MFC: How to make a simple Web Browser?

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Q: How to make a simple Web Browser?

A: MFC AppWizard can help you to create a basic Internet Browser in less than one minute.

Here are the steps to follow:

• Visual C++ 6.0
  
  • 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 "CHtmlView";
  • push "Finish" button; the "New Project Information" dialog appears;
  • push "OK" button.
    
  
  
• Visual C++ 2002/2003/2005/2008/2010
  
  • 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 "CHtmlView";
  • push "Finish" button.

Further, if you want, you can enjoy improving it by adding features like an address bar and so on.

See also:

• How to make a simple text editor?