VC++ help

I have little exposure to VC++ programming.
Now I am assigned a job to perform some operations on the background
only. No visual interface is required. The program works only with the
database.
I was suggested to write a windows service for this. But finally ended
up to write an executable to perform the operations when it is run.
Can someone please let me know the steps to be carried out from the
beginning. I am not even sure to select the correct project in VC++
wizard.
Please let me know which wizard to select and which class to start
coding (like main()) after the initial files are setup by the wizard.
How to finally finishup and run the executable with some input
parameters.

I appreciate any help...

[email]vancouy@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:
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>I have little exposure to VC++ programming.
>Now I am assigned a job to perform some operations on the background
>only. No visual interface is required. The program works only with the
>database.
>I was suggested to write a windows service for this. But finally ended
>up to write an executable to perform the operations when it is run.
>Can someone please let me know the steps to be carried out from the
>beginning. I am not even sure to select the correct project in VC++
>wizard.
>Please let me know which wizard to select and which class to start
>coding (like main()) after the initial files are setup by the wizard.
>How to finally finishup and run the executable with some input
>parameters.[/color]

If you're writing a program for Windows that doesn't have a GUI and
isn't a service, then you're writing a console application. And that's
the choice you should be looking for in the VC++ "new project" wizard.
In VC++ 6.0, I select File|New...", then select "Win32 Console
Application" from the box that appears. Select a project name and
location, click "OK", and the wizard will ask a couple more questions,
then present you with a framework that you can add to.

--
Tim Slattery
[email]Slattery_T@bls.gov[/email]