Many moons ago (1993), I tried to learn Windows programming in ANSI C by poking through Microsoft auto-generated code. Not very productive. I wound up taking the Introductory C and Advanced C classes at UC San Diego Extension for a good foundation in non-Windows ANSI C, then I started simple with a hand-coded Windows program example for a digital I/O card provided by National Instruments with its NI-DAQ function library.
This learning path made me very productive, because the DIO example stuck to the basics of Windows programming in ANSI C, and the comments in the NI code explained how the event handlers and callback functions worked. I also bought Microsoft's original book on Windows C programming to help follow what was going on (sorry - buried in a box at the moment, so I don't have the title/author handy). Eventually, I expanded that simple example to a full-featured GUI-driven program that controlled the DIO card and a 10-channel analog output card, both of which fed the digital and analog control ports of a dumb synthesized I/Q cellular radio intended for an AMPS/Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) product. I made the GUI work like the front panel of most modern ham rigs. I have to say that my non-ham colleagues loved it because it was so easy to use compared to the mixture of text-only control programs provided by the makers of the various chips in the radio. It was a fun project for me, too, because it was my very first Windows program in C. Sometimes, I wish I had not been such a "good employee" by adhering to company policy and not taking a copy of my code with me when I left in 1996 - because the company folded its tent and went the way of the Dodo not too long afterward, and all that work is lost for good. So, my advice for learning how this stuff works is to take some foundation classes for whatever language you intend to use, buy a concise book on how to apply it to Windows programming, and start with some simple examples. These days, I program professionally in Agilent VEE or LabVIEW (the latter only if I have to - waaaayyyy too many icons..."Graphic Assembly Language" - HI!), since most of my work involves instrument control and waiting for things to happen. However, though excellent at what they're intended for, I wouldn't recommend either for a real-time system like a SDR. 73, Dan KB5MY -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert W McGwier Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:25 AM To: Bruce K3CMZ Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Another Stupid Question about the Code Bruce: A huge portion of the code is stuff that is automatically generated by the VS .NET 2003 integrated development environment (IDE). When working in this environment, near the upper edge of the screen, when you are in a module, it will list the functions and you can navigate by opening that combo box and moving around the functions. functions like chkMox_CheckChanged, etc. are automatically generated by the IDE along with the hundreds of lines about this control in the resources files. We get to enter the 2-10 lines in the middle ;-). It is daunting, but not impossible, but as always, it is quite difficult without the tools that generated the code to begin with. Bob Bruce K3CMZ wrote: > Hi > While trying to teach myself something about this C Stuff, I was > digging into the Code 'console.cs' and 'setup.cs' > > I noticed that these files were quite large: > setup.cs is 17276 lines of code and 361 pages console.cs is 18488 > lines and 399 pages for a total of over thirty five thousand lines of > code! > > Question: How do you C Guys find your way around this? > Is there a index? or prehaps a file that list the > fuctions? I can search, but I don't know what > to search for! > > AnyHow ; Hope all of you have a happy Holiday We are going to do > both Easter and Passover here. > > Thanks Much > Bruce K3CMZ > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com > > -- Robert W. McGwier, Ph.D. Center for Communications Research 805 Bunn Drive Princeton, NJ 08540 (609)-924-4600 _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
