ATL / WTL / STL

1. Extract the resources from the .EXE file using a resource file editor.
   I have used ResEdit (freeware) for examining resources in EXE files. IIRC, it can also extract resources from an EXE/DLL.
2. Convert any VB6-specific elements to generic Windows versions
   Each dialog etc. specifies its "class" type, which affects how it is displayed. This includes the DLL that must be loaded in order to display it. Convert any VB6-specific names to the generic equivalent (e.g. "VB6button" should be renamed "button", "VB6dialog" should be renamed "dialog", etc.)
3. EDIT: Some ActiveX controls may have no generic control that can replace them. In this case, you must decide whether to use a class library that supplies the missing functionality, or eliminate them from the file.
4. Recompile the RC file using the Visual Studio resource editor.

#pragma once

namespace test4 {

    namespace System{};
    namespace System{namespace ComponentModel{}};
    namespace System{namespace Collections{}};
    namespace System{namespace Windows{namespace Forms{}}};
    namespace System{namespace Data{}};
    namespace System{namespace Drawing{}};

    public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
    {
    public:
        Form1(void)
        {
            InitializeComponent();

using namespace System;
    using namespace System::ComponentModel;
    using namespace System::Collections;
    using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
    using namespace System::Data;
    using namespace System::Drawing;

namespace System{};
    namespace System{namespace ComponentModel{}};
    namespace System{namespace Collections{}};
    namespace System{namespace Windows{namespace Forms{}}};
    namespace System{namespace Data{}};
    namespace System{namespace Drawing{}};

error : expected namespace name
 using namespace System;                         ^
 error : use of undeclared identifier 'System'
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
                 ^
 error : expected namespace name
     using namespace System::ComponentModel;
                              ^
 error : use of undeclared identifier 'System'
using namespace System::Collections;
                  ^
and so on....including buttons...

VScoder12 wrote:

So, I used the namespace with curly braces{} suggested somewhere on the net

VScoder12 wrote:

any suggestion?

// Form1.h 
#pragma once

namespace WinForm {

    using namespace System;
    using namespace System::ComponentModel;
    using namespace System::Collections;
    using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
    using namespace System::Data;
    using namespace System::Drawing;
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary for Form1
    /// </summary>
    public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
    {
    public:
        Form1(void)
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            //
            //TODO: Add the constructor code here
            //
        }
    
    protected:
        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        ~Form1()
        {
            if (components)
            {
                delete components;
            }
        }
    
    private:
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        System::ComponentModel::Container ^components;
        
        #pragma region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        void InitializeComponent(void)
        {
            this->components = gcnew System::ComponentModel::Container();
            this->Size = System::Drawing::Size(300,300);
            this->Text = L"Form1";
            this->Padding = System::Windows::Forms::Padding(0);
            this->AutoScaleMode = System::Windows::Forms::AutoScaleMode::Font;
        }
    #pragma endregion
    };
}


// WinForm.cpp : main project file.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "Form1.h"

using namespace WinForm;

[STAThreadAttribute]
int main(array<System::String ^> ^args)
{
    // Enabling Windows XP visual effects before any controls are created
    Application::EnableVisualStyles();
    Application::SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false); 
    
    // Create the main window and run it
    Application::Run(gcnew Form1());
    return 0;
}

VScoder12 wrote:

clang compiler