adding simple windows ui to console app

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I have a C console app, using VS2010, to which I would like to add a simple Window interface. (All the program does is a simple loop: get some input from the user, run the program, produce a single number as a result, continue). The input from the user basically involves just modifying the values of a C structure:

struct input { int howMany; char name[100]; int style; char child[100]; char parent[100]; bool useShoes; double weight; }

Ideally, I'd like to pass a structure in, let the user make any changes, and get it back. What is the easiest way to go about this for someone who doesn't want to spend a few days learning a new scripting or programming language ? (I only know C...what can I say, I was an English major...)

Dhaivat Pandya · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-29 16:10:05Z

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GTK is probably the easiest way (but, not easy at all). Qt will be much better if you can move to C++.

answered Apr 29, 2012 at 16:10

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Doug Richardson · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-29 16:20:07Z

You're either going to have to learn a new language or a new framework you're not familiar with. If you want to use straight C on Windows, you can use the Win32 API to create a window. However, Win32 is old, crusty, and not as easy to use are other frameworks. If you're going to be a Windows developer, you'd be better served picking up C#.

uday · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-29 17:45:07Z

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To create a window you need Form class in C#,

Create the Windows Forms project in VS2010. And you can embed your code there, but you have do write extra lines of code or convert code to C# to map the user input also the console output to the Windows forms which is pretty straight forward.

Here are the easy learning MSDN links to get started.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229601.aspx

Hope it helps.

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answered Apr 29, 2012 at 16:15

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uday Over a year ago

It was because C language does not define any windowing or GUI constructs, more over he said using VS2010.

uday Over a year ago

Its not that I dont know the drawbacks about having GTK which is debatable on the visual sometimes. And having powerful VS do its work n u take the backseat, I dont know which one u prefer :P

Dhaivat Pandya Over a year ago

Doesn't matter - he said C, and C# isn't C - there are libraries for C that do that. In fact, C# doesn't define any windowing or GUI constructs either; they're part of a library.

Dhaivat Pandya Over a year ago

Getting your answer accepted doesn't mean anything. And, C# is sure as hell not C. So, before you insult me any further, I advise you to learn the difference between C and c#. And, by the way, writing "u" instead of "you" makes you look like an idiot.

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