Aug 1, 2025 · I installed every available MFC option, which is not out of support, restarted Visual Studio 2022, and I still get this error. MFC libraries are required for this project.

When I installed vs2017, I did select Windows development with C++ option. After installation, however, I don't see the MFC has been added. Sure enough, I get errors when I compile my …

May 22, 2012 · Now, MSDN article is misleading. It shows how to add accelerators to About box and only About box will be able to handle accelerator that is in this case equivalent of pressing …

So in conclusion: MFC is still used for new development because the requirements and the costs decide the technology for a project and it just so happens that MFC is the best in some cases.

Sep 23, 2008 · MFC was a good option 10 years ago. It is still a good wrapper over Win32 API but unfortunately obsolete. Qt is a better option with one big advantage - it is platform …

Nov 7, 2023 · Subclassing is an involved topic, but MFC provides powerful tools that make it much more convenient to employ 2. The Tools Subclassing controls with MFC requires the …

Feb 18, 2009 · 23 If your functions only require reading the string and not modifying it, change them to accept const char * instead of char *. The CString will automatically convert for you, …

Oct 7, 2008 · I have an MFC app which I have been working on for a few weeks now, I want to manually set the dimensions of the main frame when it is loaded, can someone give me a …

4 What is the cleanest way to recursively search for files using C++ and MFC? EDIT: Do any of these solutions offer the ability to use multiple filters through one pass? I guess with CFileFind …

Feb 10, 2022 · I have a MFC app with Doc/View architecture and it is created with multiple-document interface. I want to use latest UI from WinUI3 so want to convert the MFC app to …