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Which directory is my app running out of?

Joel Holdsworth16-Jul-04 0:00

Joel Holdsworth

16-Jul-04 0:00

Is there an easy way to determine the directory that my CWinApp is running out of?

Joel Holdsworth

Re: Which directory is my app running out of?

Antony M Kancidrowski16-Jul-04 0:31

Antony M Kancidrowski

16-Jul-04 0:31

Look at GetCurrentDirectory()

Ant.

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Re: Which directory is my app running out of?

David Crow16-Jul-04 2:52

David Crow

16-Jul-04 2:52

Antony M Kancidrowski wrote:
Look at GetCurrentDirectory()

Which could be anything. There is only one CWD for the whole system and any process can change it at any time. It's never safe to assume anything about the CWD. GetModuleFileName() is what's needed here.

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Re: Which directory is my app running out of?

Antony M Kancidrowski16-Jul-04 5:35

Antony M Kancidrowski

16-Jul-04 5:35

Sorry, I didn't read the question as what is the location of the executable.

Ant.

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I'm coloured, yet clear.
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Re: Which directory is my app running out of?

bikram singh16-Jul-04 12:40

bikram singh

16-Jul-04 12:40

Your answer is abs right for the problem at hand, however, the current directory is maintained for each process, not system-wide as you suggest.

HTH

Bikram Singh

Re: Which directory is my app running out of?

David Crow19-Jul-04 2:32

David Crow

19-Jul-04 2:32

bikram singh wrote:
...the current directory is maintained for each process, not system-wide...

Indeed. Admittedly, it has been about 11 years since I've had the need to use that particular function. Things change over time, I guess. Blush | :O

Further reading finds that SetCurrentDirectory() is not thread safe, but it is process safe.

Thanks,
DC

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Re: Which directory is my app running out of?

Paul Vickery16-Jul-04 0:34

Paul Vickery

16-Jul-04 0:34

You need to use something like the following, which gets the full path of the executable:

CString sModulePath;
HINSTANCE hInstance = AfxGetInstanceHandle();
GetModuleFileName(hInstance, sModulePath.GetBuffer(MAX_PATH), MAX_PATH);
sModulePath.ReleaseBuffer();

You can then chop the string up using GetFullPathName()

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Re: Which directory is my app running out of?

peterchen16-Jul-04 2:07

peterchen

16-Jul-04 2:07

..or
CPath::GetModuleFileName().GetPath();
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how to disable messagebox

Member 101812815-Jul-04 23:58

Member 1018128

15-Jul-04 23:58

hai,

I am trying to develop an application,in that i am using one library file,
when i run the application ,a messagebox which is not in my application,but on the library file gets displayed,(i have no coding for that library).
how can i get rid of that messagebox.

is it possible to hide that message box in my application..

Rose | [Rose]

thanks a lot in reading my query,

M.Kailasam

Re: how to disable messagebox

David Crow16-Jul-04 2:53

David Crow

16-Jul-04 2:53

Is the message box telling you anything of importance?

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Re: how to disable messagebox

Maximilien16-Jul-04 3:15

Maximilien

16-Jul-04 3:15

if the message box is part of the normal flow of the application ( in the library ), like a Yes/No message box, I don't think you can remove it; if it's a warning/error message, maybe you need to fix the cause of the warning/error that may be in your code.

Or maybe it's a debugging message that only appears in debug mode ?

Maximilien Lincourt
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Re: how to disable messagebox

LegolasX17-Jul-04 3:54

LegolasX

17-Jul-04 3:54

Find that msg box with findwindow API and send WM_QUIT message to that msg box. Wink | ;)

with regard
LegolasX

Re: how to disable messagebox

Member 101812818-Jul-04 19:24

Member 1018128

18-Jul-04 19:24

Thanks a lot sir,
but still i have some problems..
i wil tell in detail..

I am using a library file in my application.

code is:

m_pVax is an object to the class in the library file.its class name is "CCheck".

void CVCSampleDlg::OnButtonClick()
{

m_pVax->Checkuser("Help");
....
}

when we click that button that function "checkuser" executes it display whether it is valid or not.
now i no need to display that msgbox.
if we remove that "m_pVax->checkuser("Help")" code it shows some error msg..

so ,i have to use that function,but no need that msgbox..

can u plz help me ;
thank u ..

M.Kailasam

How to control VobSub in my application to show, hide or shift subtitles?

lakeman200015-Jul-04 23:52

lakeman2000

15-Jul-04 23:52

I want to setup hotkeys in my application to control vobsub to show ,hide or shift the subtitles for DivX video because the VobSub doesn't offer this service and it's not convenient to control the it by mouse. As I know ,usual hotkey software use hook API to implement such function, but I don't know VobSub's interface and don't know how to get it. I need your help!

how to display resources from a .rc or .res file ?

JP GOBLET15-Jul-04 23:14

JP GOBLET

15-Jul-04 23:14

For helping translation of an application, i've written an utility that compares 2 french resource (.rc) files (the previous and the last version); then only the terms that were changed or added are displayed, and one can type the translation. As translation is depending on context, i'd like to display the resource (menu or dialogbox) from which the terms to be translated come from.
I've found utilities that extract and display resources from executables or .res files, but it's not possible to control these utilities to make them display one dialogbox (for example : display dialogbox whith ID = 123).
Does someone know such an utility, or, better, how can i myself display a dialogbox from a .rc (or .res) file ?

JPG

Re: how to display resources from a .rc or .res file ?

Mayank Goyal16-Jul-04 3:43

Mayank Goyal

16-Jul-04 3:43

Hi, I think if what you require is an way to view resources then you can do the following.

1) use FindResource/FindResourceEx to locate the required dialog box in your resource.
2) Use CreateDialogIndirect or likes to create and show an dialog box in its running condition. (Use an dummy wndproc for it).

Frm
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Mayank Goyal

Grabbing "Focus"

jerry0davis15-Jul-04 23:08

jerry0davis

15-Jul-04 23:08

I have a phone application that sits minimized in the system tray. When the handset is lifted, I want the window to be displayed and activated.

Currently I use...

pdlg->SetWindowPos(&wndTopMost, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_SHOWWINDOW | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOMOVE);<br />
pdlg->SetForegroundWindow();<br />
pdlg->SetFocus();

If another application is active, when I lift the handset, this code shows the window, and makes the window title bar flash, but does not grab the input focus or activate the application.

Can someone help please? TIA

I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe

Jerry Davis
http://www.astad.org
http://www.jvf.co.uk

Re: Grabbing "Focus"

V.15-Jul-04 23:15

15-Jul-04 23:15

try:

pdlg->ShowWindow(VALUE);
With VALUE=
SW_FORCEMINIMIZE
Windows 2000/XP: Minimizes a window, even if the thread that owns the window is hung. This flag should only be used when minimizing windows from a different thread.
SW_HIDE
Hides the window and activates another window.
SW_MAXIMIZE
Maximizes the specified window.
SW_MINIMIZE
Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window in the Z order.
SW_RESTORE
Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window.
SW_SHOW
Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position.
SW_SHOWDEFAULT
Sets the show state based on the SW_ value specified in the STARTUPINFO structure passed to the CreateProcess function by the program that started the application.
SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED
Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window.
SW_SHOWMINIMIZED
Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window.
SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE
Displays the window as a minimized window. This value is similar to SW_SHOWMINIMIZED, except the window is not activated.
SW_SHOWNA
Displays the window in its current size and position. This value is similar to SW_SHOW, except the window is not activated.
SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE
Displays a window in its most recent size and position. This value is similar to SW_SHOWNORMAL, except the window is not actived.
SW_SHOWNORMAL
Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when displaying the window for the first time

Maybe it helps, maybe it doesn't...
Good luck!

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Re: Grabbing "Focus"

jerry0davis15-Jul-04 23:20

jerry0davis

15-Jul-04 23:20

Thanks, but I've tried that vast majority of those! Cry | :((

They don't seem to work, which is why I'm using SetWindowPos.

It works if the application is active, but if I'm reading an email and I lift the handset, it doesn't.

I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe

Jerry Davis
http://www.astad.org
http://www.jvf.co.uk

Re: Grabbing "Focus"

V.15-Jul-04 23:33

15-Jul-04 23:33

ok last idea: maybe you can set the focus on a control instead of on the dialog?
(first set your dialog back up and then set focus to some control of your dialog)

Good luck!

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Re: Grabbing "Focus"

jerry0davis16-Jul-04 0:08

jerry0davis

16-Jul-04 0:08

Still no joy. Frown | :-(

Thanks anyway.

I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe

Jerry Davis
http://www.astad.org
http://www.jvf.co.uk

Re: Grabbing "Focus"

bikram singh16-Jul-04 23:33

bikram singh

16-Jul-04 23:33

Have you tried BringWindowToTop()?

Bikram Singh

Re: Grabbing "Focus"

SRV16-Jul-04 4:11

SRV

16-Jul-04 4:11

See the delightfully devious "How to steal focus on 2K/XP" section of Nishant's excellent article, "Some handy dialog box tricks, tips and workarounds."

http://www.thecodeproject.com/dialog/dlgboxtricks.asp

Re: Grabbing "Focus"

jerry0davis16-Jul-04 4:37

jerry0davis

16-Jul-04 4:37

SRV wrote:
See the delightfully devious "How to steal focus on 2K/XP" section of Nishant's excellent article, "Some handy dialog box tricks, tips and workarounds."

Fantastic! Big Grin | :-D

Just what I needed thanks.

Typical - the answer is usually on CodeProject somewhere! Cool | :cool:

I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe

Jerry Davis
http://www.astad.org
http://www.jvf.co.uk

Redraw with (out) scroll bar

V.15-Jul-04 23:08

15-Jul-04 23:08

Is their a difference when you redraw a control with scrollbar and a control without scrollbar?
I have a MSHFlexGrid control and the redraw without scrollbar is very fast. With scrollbar however, it starts to flicker for quite a long time.

What's the problem and what to do?

tnx in advance!

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