MFC Fast Start is designed to lay the foundation for developing applications written for the Windows operating system (Win32) using the Microsoft Foundation Class Library and Visual C++ 5.X with its associated wizards, resources and tools. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Use AppWizard and ClassWizard to construct windows applications using foundation classes.
• Understand the Document/View architecture of MFC and how applications can be organized around this kind of implementation.
• Map a variety of messages to class members using AppWizard.
• Draw images using basic MFC functions and objects.
• Construct and use resources, including menus, dialog boxes, OCX controls, property sheets, toolbars, status bars, and the Rich Edit Control.
• Understand how to update the user interface to correspond to program conditions.
• Incorporate advanced features such as splitter windows and file "drag-and-drop".
• Implement simple Registry usage.
• Implement "serialization" of data in Document classes.
• Design both Single Document and Multiple Document interface applications.
• Implement simple printing and print preview functions.
• Use varied View classes, such as the CFormView class and the CScrollView class.

Course prerequisites

C++ language proficiency and a knowledge of Windows API programming.