DOC: Use MFC Migration Toolkit to Translate C Code to C++

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This migration kit is for the software developer who has a large body of Windows code written in C. Except for your existing code, moving to C++ and the Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) looks attractive. You've heard about the benefits of C++, and many developers are touting all the professional features you get with MFC. Besides that, the bar keeps getting higher with OLE and new versions of Windows to support, not to mention multiplatform opportunities. But you have all that C code.

This migration kit shows you how to convert a C program for Windows to C++, by using MFC. You can gain most of the benefits of C++ and MFC with a minimum of pasting code into MFC classes and a minimum of C-to-C++ translation. The secret? An MFC function called CWnd::WindowProc, which was designed precisely for this purpose.

The MFC Migration Toolkit is included with Visual C++ version 4.0. To install, select "MFC Migration Kit" from the Visual C++ 4.0 Master Setup or run <CDROM_drive>:\MFCKIT\DISK1\SETUP.EXE. For more information, refer to the README file in the <CDROM_drive>:\MFCKIT\DISK1 directory. This file, README.TX_, is compressed and must expanded before accessing it. To do so, use the following EXPAND command at a command prompt:

   EXPAND -r <CDROM_drive>:\MFCKIT\DISK1\README.TX_ README.TXT