Title: Terrible waste of paper
Product review: Most of the sample programs in the book fail to work. But, the program on the cd works but the code is completely different from the code in the book. Also, he creates ATL code with the MFC dependency just so he can use CString. Does the author know how to use standard C++ like maybe basic_string. In addition he never mentions anything about adding metafile support so that you can use the control in something other than the test container nor does he bother much with the OC96 standard. If you're not new to C++ but want to learn about ActiveX controls read Julian Templeman's MFC COM for MFC controls or Richard Grimes Beginning ATL for ATL controls. If you know C++ and stl at all this book will probably rate below most high school beginning programming books. Just make sure that you look at it in a book store first and be happy that Amazon has a return policy.
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