COM

// Dispatch maps<br />
//{{AFX_DISPATCH(CMyMFCCtrl)<br />
afx_msg void SetName(LPCTSTR name);<br />
//}}AFX_DISPATCH<br />
DECLARE_DISPATCH_MAP()<br />

// Dispatch map<br />
<br />
BEGIN_DISPATCH_MAP(CMyMFCCtrl, COleControl)<br />
	//{{AFX_DISPATCH_MAP(CSignScanMFCCtrl)<br />
	DISP_FUNCTION(CSignScanMFCCtrl, "SetName", SetName, VT_EMPTY, VTS_BSTR)	<br />
	//}}AFX_DISPATCH_MAP<br />
END_DISPATCH_MAP()<br />
<br />
<br />
void MyCtrl::SetName(LPCTSTR name) <br />
{<br />
   std::string myname = name;<br />
}

CMyDialog dlg = new CMyDialog();<br />
// m_name is a CString<br />
dlg.m_name = myname.c_str();

void CMyDialog::OnInitDialog() <br />
{<br />
  CString defaultText = m_name;<br />
  // get the system date<br />
  SYSTEMTIME systemTime;<br />
  GetLocalTime(&systemTime);<br />
<br />
  char formatDate[20];<br />
  // clear the buffer<br />
  memset(formatDate, (char)NULL, sizeof(formatDate));<br />
<br />
  // format the date to the right format<br />
  sprintf(formatDate," %4.4d%2.2d%2.2d %2.2d%2.2d", <br />
		systemTime.wYear, <br />
		systemTime.wMonth,<br />
		systemTime.wDay,<br />
		systemTime.wHour,<br />
		systemTime.wMinute);<br />
<br />
  // add the formated date to the others<br />
  defaultText += formatDate;<br />
  // insert the new text<br />
  SetDlgItemText(IDC_DESCRIPTON_EDIT, defaultText);<br />
}