Setting non-CLR based projects as default

Hello folks,

in Visual C++ Express 2005 Express Beta 2 resp. August CTP, is there a way to create a Windows Forms application without the use of the CLR by default I'd like to build a 100% native C++ program using the Forms designer but I'm not quite sure if this is possible at all. At the moment I'd like to use the templates not only because of the convenience they offer but also to learn this IDE step by step.

Coming from a Unix background, this can be quite tricky sometimes. ;-)

I'd really appreciate any comments on this.

Regards
Tobias

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Setting non-CLR based projects as default

jayneag
The Windows Forms designer only generates C++ code that requires the CLR. With the Express Edition of Visual C++, you would use the Platform SDK to create native Windows applications.

The Visual Studio Standard, Professional and Team products include templates for Windows developments using the Microsoft Foundation Classes library, and designing surfaces for editing your GUI resources.

- April Reagan, Visual C++ Program Management
JDev
Thanks for your explanation.
I guess I go for Visual Studio Standard when it's about time. For now I'm going to make myself familiar with the IDE.

Tobias
Setting non-CLR based projects as default

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