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in article 20040729143629944-0700@free.teranews.com, Chris Griffin at
cgriffin@host1web.com wrote on 07/29/2004 3:34 PM:

> I've been using CW on the Mac for years. Now I need to port my app to
> MFC. Can anyone recomend a book that covers MFC using codewarrior? Or at
> the very least an MFC book for a poor suffering :-) Mac programmer?

I went through this myself recently, and this is what I have to say: OUCH!

1) MFC is no longer cool, what with MS pushing .NET down everyone's throat.
The book publishers slavishly follow fads, so many MFC books are out of
print, with used copies of some of the full references commanding ridiculous
premiums.

2) I could not figure out how to set up a text-based resource file for
anything other than the basic controls. Buttons, combo boxes, list boxes,
static and editable text were all OK. But not calendar/time controls and so
on. I think there is a way to do this, but the documentation on msdn is
incomplete.

3) The other poster's comments about VC were pretty much correct. I just
want to point out that you can use Borland C++ Builder with MFC, and you can
download a free version to play with.

That said, it's time to answer your question. I found and used 2 books which
cover somewhat using MFC without the VC wizards. They'll both get you
started, but neither will take you through advanced uses. They overlap a
lot, but each has useful content that the other doesn't:

<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0130132497/qid=1091206732>

<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0130166294/qid=1091206810>