visual-c++-6

Is it possible to use a C++ static library (.lib) compiled using Visual Studio 6 in Visual Studio 2008? I shouldn't think why not - as long as you keep the usual CRT memory boundaries (ie if you allocate memory inside a library function, always free it from inside the library - by calling a function in the lib to do the freeing). this approach works fine for dlls compiled with all kinds of compilers, statically linked libs should be ok too. It really depends. Does the lib expose only 'extern "C"' functions where memory is either managed by straight Win32 methods (CoTaskMemAlloc, etc) or the

Are there any reasons why I shouldn't use Visual Studio 6 for C++ development? Where can I find some resources why this would or wouldn't be a good idea? Are there any lists of issues I would have with this? std::string multicore/proc issues in the runtime, re: KB813810 poor STL support even poorer Standard C++ support Don't do it. Roger Lipscombe I wouldn't say that Visual Studio 6 should "never" be used for C++ development. I would say that it should "no longer" be used for C++ development. Reasons: Microsoft's later compilers (particularly Visual Studio 2008) are much more compliant with

I'm on Windows XP using Visual Studio 6 (yes I know it's old) building/maintaining a C++ DLL. I'm encountered a problem with fopen failing to open an existing file, it always returns NULL. I've tried: Checking errno and _doserrno by setting both to zero and then checking them again, both remain zero, and thus GetLastError() reports no errors. I know fopen isn't required to set errno when it encounters an error according to a C standard. Hardcoding the file path, which are not relative. Tried on another developers machine which the same result. The really strange thing is CreateFile works and

Does anyone know where I can download the last Platform SDK to work with VC6? The links I could find by Googling all seem to be dead. I managed to find it here... (official or not) http://docs.moodle.org/dev/FebruaryPlatformSDK If you have an MSDN subscription, the Platform SDK (February 2003) and others are available under "Tools and Resources -> Platform SDK and DDKs" The last Windows Platform SDK that fully supported VC6 was the Windows 2003 SDK, February 2003. However, through legitimate channels, you can not find this SDK for download anymore, and it looks like no one even has it for

I currently have a VS6 unmanaged C library that I deliver as either a .lib or .dll. I want to upgrade to VS2010 but I still have users that are in VS6, VS2005, and VS2008. Can a .lib or .dll built in VS2010 be used in VS6, VS2005, or VS2008? Thanks! It depends on the runtime used to build the libraries. I would typically run into this problem when upgrading solutions from VS2005 to VS2008. The default runtime libraries are different from edition to edition. When you're building the .lib and .dll, those files are getting linked against those editions of the runtime. Problems will typically be

This question already has answers here : Closed 4 years ago . Running Visual Studio 6 C++ in Windows 8.1 (8 answers) Some of the developers here installed 8.1 last night and when we went to boot up VC6.. and instant crash on the splash screen. We have tried the standard compatibility changes, run as administrator, etc etc and no luck. Anyone else have these issues as well? Have you been able to resolve them anyway? It worked last night on Windows 8 just fine... Details on crash. Go to msdev.exe Double click msdev.exe Splash screen opens. Crash. (Microsoft Developer Studio has stopped working)