Click); > > >> tlp->Controls->Add(btnAdd); > > >> > > >> lblBasket = gcnew Label(); > > >> lblBasket->Text = "&Basket:"; > > >> tlp->Controls->Add(lblBasket); > > >> > > >> lstBasket = gcnew ListBox(); > > >> tlp->Controls->Add(lstBasket); > > >> > > >> btnDelete = gcnew Button(); > > >> btnDelete->Text = "&Delete"; > > >> btnDelete->Click += gcnew EventHandler(this, &FruitBasket::Button_Click); > > >> tlp->Controls->Add(btnDelete); > > >> > > >> Text = "Fruit Basket"; > > >> AcceptButton = btnAdd; > > >> StartPosition = FormStartPosition::CenterScreen; > > >> AutoSize = true; > > >> AutoSizeMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoSizeMode::GrowAndShrink; > > >> Controls->Add(tlp); > > >> } // FruitBasket constructor > > >> > > >> // Define destructor > > >> virtual ~FruitBasket() { > > >> } // FruitBasket destructor > > >> > > >> // Define event handler; > > >> void Button_Click(Object^ sender, EventArgs^ e) { > > >> if (sender == btnAdd) { > > >> String^ sFruit = txtFruit->Text->Trim(); > > >> if (sFruit->Length == 0) { > > >> MessageBox::Show("No fruit to add!", "Alert"); > > >> return; > > >> } > > >> > > >> lstBasket->Items->Add(sFruit); > > >> txtFruit->Clear(); > > >> lstBasket->SelectedIndex = lstBasket->Items->Count - 1; > > >> } > > >> else if (sender == btnDelete) { > > >> int iFruit = lstBasket->SelectedIndex; > > >> if (iFruit == -1) { > > >> MessageBox::Show("No fruit to delete->", "Alert"); > > >> return; > > >> } > > >> > > >> lstBasket->Items->RemoveAt(iFruit); > > >> if (iFruit == lstBasket->Items->Count) iFruit--; > > >> lstBasket->SelectedIndex = iFruit; > > >> } > > >> } // Button_Click event handler > > >> > > >> // Declare controls; > > >> TableLayoutPanel^ tlp; > > >> Label^ lblFruit; > > >> TextBox^ txtFruit; > > >> Button^ btnAdd; > > >> Label^ lblBasket; > > >> ListBox^ lstBasket; > > >> Button^ btnDelete; > > >> }; // FruitBasket class > > >> > > >> // Define entry point of program > > >> int main() { > > >> Application::Run(gcnew FruitBasket()); > > >> return 0; > > >> } // main method > > >> > > >> // End of cli_fruit.cpp > > >> > > >> __________ > > >> View the list's information and change your settings at > > >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > >> > > > > > > __________ > > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > > > > __________ > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > > > > -- > When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows," people just > stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, for > free." > Linus Torvalds > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind