Book excerpt: In addition, INSIDE VISUAL C++, Fifth Edition, delivers authoritative guidance on: -- Fundamentals -- GDI, event handling, dialog boxes, memory management, SDI and MDI, printing, and help -- Advanced topics-multithreading, DIBs, ODBC, and DLLs -- COM -- creating document objects, ActiveX "TM" controls, and components; automation; and using wizards and compiler extensions that support COM -- C++ programming for the Internet -- Windows "RM" Sockets, MFC WinInet, and ISAPI extension programs for Microsoft Internet Information Server An enclosed CD-ROM contains valuable sample source code and sample applications developed for the book?all of which makes this volume an indispensable tool that every professional will keep close at hand.