Microsoft make brain bleed

[jeff.sharkfinn]

I'm trying to create a pointer to a class in form1.h button1 event
handler. It should be simple... but no. This example is as simple as I
can make:

Form1.h (produced with the designer containing a single button)
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#pragma once
namespace MyProject {

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Compone ntModel;
using namespace System::Collect ions;
using namespace System::Windows ::Forms;
using namespace System::Data;
using namespace System::Drawing ;

/// <summary>
/// Summary for Form1
///
/// WARNING: If you change the name of this class, you will need to
change the
/// 'Resource File Name' property for the managed resource
compiler tool
/// associated with all .resx files this class depends on.
Otherwise,
/// the designers will not be able to interact properly with
localized
/// resources associated with this form.
/// </summary>
public ref class Form1 : public System::Windows ::Forms::Form
{
public:
Form1(void)
{
InitializeCompo nent();
//
//TODO: Add the constructor code here
//
}

protected:
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
~Form1()
{
if (components)
{
delete components;
}
}
private: System::Windows ::Forms::Button ^ button1;
// private: MyClass^ MyPtr;
protected:

private:
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
System::Compone ntModel::Contai ner ^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 InitializeCompo nent(void)
{
this->button1 = (gcnew System::Windows ::Forms::Button ());
this->SuspendLayout( );
//
// button1
//
this->button1->Location = System::Drawing ::Point(91, 65);
this->button1->Name = L"button1";
this->button1->Size = System::Drawing ::Size(104, 32);
this->button1->TabIndex = 0;
this->button1->Text = L"button1";
this->button1->UseVisualStyle BackColor = true;
this->button1->Click += gcnew System::EventHa ndler(this,
&Form1::button1 _Click);
//
// Form1
//
this->AutoScaleDimen sions = System::Drawing ::SizeF(6, 13);
this->AutoScaleMod e = System::Windows ::Forms::AutoSc aleMode::Font;
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing ::Size(292, 256);
this->Controls->Add(this->button1);
this->Name = L"Form1";
this->Text = L"Form1";
this->ResumeLayout(f alse);

}
#pragma endregion
#include "MyClass.h"
#pragma once
private: System::Void button1_Click(S ystem::Object^ sender,
System::EventAr gs^ e) {
// MyClass^ MyPtr = gcnew MyClass();
// MyPtr->MyMethod();
MyClass instance;
instance.MyMeth od();
}
};
}

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At the end here, I want to have the event handler for button 1 execute
MyMethod();

MyClass.h Produced by adding a C++ class
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#pragma once

ref class MyClass
{
public:
MyClass(void);
static void MyMethod(void);
};
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MyClass.cpp

#include "StdAfx.h"
#include "MyClass.h"
#include "Form1.h"

using namespace MyProject;

MyClass::MyClas s(void)
{
}
void MyClass::MyMeth od()
{
}
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MyProject.cpp

// MyProject.cpp : main project file.

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

using namespace MyProject;

[STAThreadAttrib ute]
int main(array<Syst em::String ^^args)
{
// Enabling Windows XP visual effects before any controls are created
Application::En ableVisualStyle s();
Application::Se tCompatibleText RenderingDefaul t(false);

// Create the main window and run it
Application::Ru n(gcnew Form1());
return 0;
}
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I don't want to have to put all my executable code in Form1.h
I want to have separate files for unrelated classes and call them from
various event handlers.
The way the files are as shown I get LNK2020 unresolved token.
If I pull the #include "MyClass.h" from Form1.h I get error C2065
undeclared identifier.

I'm fit to be tied. I've spent hours searching for an answer and it
seems to be a common problem world-wide with no resolution. I've tried
all the old fashioned ways too. MyClass* pMyClass = new MyClass();
etc.

Anybody able to help?
TIA