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> I need to create a simple program launcher which runs off of cd and
> launches a program off of the cd. It must also check the values
> in an ini file. The launcher program must run on all versions of Windows.
That's going to be hard, the 16-bit versions of Windows work quite
differently. You need a really old Windows 3.11 vintage compiler.
It's a lot easier if you restrict youself to Win32 (ie Win95 and later)
> I have read that C++ and Delphi are the only two languages which could
> reliably accomplish this task. I have tried Delphi and it worked well
> but my employer does not want to pay Borland's license fee.
Give up. Any other language is going to be as expensive, C++ included,
once development costs are included. Even a day's worth of salary is
likely to cost more.
> Does anyone have sample C++ code which shows how to create a single
> windows form with buttons on it? I also need sample code for
> launching applications and for reading an ini file.
C++ isn't where your problem is. Any book on Borland C++ explains
how to do it with Borland, any Visual C++ book explains how to do
this with Microsoft. It's not possible in standard C++, although
a simple text interface would be possible. In that case any
standard C++ book (ie without "Borland" or "Visual" or other brand
in its name) should do. See the booklist @
www.accu.org for ratings.
> Does anyone know of any IDEs (besides Borland C++) or languages which
> could help me accomplish this task?
A large number. It's a fairly easy task in most C++ variants, there
is just no Standard for GUIs in C++. This group can't help you there
- check vendors' groups for that.
Regards,
--
Michiel Salters
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