C / C++ / MFC

KellyR wrote:

But are you actually redrawing the device context that holds the pasted sketch? Maybe it's being pasted but you're just not re-drawing it.

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UINT TimerId = SetTimer(NULL, 0/*Ignored*/, 5000, NULL);

MSG m;
BOOL bOk;
while ( (bOk=GetMessage(&m, NULL, 0, 0)) && bOk!=-1 )
{
    DispatchMessage(&m);
    if ( m.message==WM_TIMER && m.wParam==TimerId )
    {
        break;
    }
}

KillTimer(NULL, TimerId);

error C2660: 'SetTimer' : function does not take 4 parameters<br />
error C2660: 'KillTimer' : function does not take 2 parameters 

ewighell wrote:

in fact, it dosen't matter how long the time delay is set to be. I set it one milisecond, it works too

MSG m;
while ( PeekMessage(&m, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE) )
{
	DispatchMessage(&m);
}

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DavidCrow wrote:

Please read #7 here.

Roland Pibinger wrote:

Hm, at least "EXTEIDE is freeware". It's an announcement rather than advertising or soliciting.

DanYELL wrote:

For some reason, I cant get any simple program...to compile...

DanYELL wrote:

...but I keep getting
an error with that line.

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