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Maverick2-Jan-05 22:21

2-Jan-05 22:21

HellO!!

I don't really know what happened or i might have edited accidentally the afxwin.h or another file. When I compile my Project even when I start a new MDI MFC skeleton application... i get this message:

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\afxwin.h(3970) : error C2501: 'CScrollView::CRectTracker' : missing storage-class or type specifiers

Is there anyway i can solve this before i can do reinstallation of VS .NET?

How to draw static controls and check box buttons transparently ?

rrrado2-Jan-05 21:50

rrrado

2-Jan-05 21:50

I'd like to have my tabbed dialog application using XP themes like "My Computer-> properties" in the win XP - the dialog inside the TAB control should use gradient background.
My problem is that static controls and check box buttons are not drawn properly -> background of the text is erased by default dialog background color (text background has OPAQUE mode). I've tried to handle the WM_CTLCOLOR message in the dialog, but this solved only the problem with text static controls, not with the group rectangle static box (it's text was drawn over the rectangle line when I've set text background mode to TRANSPARENT).
I hope there is some easier way than to code my own owner drawn controls, when windows GUI is using this.
Any suggestions ?
Thanks !

rrrado

Re: How to draw static controls and check box buttons transparently ?

YoSilver3-Jan-05 4:12

YoSilver

3-Jan-05 4:12

Looks strange because when an XP theme is active, all text labels are drawn transparently; in fact, no WM_CTLCOLOR handling is necessary. Does your app have a manifest resource in it that enables theming (the XP look) when a theme is active?

The gradient that you see in "My Computer-> properties" is NOT a feature of a themed Tab control, it's how the theme handles property sheets - it applies a gradient background to each of the dialog in the sheet. If you create your own tabbed dialog, you can do it by handling WM_ERASEBKGND in each of your dialogs.

Consider the following code excerpt; perhaps you will get some ideas on your group boxes (BTW, they belong to window class BUTTON, not STATIC):

BOOL myGroupBox::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC) 
{
    CRect rcCtrl;
    GetClientRect(rcCtrl);

    if (GetUXThemeState().IsThemeActive())
        pDC->FillSolidRect(rcCtrl, ColorAdjustLuma(afxData.clrBtnFace, 750, TRUE));
    else
        pDC->FillSolidRect(rcCtrl, afxData.clrBtnFace);

    PrintClient(pDC, PRF_CLIENT);

    return 1;
}

void myGroupBox::OnPaint() 
{
    // validates the invalid area to prevent the infinite paint loop
    PAINTSTRUCT ps = {0}; 
    ::BeginPaint(m_hWnd, &ps);
    ::EndPaint(m_hWnd, &ps);
}

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Re: How to draw static controls and check box buttons transparently ?

rrrado4-Jan-05 0:07

rrrado

4-Jan-05 0:07

Thank you very much for your response. I'll try your code. I don't use property sheets besause of it's limitations. I have tab control which has child dialogs. I'm handling the child dialog's onEraseBackgroud where I do nothing, so oridinal tab control's background remains.
I have manifest file in my resources, so all buttons, group boxes, etc. looks like in Win XP theme.
So I don't know why my static controls are not drawn transparently by default Confused | :confused:

I'm also calling InitCommonControls(); in the app's InitInstance() as recommended ...

rrrado

Re: How to draw static controls and check box buttons transparently ?

YoSilver4-Jan-05 5:18

YoSilver

4-Jan-05 5:18

Could you make a small screenshot of the text label portion of a group box and give a link? this can make the native Windows drawing procedure more clear.

Oh... I think all you have to do is give your group boxes sensible ID's (other than -1 /IDC_STATIC/), check them in the WM_CTLCOLOR handler, call pdc->SetBkColor() for these ID's and return a brush of a proper color. Do not set the background mode to TRANSPARENT.

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creating ActiveX controls for Dialog froms...

Surya Prakash Adari2-Jan-05 19:31

Surya Prakash Adari

2-Jan-05 19:31

I create some functions in vcpp. i want to use these function in vb.
for ex. i wrote a DrawArrow function which takes 2

parameters(point1,point2); ... i want to use this in VB. So i want to
create an Activex control for this, can i use MFC Activex controls.
And similary i create one dialog based form in vc++. and i want to

create entire application into an Activex control can i to that.

i wrote all the methods to resize that dialog and different event.
but i have to create a ocx control to use in VB 6.0.
so plz help me

thanks in Advance.
Surya prakash.

Re: creating ActiveX controls for Dialog froms...

ThatsAlok2-Jan-05 22:17

ThatsAlok

2-Jan-05 22:17

There are Many Gud tutorial Written for learning ATl
http://www.codeproject.com/atl/#Beginners[^]

http://www.codeproject.com/atl/#Unedited+Reader+Contributions[^]

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TCPview like tool

2000ram2-Jan-05 19:21

2000ram

2-Jan-05 19:21

Does anyone of you know how to develop a tool like tcpview(by sysinternals.com)? My requirement is to not just listing (as in TCPview) but to monitor and end a process before it actually starts. For example, i want to filter all applications passing through port 80 except Internet Explorer. so if some clicks any pdf file on Internet, he will not be allowed to do so? how do i proceed? i m really clueless and need some ideas.

Thanking u,

Dbl Click Event handler for Buttons created at Runtime

Surya Prakash Adari2-Jan-05 19:09

Surya Prakash Adari

2-Jan-05 19:09

hai,
thanks Alok , i use the message map macro ON_COMMAND_RANGE( ...)

the above gives only the single mouse lclick funtions.. can u give the remaining for double click and left and rigth mouse clicks.. and mouse moves.

i want other macros that give the id of button , which will be invoke when user double click on the ranged buttons. need help ,,
thanks in advance ...
Surya prakash. Smile | :)

Re: Dbl Click Event handler for Buttons created at Runtime

ThatsAlok2-Jan-05 19:59

ThatsAlok

2-Jan-05 19:59

adarisurya@yahoo.co.in wrote:
can u give the remaining for double click

Look For these messages in wNotifyCode of ON_COMMAND_RANGE
BN_DBLCLK: For Button Double Click

adarisurya@yahoo.co.in wrote:
i want other macros that give the id of button , which will be invoke when user double click on the ranged buttons. need help ,,

wParam
The low-order word contains the button's control identifier. (USE LOWORD macro here)
The high-order word specifies the notification message.
(USE HIWORD macro here)

lParam
Handle to the button

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TCPview like-tool

Anonymous2-Jan-05 18:50

Anonymous

2-Jan-05 18:50

Re: TCPview like-tool

ThatsAlok2-Jan-05 18:59

ThatsAlok

2-Jan-05 18:59

First Show You Identity.
Then ask your question.

Why People Don't Show there Identity while asking Question.
Is asking Question harm there Respect.

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Re: TCPview like-tool

Anonymous2-Jan-05 19:10

Anonymous

2-Jan-05 19:10

Ok.. i have not registered to code-project. will register now itelf and resend the mail. my mail was not in anyway trying to hurt any1. if i violated the etiquttes of the group, then i am sorry.

Re: TCPview like-tool

ThatsAlok2-Jan-05 19:20

ThatsAlok

2-Jan-05 19:20

Anonymous wrote:
then i am sorry.

I do not mean that, no need for Sorry, but I just want to convey if you post by Identity, you will get better Response from other user.

Anonymous wrote:
if I violated the etiquettes of the group
That depends upon the Group Moderator

Anonymous wrote:
i have not registered to code-project.

Go and register, its free.

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Auto Scroll List Control

Imtiaz Murtaza2-Jan-05 18:38

Imtiaz Murtaza

2-Jan-05 18:38

Friends,
I've CListCtrl on the dialog. I am getting huge amount of data from network that i am displaying in this ListControl (Report Style).

Now, i want that whenever new item is added, the CListCtrl should automatically scroll down to show the latest added item. How can i do so.

Imtiaz

Re: Auto Scroll List Control

Michael Dunn2-Jan-05 19:24

Michael Dunn

2-Jan-05 19:24

Use LVM_ENSUREVISIBLE to scroll an item into view.

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Re: Auto Scroll List Control

Shah Shehpori2-Jan-05 19:28

Shah Shehpori

2-Jan-05 19:28

Hi!

Plese tell me that in which function do i need to pass LVM_ENSUREVISIBLE

Re: Auto Scroll List Control

ThatsAlok2-Jan-05 22:22

ThatsAlok

2-Jan-05 22:22

use this macro ListView_EnsureVisible if in win32/MFC both or
use LVM_ENSUREVISIBLE in ClistCtrl::Create if using MFC

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Re: Auto Scroll List Control

David Crow3-Jan-05 3:29

David Crow

3-Jan-05 3:29

ThatsAlok wrote:
use LVM_ENSUREVISIBLE in ClistCtrl::Create if using MFC

LVM_ENSUREVISIBLE is a message not a style.

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Re: Auto Scroll List Control

ThatsAlok3-Jan-05 4:44

ThatsAlok

3-Jan-05 4:44

This is very Big Mistake, Sigh | :sigh:

Sorry

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MS-ACCESS log rotation

Anonymous2-Jan-05 16:46

Anonymous

2-Jan-05 16:46

in my application i have used MS-access database to log events. Now i want to automatically rotate the log. i.e after a week say the log should be backed up. and then after some time deleted. how do i do it?

Re: MS-ACCESS log rotation

Monty²2-Jan-05 18:06

Monty²

2-Jan-05 18:06

two options
1) have another DB file and when the time is up, copy all the recordsets from the current to the backed up
and empty the current

2) import an empty database in ur Exe and when the time comes copy the DB to DBBkup directory and spit out the empty DB from the Exe File (FindResource will help)

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Re: MS-ACCESS log rotation

Anonymous2-Jan-05 18:27

Anonymous

2-Jan-05 18:27

hi,

i want to delete the database evrery monday morning. how do i do it? can u give me some link

Re: MS-ACCESS log rotation

David Crow3-Jan-05 3:34

David Crow

3-Jan-05 3:34

One way would be to put del ...\mydatabase.mdb in a batch file and create a scheduled task that would run the batch file every Monday. Other ways exist, too.

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How to set Window Size of MFC Dialog?

pubududilena2-Jan-05 16:12

pubududilena

2-Jan-05 16:12

hi all,
I want to set the WindowSize of MFC Dialog..(800 pixel width and 600 pixel height)..What is the way to do it?
If any one know this,please reply me..

Thanks in advance..

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