Visual C++ Systems Programming, Thales Training Consultancy

VISUAL C++ SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING

Duration:

5 Days (available on in-house or customised basis only)

Price:

On Request

Locations Available:

Suitable for:

Experience of C++ programming on the Microsoft Windows 32-bit platform is required.

This course is for software developers and programmers who want to make use of the internal features and functionality of the Microsoft Win32 architecture within the NT and 2000 operating systems.

Delegates should have a good understanding of the Microsoft Windows environment and have experience of programming in C or C++ on the Microsoft Windows 32-bit platform.

Objectives:

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

Develop applications using the Microsoft Windows Win32 architecture.
Write programmes that use Win32 TCP/IP networking.
Interface with and manipulate the Windows Registry.
Make use of the Windows Graphical User Interface.

Course Outline:

NT Architecture

Windows history
Application subsystems
Client - server architecture
Portability
Symmetric Multiprocessing
Networking
Application types
Win32/95 subsets

Threads, Processes and Priorities

Windows 3.x enhanced mode multitasking
Win32 event handling
Threads
Controlling threads
Worker threads
Creating a process
Priorities

Memory Management and Sharing

The 386 family
The paging table
How Windows NT and 9x use the 386 family
Memory mapped files
Virtual memory

Synchronisation and Mutexes

Synchronisation objects
Mutexes
Semaphores
Events objects
Critical sections
Interlocked modifications
Threads and message queues

Structured Exceptions

Using an exception handler
Exception filter values
The EXCEPTION_RECORD structure
The filter function
Setting the error mode

I/O Introduction

Using files and devices
The NT Filing System (NTFS)
Overlapped I/O
Completion routines

Networking and Named Pipes

File sharing
Client - Server
NetBIOS
Named pipes
Multiple instances and threads
Security

TCP/IP, Sockets and MFC Support

The windows sockets library
Compatibility considerations
Addressing
Domain Name System (DNS)
Port addresses

Registry API

Using the registry
Root keys
Creating a new key entry
Using keys
Finding data

COM, ActiveX and Automation

Automation
MFC support
Variants
Type libraries
COM interfaces and IDs
Registry entries
Low level functions
Parameters
Class factories

Graphical Device Interface

Display contexts and classes
Shapes
Lines
Stock and custom drawing objects
Fonts
Viewports
NT/Windows 2000 enhancements

Dynamic Link Libraries

Calling conventions
Initialisation and termination
Shared and private data
Base addresses
Thread local storage
C++ implications