WCE MFC AppWizard

The WCE MFC Application Wizard generates a complete suite of source files and resource files based on classes from the MFC library. This wizard offers the easiest way to create a new application. By selecting options, you can customize the starter files that WCE MFC AppWizard generates. When you have completed the steps in the WCE AppWizard, the Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0 creates a functional starter application.

    To start a project using the WCE MFC AppWizard

  1. On the Visual Studio File menu, click New.
  2. In the New dialog box, click the Projects tab.
  3. Select WCE MFC AppWizard.
  4. In the Platforms check box list, select the platforms you want to target.
  5. Enter a text string in the Project Name field, and click OK.
  6. On each of the four AppWizard screens, select the features you want and click Finish. On the third AppWizard screen, you must select "As a shared DLL." This is necessary, since when you use the WCE MFC AppWizard, you cannot statically link to MFC. You must use MFC as a shared DLL.
  7. In the New Product Information dialog box, review the specifications of your new skeleton project, and click OK.
  8. The new project is now available in your workspace to be viewed using the ClassView, ResourceView, and FileView tabs.
  9. To learn more about the files created by the AppWizard, select the FileView tab and double-click the ReadMe.txt file for the new project.

Note You can create a new MFC for Windows CE project that has a dependency on another project. To perform this function, make sure the workspace containing the other project is open when you choose New from the File menu, and specify the appropriate settings on the Project tab, with WCE MFC selected, before clicking OK.