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No problem. I always appreciate a heads up when I'm wrong 
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Hi,
I am using the Windows API to write some code that uses the end user's already installed Adobe Acrobat Reader to open up a *.PDF file. My problem is locating the file. Everytime Adobe upgrades to another version of Adobe Acrobat the pathname changes, say for example from
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\Acrord32.exe
to
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\Acrord32.exe
which at the moment causes the routine to fail unless I have specified the correct directory.
I am guessing there must be a much better way to do this, could anybody point me in the right direction? I would assume that you can ask the operating system what *.exe it uses to open up *.pdf and tell it to use that, but I am unsure how I code that.
Could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Joe
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You can call ShellExecute using as argument the path of the document to open (instead of that of the executable, see MSDN documentation for details...).
hope that helps.
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TheDelChop wrote: I am guessing there must be a much better way to do this, could anybody point me in the right direction? I would assume that you can ask the operating system what *.exe it uses to open up *.pdf and tell it to use that, but I am unsure how I code that.
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Dear All.
I need to create a Bitmap output file from statistical data without showing to screen. The image will be built in memory and then output to file. I will need to do this in VC++ SDK, not MFC. Can anyone point me in the right direction on this one? (Books / examples / links... etc) I've tried looking around and there are lots of examples of Loading bitmaps and outputting to screen but none on building and outputting from memory.
Many thanks 
u6ik
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Are you wanting to know the format of a .bmp file? 
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You can create a memory device context by means of CreateCompatibleDC (see the related documentation) then use the GDI primitives to draw on it (all the example you have also applies to memory device context).
Hope that helps.
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Do you want to create a graphic file?
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Yes. A BMP file which can be opened using any BMP viewer.
I know how to handle files, but what to put in it, that's the problem.
Cheers
u6ik
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Hi all. I was trying to get a better understanding of the winAPI function WaitForMultipleObjects() - I searched msdn for a answer to what it is/does etc. But i didnt fully understand what it was trying to tell.
<quote>
This function returns a value when either any one of the specified objects is in the signaled state, or the time-out interval elapses.
That was the definition for it <url=http: msdn2.microsoft.com="" fr-fr="" library="" aa450987.aspx="">here
If anyone could give me a address to where i can find a fully detailed description of the function i'd be very greatful. Or if they could take the time to exaplain. Thanx in advance!
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What exactly is it that you don't understand? Once the function is called, it waits. Objects start life in a non-signaled state, and can later be set to a signaled state, which the function recognizes.
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Does anyone has an idea why the diff = difftime(my2, my1); fragment in the following code returns always zero?
char date1[60], date2[60];
struct tm mytime, mytime2;
time_t my1, my2;
mytime.tm_isdst = -1;
mytime.tm_year = 2006;
mytime.tm_mon = 1;
mytime.tm_mday = 1;
mytime.tm_hour = 0;
mytime.tm_min = 0;
mytime.tm_sec = 0;
my1 = mktime(&mytime);
strftime(date1 ,60 , "%x", &mytime2);
mytime2.tm_isdst = -1;
mytime2.tm_year = 2006;
mytime2.tm_mon = 1;
mytime2.tm_mday = 3;
mytime2.tm_hour = 0;
mytime2.tm_min = 0;
mytime2.tm_sec = 0;
my2 = mktime(&mytime2);
strftime(date2 ,60 , "%x", &mytime2);
diff = difftime(my2, my1);
printf(date1);
printf(date2);
printf("Difference in seconds: %f\n", diff);
Regards,
Deian
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Deian wrote: strftime(date1 ,60 , "%x", &mytime2);
Should probably be:
strftime(date1 ,60 , "%x", &mytime1);
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Hello David,
the problem line is diff = difftime(my2, my1);
no matter what date I construct, it always returns 0.
strftime(date1 ,60 , "%x", &mytime1); just put's the date in the date1 variable for display, ignore this typo.
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Deian wrote: the problem line is diff = difftime(my2, my1);
No, the problem is with both calls to mktime(). Notice that my1 and my2 will both be -1 because you are using an invalid year. It's always handy to check the return value of a function.
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"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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Thanks for the help David,
1) The actual problem was me overlooking the struct tm structure
2) Under Dev-C++ IDE, the program compiles, but the mktime/difftime functions are not working correctly. Pasting the same code over VC++ 6 IDE results in working app, with correct calculation of the period passed to both functions.
Regards,
Deian
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You haven't properly initialised the tm structs.
In details:
(1) you missed the initialization of the following members:
tm_wday
tm_yday
i.e. the day of the week and the day of the year. [MODIFIED: seems this step is not required].
(2) If you intend to indicate the year 2006 then you have to set tm_year=106.
(3) the month is (like the day of the week and the day of the year) 0-based. So tm_mon = 1; indicates february (not january) .
(4) About tm_isdst, I don't know, maybe correct.
Please note also the error found by David.
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler.
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CPallini wrote: (1) you missed the initialization of the following members:
tm_wday tm_yday
(3) the month is (like the day of the week and the day of the year) 0-based. So tm_mon = 1; indicates february (not january) .
(4) About tm_isdst, I don't know, maybe correct.
These have nothing to do with mktime() failing, however. It all had to with mtime() interpreting the year as 3906.
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"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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DavidCrow wrote: These have nothing to do with mktime() failing, however. It all had to with mtime() interpreting the year as 3906.
Yes, as well as
DavidCrow wrote: strftime(date1 ,60 , "%x", &mytime2);
the OP was a bit confused, I though opportune to point out all the mistakes (related and unrelated) as well the possible mistakes, to help him to have a better understanding of the matter.
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler.
-- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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Hi,
I have a CDialogBar derived dialog which is automatically resized by the OS when the user switches from standard size (96dpi) to 120dpi. The problem is, that only the CDialogbar is dependend from the font sizes, and all the other CToolbars have the standard size.
Is is possible to prevent the dialog from being resized by the OS? Maybe by setting the fontsize permanently for the dialog to -11 ?
Thanks
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madmax0001 wrote: Is is possible to prevent the dialog from being resized by the OS? Maybe by setting the fontsize permanently for the dialog to -11 ?
you have to associate the CFont class of Font Size 11 with all member of Dialog Text
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I use ::ShellExecute() function for run some application
but I don't know when I want to close it how I write the code.
What's function use for this issue?
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You can use TerminateProcess() but the spawned process should terminate itself.
You don't have any way to know what state the other process is in when you use TerminateProcess().
Mark
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As you say, "you don't have any way to know what state the other process is in when you use TerminateProcess()." In particular, you don't know if it's in a safe state to terminate. For example, it could have half written out a file and when killed the file is corrupted. Way too many people use TerminateProcess as if it's an acceptable way to close a process; it's not - only when all else fails.
Here's what MSDN has too say on this issue:
"The TerminateProcess function is used to unconditionally cause a process to exit. The state of global data maintained by dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) may be compromised if TerminateProcess is used rather than ExitProcess.
TerminateProcess initiates termination and returns immediately. This stops execution of all threads within the process and requests cancellation of all pending I/O. The terminated process cannot exit until all pending I/O has been completed or canceled.
A process cannot prevent itself from being terminated."
Don't get me wrong, I know you did allude to this in your post. I like to point this out explicitly however as not to accidentally encourage bad practice.
Steve
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