Hi, Just checked out my Uni library. Best I could find is a book on Visual C++ 4.0. Should I bother hiring it (I''m using 6.0), or should I splash out and buy an up-to-date one? Also, what''s Visual C++ .NET, is the next version on from 6.0? Well, I''m going to buy a C++ book in any case. The only one I have now (despite being thick-as-s) is pretty basic, and I knew most of the stuff from Java anyway. It doesn''t have anything about namespaces in it at all (which was the source of my string problems). Should I get a book on Visual Basic, or one on general C++ programming? Should I bother hiring the Visual C++ 4.0 book? Thanks.

If I were you I would definately find a newer book. MSVC++ 4.0 is very old (doesn''t even support bool let alone the STL) so you''re bound to be much better off with a more recent book. Unfortunately I can recommend a good _recent_ book because I dont have one that actually makes use of the current standard.

VisualC++.NET is the next version of VC++, it is more focused on MS''s .NET but can also compile unmanaged code.

As for what type of book, I assume by Visual Basic you mean Win32 API, but it depends on what you want to learn. If you think you''re ready for the Win32 API thengo for it, Programming Windows is a great book for this. If you think you still need another book on general C++ for a reference or for further learning then buy one. I haven''t read through your previous threads so I''m not sure where you stand.

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