CppWinFormsProjectTemplate – Visual Studio Marketplace

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A Simple Windows Forms Application Project Template in C++/CLR.

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  • Note: Tested on VS2022, please let me know any bugs with other versions of Visual Studio (2017/19).

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Use this template to create a Windows Forms Application using C++. This is similar to the Windows Forms Application Project Template for C#, provided in VS by default.

VS2010 included something like this, but from 2021 it has been removed. So use this template to create GUI apps using C++/CLR with the WinForms Framework provided with .NET.

To install the extension, just download and run the installer.

To create a new project, Launch Vs, Create New Project->Search for CppWinForms

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Then Create the project.

If you are getting a build tools error like this,

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Then, go to your project properties and choose your Visual Studio Version under platform toolset.

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Hit OK.

Open, MyForm.h to view the GUI Form with the Designer (found under Header Files).
If you are getting this error

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Close the file, wait a few seconds and re open it.

All problems should be solved now! Contact via Telegram for any suggestions, improvements or issues.

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