Visual C++6 Bible
About the Authors Richard C. Leinecker is a professional software developer. He holds the position of Software Engineer with Landmark Community Interests, where he writes imaging software. His previous positions include Senior Programmer at MCI's Digital Imaging division, Director of Technology at IntraCorp, Inc., and Manager of Programming and Online Services at COMPUTE publications. He has had many of his software titles published, including Championship Chess, BridgeMaster, and Miami Vice. Rick also wrote a regular column and dozens of feature articles and reviews for COMPUTE magazine. Many of COMPUTE's software disk offerings were the result of his programming labors. He also brought COMPUTE and OMNI magazines online, creating two of the first online magazines. He is the author of Visual J++ Bible (IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.), Visual C++ 5 Bible (IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.), Visual C++ 5 Power Toolkit, and Visual C++ Programmer's Reference. When Rick isn't writing books or software, he's playing with his three girls or roller-blading with his wife. He enjoys the position of musical director for the Rockingham County Theater Guild, and singing in a contemporary Christian group named Gentle Healer. Tom Archer has almost 15 years of experience programming in several operating systems as well as with a multitude of languages. He has also worked on the development of two successful software products, Peachtree Software's Office Accounting, and IBM/World Book's Multimedia Encyclopedia. In addition to being a senior level Windows NT/VC++ consultant, Tom also writes books. He has coauthored two books on Visual C++ and one on Visual J++. Tom is currently working on a book on Windows NT system-level programming, which will be published in early 1999. Kevin Smith has been involved in software development for over five years. His past projects include network automation, problem management systems, as well as the development of Internet-enabled applications. His current projects include finding new ways to extend Microsoft's Internet Information Server and designing database connectivity middleware for Java. Kevin resides in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife and two ferrets. When he isn't being a geek, Kevin enjoys cycling and racquetball. Lars Klander is the author of numerous best-selling books, including Hacker Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security and 1001 Visual Basic Programmer's Tips. A professional software developer, he lives in Las Vegas with his wife and their dogs and cats. He currently spends his days writing programs for the Nevada Power Company. Derrel Blain has spent more than ten years programming and writing about computers.