Port Non-Visual C++ Applications from Different Platforms to Visual C++
Before you port your application, decide what kind of Visual C++ application you want to port to:
To port non-Visual C++ applications to Visual C++
- From the File menu, click New.
The New dialog box opens.
- Select the Projects tab.
- Select the kind of application you want to create:
- Choose Application to create an EXE
- Choose Dynamic Link Library to create a DLL
- Choose Static Library to create a LIB
- Choose Console Application to create an EXE with no Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Enter a project name and location in the appropriate text boxes.
- Click OK.
An empty project is created and opened.
- From the Project menu, click Add to Project and then Files.
The Insert Files into Project dialog box appears.
- Select the drive and directory containing the project files.
- Select the files you want to add from the list. (You can select more than one by holding down the SHIFT key while selecting.)
- Click OK.
- Examine and/or modify your new project settings by clicking Settings from the Build menu.
- Build the project.