DOCUMENT:Q165578 01-OCT-1997 [msj] TITLE :SAMPLE: May 1997 Microsoft Systems Journal Code PRODUCT :Miscrosoft Systems Journal PROD/VER: OPER/SYS:WINDOWS KEYWORDS:kbprg msj ====================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - The Microsoft Systems Journal (MSJ) for May 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article summarizes the content of the May 1997 issue of the Microsoft Systems Journal and explains how to download a file from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) that contains all of the code samples available in the May 1997 issue. MORE INFORMATION ================ To obtain all the code available in the May 1997 issue, download and run Msjmay97.exe in an empty directory. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: ~ Msjmay97.exe For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services May 1997 Microsoft Systems Journal Content ------------------------------------------ The May 1997 Microsoft Systems Journal contains the following topics: - Introducing Visual Studio 97: A Well-stocked Toolbox for Building Distributed Apps Visual Studio 97 targets developers and teams that create dynamic, Web-based applications or other distributed apps. Many of the additions to existing Microsoft developer products are aimed at simplifying the creation and use of ActiveX components. By Mary Kirtland - Visual C++ 5.0 Simplifies the Process for Developing and Using COM Objects COM objects are becoming more and more important. Many cool Windows features like shell extensions and ActiveX are only available through COM. Visual C++ does COM right with new compiler directives and integrated support for ATL. By George Shepherd - Investigating Multilanguage Debugging and the New IDEs of Visual Studio 97 Using the right tool for building an application is one thing, but what about debugging? Visual Studio integrates Visual Basic and Visual C++ so you can code different parts of your application with different languages and debug them simultaneously. By Robert Schmidt - Plus: Under the Hood, Win32 Q&A, ActiveX/COM, and C++ Q&A. ====================================================================== Keywords : kbprg msj Platform : WINDOWS ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.