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okay i have been working with C++ for a while and i have searched on ragezone, google, and others but i cant find any tut on how to stop using command prompt for programs. it always opens up in command prompt and i want to make an .exe that doesnt use command prompt :grr:. ty if u can help :laugh:
use a windows form
win32 api is the very first part of making an executable. but there are program that help out a little better. One of the best (in my opinion) it Qt. Qt is multiplatform so if you were to distribute it, just about all operating systems can use it.
thanks alex and frostelite can u explain more about using a windows form so ya alex i am currently downloading Qt but my question is, is it free?
I really meant the windows32.api. Basically what you're currently doing is opening Console applications, you need to change the type from Console application to Win32 Application. Here's a reference for Win32 programming
http://www.directxtutorial.com/Tutor...in32/dx9A.aspx
Qt is a good program that will make windows forms with a little more ease but win32 api is where it sorta originated for windows. I personally downloaded Qt (yes it is free) but there are some really confusing parts in making these programs. I suggest that you first check out the reference that frost elite made and then maybe read a book explaining it a little more, then move on to Qt. Good Luck
thanks guys lol now only if there was a thanks button XD
yea i don't know where it is either
that is in frost elite's and i have no idea how he got it xPQuote:
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To learn to make forms in Windows is almost like an art form. At least to make good ones, that behave as they should. Full versions of Visual Studio do this with a design window and resource creation, something that can be done in Express just as well, but takes more time and experimentation.
In reality the Windows API is quite useful, but there are lots of guidelines you should follow to make a form that works now, and on future computers. If you really get into it, I'd also recommend you pick up a book on the Windows API, so you can learn more of the core of how Windows works, and expects Applications to work.
A) You already have a GUI but the command prompt still pops-up
There is very likely a setting in your IDE that enables or disables the command prompt. Which IDE do you use?
B) You're sick of the command prompt and want to start programming a GUI
Qt is indeed nice (but it's not a program, it's a library), wxWidgets is worth a try too. The Windows API is usable, but a tad bit old. There is a lot of C or C++ GUI libraries out there, so take a look which you like most. Easiest is to get a GUI builder...
lol thanks Daevius you answered i was unsure about for me xP