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Richard_4815-Nov-05 10:09

15-Nov-05 10:09

While working with windows forms, in Visual C++.net there are three options for TextAlign for a TextBox: Right, Left, Center. What about justified or blocked style text for the multi line option? Is it somewhere in the TextBox Base class? If not, I could code my own, but was wondering if it was already out there somewhere. Seems there is not much on the subject.

Thanks,
Cool | :cool:

RRL

Re: Windows forms and the text box

David Crow16-Nov-05 2:47

David Crow

16-Nov-05 2:47

sveige wrote:
What about justified or blocked style text for the multi line option?

That would require a rich edit control.

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How to embed and parse XML files in MFC project?

Andre xxxxxxx15-Nov-05 9:35

Andre xxxxxxx

15-Nov-05 9:35

I would like to embed XML files in my MFC project so that they are linked into the executeable rather than installed with the application.

The XML files should than be used to fill combo boxes etc.

Has anyone used this way to embed language files (instead of string tables or dlls)?

Thanks
Andre

Re: How to embed and parse XML files in MFC project?

David Crow15-Nov-05 9:51

David Crow

15-Nov-05 9:51

The only I know to do this is as a resource. See RT_RCDATA for more.

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Help with recursive dir. copying

bobfilar15-Nov-05 9:29

bobfilar

15-Nov-05 9:29

I am working on accessing a directory to copy its contents (file directory, subdirectories, and all files) to another folder, which would be created via the program (eg C:\test), my question is that knowing I need to employ recursive direcotry copying what code should I look at using. I am avoiding .Net framework, and sticking to basic win32 calls. So far I have thought of using:
[CODE]RecursiveCopyFolder(CString csPath, CString csNewPath)
{
BOOL bRet = TRUE;

if( !CreateDirectory(csNewPath, NULL))
bRet = FALSE;

CString csPathMask;
CString csFullPath;
CString csNewFullPath;

csPath += _T("\\");
csNewPath += _T("\\");

csPathMask = csPath + _T("*.*");

WIN32_FIND_DATA ffData;
HANDLE hFind;
hFind = FindFirstFile(csPathMask, &ffData);

if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE){
return FALSE;
}

// Copying all the files
while (hFind && FindNextFile(hFind, &ffData))
{
csFullPath = csPath + ffData.cFileName;
csNewFullPath = csNewPath + ffData.cFileName;
[/CODE]

I don't know though... Am I on the right track? This seems to make sense to me, but it is not cooperating. I know that I will need to employ this in order for my project to work, so I am trying to ask around to get a better idea of whats out there. Thanks.

Rob

Re: Help with recursive dir. copying

David Crow15-Nov-05 9:54

David Crow

15-Nov-05 9:54

bobfilar wrote:
my question is that knowing I need to employ recursive direcotry copying what code should I look at using.

Use SHCreateDirectoryEx() and SHFileOperation() for this.

bobfilar wrote:
I am...sticking to basic win32 calls.

Using MFC is not considered basic Win32.

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Re: Help with recursive dir. copying

__yb15-Nov-05 11:12

__yb

15-Nov-05 11:12

U'll have to fix few things:
1. CreateDirectory works only one dir down from an existing dir so u have to write your own function that splits the path on '\\' and create "C:\\a", then "C:\\a\\b" and then "C:\\a\\b\\c" and so on
2. FindFirstFile may return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE if there are no files to match the mask - returning FALSE isn't always the right thing to do
3. After FindFirstFile the output struct contains the first file's details so writing FindNextFile right after that skips the first file.
4. U must filter out the "." and ".." directories (yes they still exist..)
5. U must check the attributes and recurse directories
6. Use unicode - u know files can have weird names

Setting (+) for Tree Item even if there are no children under the item.

Maximilien15-Nov-05 9:15

Maximilien

15-Nov-05 9:15

At runtime, is it possible to set the (+) for a tree item even if there are no children under that item ?

I'm doing the following :

BOOL bRet = m_Tree.SetItemState( hMyItem, TVIS_EXPANDED , TVIS_EXPANDED );

I have a large dataset that will be inserted in a tree hierarchy, and I am only inserting items in the tree when the user clicks on a node that will display leave items (instead of inserting them when I load the file ) ; but I need to show the user that there are items under that collapsed node.

for example :

Root
 |
 + Item1 // nothing is inserted at this stage under Item1, but there will be if the user expand the node.
 + Item2
    |
    - SubItem2

Thanks.

Maximilien Lincourt
Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad

Re: Setting (+) for Tree Item even if there are no children under the item.

David Crow15-Nov-05 10:05

David Crow

15-Nov-05 10:05

How about adding a 'dummy' item so that the '+' is shown, and then when it is clicked, remove the 'dummy' item and insert the real items? Would that work?

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Re: Setting (+) for Tree Item even if there are no children under the item.

PJ Arends15-Nov-05 11:15

PJ Arends

15-Nov-05 11:15

Check out the TVITEM::cChildren member, specifically the I_CHILDRENCALLBACK flag.

Causes the control to use the TVN_GETDISPINFO notification message to check whether the '+' needs to be displayed or not.

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Re: Setting (+) for Tree Item even if there are no children under the item.

Maximilien15-Nov-05 13:00

Maximilien

15-Nov-05 13:00

Thank you both ( David and PJ ) I will look at this tomorrow morning .

Maximilien Lincourt
Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad

How to change CDocument Variables from within the CWinApp derived Class?

Franken15-Nov-05 8:56

Franken

15-Nov-05 8:56

Hi,

I've written an application (SDI), which runs a thread in my derived CWinApp class. The thread is mainly for collecting data from a RS232 Interface. Sometimes I want to assign parts of this data to variables in my document class (for storing and displaying).

How can I adress these variables?

I know that it somehow works with the DocTemplate pointer m_pDocManager->GetFirstDocTemplatePosition() but I don't know the correct syntax. Can anybody give me a short introduction?

Thanks for your help.

Re: How to change CDocument Variables from within the CWinApp derived Class?

David Crow15-Nov-05 10:09

David Crow

15-Nov-05 10:09

The document can be accessed from anywhere like:

AfxGetMainWnd()->GetActiveDocument();

It can be accessed from the main application object like:

GetMainWnd()->GetActiveDocument();

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Re: How to change CDocument Variables from within the CWinApp derived Class?

Franken15-Nov-05 23:29

Franken

15-Nov-05 23:29

Thanks for your help. But I still have a problem. GetActiveDocument() is not a member of CWnd. With GetMainWnd() I can only access GetActiveWindow(). What is my mistake? Do I have to do a type cast? I've tried the following:

CFrameWnd* pFrame = (CFrameWnd*)GetMainWnd();<br />
CMyDocument* pDoc = (CMyDocument*)pFrame->GetActiveDocument();<br />
pDoc->myVariable = myValue;

With this code I don't get a compile error but a runtime error;

Re: How to change CDocument Variables from within the CWinApp derived Class?

David Crow16-Nov-05 2:43

David Crow

16-Nov-05 2:43

Franken wrote:
GetActiveDocument() is not a member of CWnd.

Right, it's part of the frame.

Franken wrote:
With GetMainWnd() I can only access GetActiveWindow().

Not necessary in this case.

Franken wrote:
With this code I don't get a compile error but a runtime error;

Which is?

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Re: How to change CDocument Variables from within the CWinApp derived Class?

Franken15-Nov-05 23:47

Franken

15-Nov-05 23:47

Now it works Smile | :)

somehow. The runtime error only occur if I try to place this code in the worker thread, not if it is placed somewhere else in the main application class. But I think I can find a solution for that.

Thanks.

Re: How to change CDocument Variables from within the CWinApp derived Class?

David Crow16-Nov-05 3:10

David Crow

16-Nov-05 3:10

Franken wrote:
Now it works somehow.

This is usually a good indication that the problem still exists and has simply been masked or moved to a new location.

Franken wrote:
The runtime error only occur if I try to place this code in the worker thread,

Which makes sense as worker threads shouldn't be accessing such information. See these two articles for more on threads and how they are supposed to communicate back and forth with the primary thread.

http://www.flounder.com/workerthreads.htm

http://www.flounder.com/uithreads.htm

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error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol

celllllllll15-Nov-05 6:53

celllllllll

15-Nov-05 6:53

Hi All,

Can you guys please help me resolving this error?

Thanks in advance

Preeti9

Re: error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol

David Crow15-Nov-05 7:20

David Crow

15-Nov-05 7:20

You've not provided enough information. See here for possibilities.

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Re: error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol

celllllllll15-Nov-05 7:31

celllllllll

15-Nov-05 7:31

Sorry for not providing enough info...

Here are the errors listed:
[code]
Linking...
MSVCRT.lib(MSVCRT.dll) : error LNK2005: __vsnprintf already defined in LIBCMT.lib(vsnprint.obj)
MSVCRT.lib(MSVCRT.dll) : warning LNK4006: __vsnprintf already defined in LIBCMT.lib(vsnprint.obj); second definition ignored
Creating library ReleaseMinSize/WosaIDC.lib and object ReleaseMinSize/WosaIDC.exp
LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib "MSVCRT" conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSClose@4
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSDeregister@12
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMSetTimer@16
CardReaderEvent.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMSetTimer@16
CardReaderOper.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMSetTimer@16
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSRegister@12
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMSetTraceLevel@8
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSOpen@36
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMKillTimer@4
CardReaderEvent.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMKillTimer@4
CardReaderOper.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMKillTimer@4
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSFreeResult@4
CardReaderEvent.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSFreeResult@4
CardReaderOper.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSFreeResult@4
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSExecute@20
CardReaderDev.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSGetInfo@20
CardReaderOper.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSCancelAsyncRequest@8
CardReaderOper.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFSAsyncExecute@24
CardReaderReg.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMCloseKey@4
CardReaderReg.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMQueryValue@16
CardReaderReg.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMSetValue@16
CardReaderReg.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMCreateKey@16
CardReaderReg.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _WFMOpenKey@12
LIBCMT.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
ReleaseMinSize/WosaIDC.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 18 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

WosaIDC.dll - 26 error(s), 2 warning(s)
[\code]

I have included all the lib files also..But still I am getting 26 errors.

Thanks again

Preeti9

Re: error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol

tranglt15-Nov-05 18:55

tranglt

15-Nov-05 18:55

Dear u!
do you use Visual C++ 6.0?
you set again Option setting.
Project/Setting/ Link ..
I Hope that is useful to you!
Best regards.

-- modified at 0:56 Wednesday 16th November, 2005

Re: error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol

sunit515-Nov-05 20:18

sunit5

15-Nov-05 20:18

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore98/html/lnk2001.asp

database schema design question

ppp00115-Nov-05 6:43

ppp001

15-Nov-05 6:43

Hi,

I have two objects, both point to each other in OO.
e.g.
Class Father
{
private int id; //id of father
private Son son;
}
Class Son
{
private int id; //id of Son
private Father father;
}

so I need to have two tables in database as follow,

Table Father :
(id, SonId)

Table Son :
(id, FatherId)

The problem is, should I eliminate the one of the reference in one of the table, e.g.

Table Father :
(id)

Table Son :
(id, FatherId)

so I just have the fatherID in the son table.
But if I remove the sonID from the father table,
I need to join the two tables when I retrieve fathers
from the father table.
So what are the pros and cons of the two schema design ?

Thanks

Re: database schema design question

Mayur Mahajan15-Nov-05 14:36

Mayur Mahajan

15-Nov-05 14:36

If you keep the references in both the tables, you can improve the efficiency by eliminating joins. You can find all 'children' of a 'father' and vice versa by a simple query on a single table.
The down side however is an additional overhead in maintaining the redundant data consistently. You need to make sure to update the respective fields whenever any child is to be deleted or the other way. Just see what is preferable for your application, efficiency or simplicity...

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do not show MFC Window

inf00915-Nov-05 6:30

inf009

15-Nov-05 6:30

I am trying that my program does some task before calling MFC class:

#include <afxwin.h>

class MFC_Window :public CFrameWnd
{
public:
MFC_Window()
{
Create(NULL,_T("whatever"));
}
};

class MyApp :public CWinApp
{
MFC_Window *wnd;
public:
BOOL InitInstance()
{
wnd = new MFC_Window();
m_pMainWnd = wnd;
m_pMainWnd->ShowWindow(1);
return 1;
}
};

int main ()
{
// some tasks...

if (some tasks == true) MyApp theApp;
}

Calling MFC from main() does not work. Does anybody know how to do this? Or how to put the MFC as not visible?

Thanks,
Christian

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