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Creating the Windows Form

The first step in writing a Windows Form application is to include the appropriate .NET Framework components that support the Windows Forms. Add the following lines to the SimpleWindowsForm.cpp file after the #using <mscrolib.dll> statement:

#using <System.DLL>
#using <System.Drawing.DLL>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.DLL>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;

As was mentioned earlier, these statements import the portions of the .NET Framework needed and also indicate which namespaces you will use when declaring the Windows Form class. System.DLL is a component that includes all the system-level .NET Framework classes. System.Drawing.DLL is a component that ...