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masnu26-Jan-06 9:34

26-Jan-06 9:34

I am new to VC++ programming so I am sure this question will be very simple for a lot of you. I am trying to reposition a button every time the user resizes the dialog.

What is the best way to accomplish this?

Thanks!

Re: Move button at runtime

David Crow26-Jan-06 9:58

David Crow

26-Jan-06 9:58

masnu wrote:

What is the best way to accomplish this?

By reading the "Extras" section of this article.

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Re: Move button at runtime

masnu26-Jan-06 10:07

masnu

26-Jan-06 10:07

Thanks!

Re: Move button at runtime

MANISH RASTOGI26-Jan-06 17:27

MANISH RASTOGI

26-Jan-06 17:27

Use MoveWindow API.

Manish Rastogi

Re: Move button at runtime

Michael Dunn26-Jan-06 20:37

Michael Dunn

26-Jan-06 20:37

Check out the many resizable dialog articles here on CP.

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Re: Move button at runtime

toxcct26-Jan-06 21:59

toxcct

26-Jan-06 21:59

Trick button[^]

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Re: Move button at runtime

Owner drawn26-Jan-06 23:35

Owner drawn

26-Jan-06 23:35

Lol from where did you fetch it. He he. Laugh | :laugh:

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child frame fills main frame?

LeeeNN26-Jan-06 7:52

LeeeNN

26-Jan-06 7:52

In MDI project. I want my child frame fill main frame window. So I inplement this in

BOOL CChildFrame::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
{
// TODO: Modify the Window class or styles here by modifying the CREATESTRUCT cs
CWnd* pwnd = AfxGetMainWnd();
CRect rect;
pwnd->GetClientRect( &rect );

cs.cx = rect.Width(); cs.cy = rect.Height();

if( !CMDIChildWnd::PreCreateWindow(cs) )
return FALSE;

return TRUE;
}

It's very close to success. But look closely, you will find a bit off. main frame overlapped child frame a little bit. I think that is because of edge of main frame window. But I am getting client area, it should not include edge right? any one can explain?

splitter window dynamic merge too panes.

LeeeNN26-Jan-06 7:46

LeeeNN

26-Jan-06 7:46

I create a 1 column, 2 row splitter window. use CreateStatic, because I want too different view in each panes. But I also want dynamically delete a pane, how to do this?

Thank u.

Re: splitter window dynamic merge too panes.

David Crow26-Jan-06 8:13

David Crow

26-Jan-06 8:13

LeeeNN wrote:
But I also want dynamically delete a pane, how to do this?

Use CSplitterWnd::DeleteView() for this.

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Painting in "CFormView::OnPaint" over controls

AnTri26-Jan-06 7:41

AnTri

26-Jan-06 7:41

Hey,

I have form derived from CFormView. On the form I placed a tabcontrol. Now I want to paint a line on the tabcontrol (in my CFormView::OnPaint) and not in the tabcontrol (derived) class!

My problem is that the tab overwrites my graphic... Is there any solution?

Alternatives to WinHTTP and SoapToolkit?

Ed K26-Jan-06 5:10

Ed K

26-Jan-06 5:10

Anyone using good alternatives to WinHTTP and SoapToolkit?

ed

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Does anyone know the default location to..

JohnnyG26-Jan-06 4:38

JohnnyG

26-Jan-06 4:38

install a service on a host OS such as Win2K or XP? I mean the binary executable file. Should it go into the System32 directory? I see that under System32 there is a Drivers sub-dir but nothing for services.

I realize that I can deliver the service with my runtime deliverables and place it into my runtime directory but prefer not to since I may want to leave the service even though my program has been uninstalled or deleted accidentally.

Clarification: I have a program that I will be installing in addition to the service (a RFC-868 Time Server) I will be installing. When my program is uninstalled or the directory is accidentally deleted, I still want my service to run and am looking for the (Windows) conventional directory location that it should be stored in.

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Re: Does anyone know the default location to..

David Crow26-Jan-06 7:26

David Crow

26-Jan-06 7:26

Just going down through the list of services on my XP machine, I see that a lot of them reside in the System32 folder.

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Roaming profile

P Gibson26-Jan-06 3:48

P Gibson

26-Jan-06 3:48

Hi I need to determine, if possible using VC++, the size and date information relating to the current logged in user's profile.

I can get who is logged in, their Domain and SID value, but struggling to find how to find out details as to if the user's profile is roaming, local etc and then the size/quota, date etc information.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

Phil

Re: Roaming profile

David Crow26-Jan-06 4:11

David Crow

26-Jan-06 4:11

P Gibson wrote:
...but struggling to find how to find out details as to if the user's profile is roaming, local etc...

Can you use LoadUserProfile() for this?

P Gibson wrote:
and then the size/quota, date etc information.

In what context are you looking for? You might be able to get quota information, although it is not profile related, from here.

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CMDIFrameWnd in ActiveX

souso2026-Jan-06 3:12

souso20

26-Jan-06 3:12

Hello All,

is it possible to show an CMDIFrameWnd as or in an ActiveX.

The background is that i have an comm dll with this frame inside.

Now i will create an ActiveX which shows this frame.

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Zanathel26-Jan-06 2:20

Zanathel

26-Jan-06 2:20

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Problem in showing the dialog form in different desktop created using CreateDesktop()?

Amarelia26-Jan-06 2:00

Amarelia

26-Jan-06 2:00

Hi Friends

Yesterday also I have posted the same question but I didn't get any reply. Frown | :(

I have my dialog based application which shows one form and it contains one button. When I press the button I create new desktop and then use switch to the new desktop. Now I want to show one more dialog form in this newly created desktop. But I am unable to do it. is there a way to do same?

Or is there a way to give parent window or attaching it to other desktop?

I am pating my little code here so that you can have exact idea what I am doing.

//My CPP file
HDESK hOriginalThread;
HDESK hOriginalInput;
HDESK hNewDesktop;

// Save original ...
hOriginalThread = GetThreadDesktop(GetCurrentThreadId());
hOriginalInput = OpenInputDesktop(0, FALSE, DESKTOP_SWITCHDESKTOP);

// Create a new Desktop and switch to it
hNewDesktop = CreateDesktop("MYDesktop", NULL, NULL, 0, GENERIC_ALL, NULL);
SetThreadDesktop(hNewDesktop);
SwitchDesktop(hNewDesktop);

// Here I want to show my new dialog form
CMyDlg objDlg;
objDlg.DoModal(); or objDlg.ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
// Restore original ...
SwitchDesktop(hOriginalInput);
SetThreadDesktop(hOriginalThread);

// Close the Desktop
CloseDesktop(hNewDesktop);

return 0;

Any idea how to achieve...

Regards

Mahesh

Re: Problem in showing the dialog form in different desktop created using CreateDesktop()?

Rage26-Jan-06 3:24

Rage

26-Jan-06 3:24

Hi,

I had a look to your problem yesterday, but could not find any satisfying answer to it. Frown | :(

Some questions:

Amarelia wrote:
CMyDlg objDlg;
objDlg.DoModal(); or objDlg.ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);

Is CMyDlg your main dialog ? Do you want to create another instance of your main dialog in the new desktop ? or is it an instance of another child dialog ?

Other question : Do all SomehtingDesktop() functions you use in the provided code snippet return TRUE ?

~RaGE();

Re: Problem in showing the dialog form in different desktop created using CreateDesktop()?

Amarelia26-Jan-06 7:05

Amarelia

26-Jan-06 7:05

Hi Rage

First of all my heart felt thankx that you give some time to look into my question.

No CMyDlg is not my main dialog. It's another dialog whose any instance is yet not created. You can say it's another child dialog. Even if it's possible to show another instance of the same dialog in other desktop then also I will be little bit happy.

Yes my all SomethingDesktop functions execute perfectly and give TRUE value.

Anything else you want to know...I'll be glad to answer u'r questions...

Hope to see some positive answers

Mahesh

Re: Problem in showing the dialog form in different desktop created using CreateDesktop()?

Owner drawn26-Jan-06 17:16

Owner drawn

26-Jan-06 17:16

How are you specifying the position for this dialog!

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Re: Problem in showing the dialog form in different desktop created using CreateDesktop()?

BadKarma26-Jan-06 21:29

BadKarma

26-Jan-06 21:29

Hi,

I never used different desktops, but why not try ... Wink | ;)

I've paste youre code into a test project and used the CAabout to show in the other desktop.

Dead | X|

could used a warning that everithing would hang. Poke tongue | ;-P

In my case the function SetThreadDesktop(hNewDesktop); fails giving me an
error code 170: meaning, requested rescource is busy.

When continueing the function SwitchDesktop(hNewDesktop); works switching the desktop.
But the main thread is still located running at the original desktop.

Sorry Sigh | :sigh:

, don't know anything else to test. Will test some more

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DDX and DDV for dynamic CEdit

JohnMFC26-Jan-06 1:21

JohnMFC

26-Jan-06 1:21

Hi, i would like to ask, if there is a way to add this controls for dynamically added CEDit.

i make do for example this :

my_CEdit = new CEdit();
DWORD dwStyle = WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE|WS_TABSTOP | ES_AUTOHSCROLL;
CRect rect(380,201,445,224);
my_CEdit->CreateEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,_T("EDIT"),"Test",dwStyle,rect,this,0,0);

But i don't know what how to apply DDV and DDX to this CEdit in DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX) method.

Re: DDX and DDV for dynamic CEdit

Rage26-Jan-06 3:26

Rage

26-Jan-06 3:26

I do not think this is possible, but I am not 100% positive about that. What do you want to achieve exactely ? Trap messages for a dynamically created CEdit ?

~RaGE();

Use Ctrl+Left/Right to switch messages, Ctrl+Up/Down to switch threads, Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right to switch pages.