Code-Only Windows Application Sample

This sample illustrates how to create a basic Windows application using only code ie no Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) markup.

Building the Sample

• Install the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) and open its build environment command window. On the Start menu, point to All Programs, Microsoft Windows SDK, and then click CMD Shell.
• Download the sample, usually from the software development kit (SDK) documentation, to your hard disk drive.
• To build the sample from the build environment command window, go to the source directory of the sample. At the command prompt, type MSBUILD.
• To build the sample in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, load the sample solution or project file and then press CTRL+SHIFT+B.

Running the Sample

• To run the compiled sample from the build environment command window, execute the .exe file in the Bin\Debug or Bin\Release folder contained under the sample source code folder.
• To run the compiled sample with debugging in Visual Studio 2005, press F5.

Remarks

If you elect to create a code-only application, you need to create your own entry point method from which to create and run your Application object. The entry point method (Main in ) is required by every Windows application, and is called by the operating system to start running an application when the application is launched.