Visual Studio Express 2012, no Windows Forms for C++?

Question

Visual c++ 2010 Express had a list of many installed templates, one of which was Windows Forms Application. Visual Studio 2012 express combined all the seperate languages in to one package, and now there is not an option for Windows Forms Application for C++, only for Visual Basic and C#. How can I create one?

Answer 1

The "Windows Forms" project template was (wisely) removed from the C++/CLI language. If you want to use Windows Forms, you should use C# or VB.NET.

See also: Breaking Changes in Visual C++

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The following project templates no longer exist:

• Windows Forms Application
• Windows Forms Control Library

Although we recommend that you do not create Windows Forms applications in C++/CLI, maintenance of existing C++/CLI UI applications is supported. If you have to create a Windows Forms application, or any other .NET UI application, use C# or Visual Basic. Use C++/CLI for interoperability purposes only.