What's New in Visual C++ Version 6.0

Microsoft^® Visual C++ version 6.0 provides many new features, described below.

Compiler

• __assume Keyword
  
  
• Better Inlining Control
  
  
• Dependencies Now Stored in a Text File
  
  
• Dependency (.dep) File Generation
  
  
• New and Improved Warnings
  
  
• Placement Form of Operator Delete
  
  
• Pragma Warning
  
  
• Run-Time Error Checks
  
  
• Throughput Improvements

Debugger

• AfxDumpStack for Diagnosing Field-Installed Applications
  
  
• Edit and Continue
  
  
• GetLastError() Value Displayed as Register
  
  
• GUIDs Decoded for Display
  
  
• Improved Disassembler Output (Undecorated Symbols)
  
  
• Improved V-Table and Function Pointer Display
  
  
• In-Process Remote Procedure Calls
  
  
• Load COFF & Exports Option
  
  
• MASM Hex Syntax Supported
  
  
• MMX Register Display
  
  
• Module List Dialog Box
  
  
• New Formatting Symbols
  
  
• Thread Information Block
  
  
• Variants Decoded for Display

Editors

• Automatic Statement Completion
  
  
• Quick Macro Recording
  
  
• Resource Editor Support for Internet Explorer 4.0 Controls

Linker

• Delay Load Imports
  
  
• New Options for Linker, DUMPBIN, and EDITBIN
  
  
• Revised Import Library Format

Automation Object Model

• New Automation Properties and Methods
  
  
• Script Debugger

Projects

• Command-Line Builds
  
  
• Dynamic Parsing (Dynamic Updating of ClassView)
  
  
• "GoTo Dialog Editor" from ClassView and WizardBar
  
  
• MIDL Options Page: Project Settings Dialog Box
  
  
• "New Form" Command
  
  
• New HTML Resource Type
  
  
• New Project Types: Extended Stored Procedures and Utility Project
  
  
• Support for Environment Variables in the IDE

Wizards

• AppWizard Enhancements
  
  
• AppWizard support for OLE DB
  
  
• Cluster Resource Type Wizard
  
  
• Custom build rules for Help files
  
  
• Data Access Support in the ATL Object Wizard
  
  
• "Delete Member Function" Command in WizardBar and ClassView
  
  
• Internet Explorer 4.0 (IE4) Control Support in ClassWizard
  
  
• New Dictionary Fields (Macros) for Custom AppWizard
  
  
• New Extended Stored Procedure Wizard
  
  
• New project types
  
  
• Wizards for non-MFC project types

OLE DB Templates

• Database Access with OLE DB
  
  
• OLE DB Consumer and Provider Templates
  
  
• Schema rowset classes for metadata

Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)

• Active Document Containment
  
  
• Dynamic HTML Control with CHtmlView
  
  
• Internet Explorer 4.0 Common Controls
  
  
• MFC Classes — New or Updated
  
  
• MFC Globals - New
  
  
• Wizard97 Style for Property Sheets
  
  
• MFC OLE DB Class Added
  
  
• MFC Performance Tuning
  
  
• New MFC Technical Notes

Database Support

• ADO Data-Bound Dialog Wizard
  
  
• Data-Bound Controls for ADO and OLE DB
  
  
• Oracle Support in the Data Tools

Sample Programs

Tools

• Component Manager
  
  
• HTML Help Workshop
  
  
• InstallShield Updated
  
  
• Test Container Updated
  
  
• Visual Studio Analyzer
  
  
• Visual Modeler

Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack

• Certificate Server
  
  
• FrontPage Server Extensions
  
  
• Index Server
  
  
• Internet Connection Services for RAS
  
  
• Internet Information Server (IIS)
  
  
• Mail and News Services
  
  
• Microsoft Data Access Components
  
  
• Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
  
  
• Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ)
  
  
• Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)
  
  
• Site Server
  
  
• SNA Server
  
  
• Windows Scripting Host

See Also

Visual C++ Editions Home Page

Visual C++ Editions Comparison Chart

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