Creating and Managing Visual C++ Projects
You can create Visual C++ projects in several ways:
You can use project templates, such as the How to: Create CLR Console Applications (C++/CLI), to help you quickly create simple projects.
You can also use application wizards to help you create a solution. A solution can contain many projects and can be coded in any language that is included with Visual Studio. The Visual Studio development environment can handle dependencies among projects, individual project configurations, project deployment, and source code control. This method works well for larger scale applications.
You can create a simple text file and then save it with a .cpp extension. Using the Win32 Application Wizard, create an empty project. Add your .cpp file into the Visual Studio environment. This method would work well for a very simple, console-style application.
Once you have created your project, you can manage it using code wizards and property pages to manage the specifics of your project.
In This Section
Visual C++ Project Types
Describes the project types that are available in Visual C++ and how to create a C-language project.File Types Created for Visual C++ Projects
Describes the kinds of files that are used with various project types.Creating Desktop Projects By Using Application Wizards
How to use the wizards to create projects with Visual C++.Working with Project Properties
Describes how to use Property Pages and Property Sheets to specify your project settings.Adding Functionality with Code Wizards
Describes how to add classes, methods, variables, and other elements to your project to add functionality.Designing a Wizard
Describes concepts on how to create your own wizard that generates code and a user interface for other users.How to: Organize Project Output Files for Builds
Describes how to organize project output files.
Related Sections
Building C/C++ Programs
Provides links to topics describing building your program from the command line or from the integrated development environment of Visual Studio.Visual C++ Reference
Provides links to topics describing the C and C++ language references, the libraries provided with Visual C++, the Visual C++ Extensibility Object Model, and the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM).Visual C++ Sample Applications
Provides links to sample code showing the capabilities of Visual C++ and the libraries and technologies it supports.