MFC General: How to make a simple text editor?

Q: How to make a simple text editor?

A: MFC AppWizard can help you to create in less than one minute a base text editor that implements:

• text editing;
• open and save from/to files;
• clipboard operations: cut, copy, and paste;
• undo last change;
• print and print preview.

Here are the steps to follow:

• Visual C++ 6.0
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  • choose "File/New/Project" menu item or press "Ctrl+N";
  • in "New" dialog box, type the project name and choose "MFC AppWizard(exe)";
  • push "OK" button; the "MFC Application Wizard" appears;
  • in MFC AppWizard - Step 1: select "Single document" then push "Next" button;
  • in MFC AppWizard - Step 2 to 5: push "Next" button;
  • in MFC AppWizard - Step 6: change the base class of view from default "CView" to "CEditView";
  • push "Finish" button; the "New Project Information" dialog appears;
  • push "OK" button.
  
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• Visual C++ 200x
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  • choose "File/New/Project" menu item or press "Ctrl+Shift+N";
  • in "New Project" dialog box, type the project name, then choose "Visual C++ Projects/MFC" and "MFC Application;
  • push "OK" button; the "MFC Application Wizard" appears;
  • select Application type "Single document";
  • select from the left list "Generated Classes" item and change the base class for the view from default "CView" to "CEditView";
  • push "Finish" button.

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Further, if you want, you can enjoy improving it by adding new functions like changing font, search, replace, and so on.
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