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Urgent help! Converting VC6 project into VC7.1
I've just converted a VC6 project into VC7.1.
Now it is complaing about the #include <ATLControls.h> line in one of my headers.
Where can I find this header or what do I have to do to get around this problem? Are ATLControls not used anymore in VC7.1?
Now it is complaing about the #include <ATLControls.h> line in one of my headers.
Where can I find this header or what do I have to do to get around this problem? Are ATLControls not used anymore in VC7.1?
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Thanks Mahesh,
I'm getting a compile error: d:\Development\Clients\Cat
In VC6, there was a directory in the visual studio package called: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\ATL\Include which contained the required ATLControls.h. However, in VC7.1, Microsoft seems to have removed or renamed it.
I suspect Microsoft have renamed it to something else (seems unlikely they will remove support for ATL). But I do not know which header to include now. Any ideas?
I'm getting a compile error: d:\Development\Clients\Cat
In VC6, there was a directory in the visual studio package called: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\ATL\Include which contained the required ATLControls.h. However, in VC7.1, Microsoft seems to have removed or renamed it.
I suspect Microsoft have renamed it to something else (seems unlikely they will remove support for ATL). But I do not know which header to include now. Any ideas?
Have you tried to dwonload above sample and use header file from thatone ?
-MAHESH
-MAHESH
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No I haven't. I'm a bit hesitant to install it because I don't want it creating unnecessary directories in my program files. Do you know what it will actually install?
Thats ATL sample with src which is having required file 'ATLControls.h'. You dont need to hesitant because your are downloading that from microsoft's website. You may just keep required header file and delete rest.
-MAHESH
-MAHESH
secondly it will not install any executable in your program files it will just extract source files to folder you mention at install time.
-MAHESH
-MAHESH
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Ok I'll give that a try.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
ASKER
That worked.
But I still don't understand why microsoft don't include the AtlControls.h file with VC7.1. Can someone answer that for me?
But I still don't understand why microsoft don't include the AtlControls.h file with VC7.1. Can someone answer that for me?
There are several breaking incompatibilities between ATL in VC6 and VC7.1 :
* between ATL6.0 and ATL7.0 : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w1sc4t4k(VS.80).aspx
* between ATL7.0 and ATL7.1 : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9s5zwk1e(VS.80).aspx
A more general page about porting issues :
http://blogs.msdn.com/adam_nathan/archive/2005/07/15/439342.aspx
I haven't checked whether your problem is on there, but it might be worth it to check things out ...
* between ATL6.0 and ATL7.0 : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w1sc4t4k(VS.80).aspx
* between ATL7.0 and ATL7.1 : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9s5zwk1e(VS.80).aspx
A more general page about porting issues :
http://blogs.msdn.com/adam_nathan/archive/2005/07/15/439342.aspx
I haven't checked whether your problem is on there, but it might be worth it to check things out ...
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Hi Infinity08,
Yes I've come across those pages before but they don't say anything about header files such as AtlControls.h
Yes I've come across those pages before but they don't say anything about header files such as AtlControls.h
You may also Look :
http://blogs.msdn.com/adam_nathan/archive/2005/07/15/439342.aspx
Check Moving from 6.0 to 7.1 section.
-MAHESH