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I was wondering if any has info on the undocumented menu control messages, similar to the button messages: BM_CLICK, etc.
I found a really simple way to subclass the menu by changing its windows-class wnd proc.
First create an invisible menu window with the class name of "#32768" called from the CMainFrame's OnCreate, using it as a parent:
hwnd = CreateWindow( "#32768", "", WS_CHILD, 0,0,10,10,
pParent->m_hWnd, (HMENU) 0, AfxGetInstanceHandle(), &cs );
Then replace the window-class wnd proc with your own:
s_OldWindowProc = (WNDPROC) SetClassLong( hwnd,
GCL_WNDPROC, (DWORD) WindowProc );
Then destroy the window because you don't need it anymore - all menus in your app have the same class wnd proc.
In your "WindowProc" you send all the messages to the orginal class proc using CallWindowProc().
Here are the messages and what they seem to do:
0x000001E5: -Draw mouseover item and send statusbar msg.
0x000001EF: -Send out the command msg
0x000001E4: -End of popup menu
0x000001ED: -Process lbuttondown, draw pressed item, send statusbar msg
0x000001EB: -Handles when to send the command and terminate the popup
Now I think I have enough to override all the drawing so I can replace it with my own, while maintaining full menu functionality, even though I have to use LockWindowsUpdate() to prevent drawing on 0x01E5 and 0x01ED, while calling the orginal proc.
But it would be great to get the message names and the info they have in the Params, which would make skinning the menus a lot easier. Any help or info on where I can this information would be greatly appreciated.
BTW, thanks to .dan.g. and his orignal article on the subject for a lot of the information: http://www.codeproject.com/menu/skinmenu.asp
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Hi All,
Looking for a way to dynamically control the lock and unlock a file between processes on a Unix machine using C++. Is it best to use the POSIX resource control?
Thanks in advance.
Ken
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I have a program which shuts a system down with the following:-
rc = ExitWindowsEx(EWX_SHUTDOWN | EWX_FORCE, 0);
pApp->LogString("Completed shutdown");
if (!rc)
dwError = GetLastError();
I suppose about half the time, this code operates on the Win98 system without a problem and shuts down O.K. However, on other occasions it hangs. Is this a known problem with Win98 ?? - I believe the O/S is up to date. Any ideas would be appreciated ! 
Doug
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From the MSDN docs on ExitWindowsEx
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EWX_FORCE Forces processes to terminate. When this flag is set, the system does not send the WM_QUERYENDSESSION and WM_ENDSESSION messages. This can cause the applications to lose data. Therefore, you should only use this flag in an emergency.
Windows 95/98/Me: Because of the design of the shell, calling ExitWindowsEx with EWX_FORCE fails to completely log off the user (the system terminates the applications and displays the Enter Windows Password dialog box, however, the user's desktop remains.) To log off the user forcibly, terminate the Explorer process before calling ExitWindowsEx with EWX_LOGOFF and EWX_FORCE.
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Drop the EWX_FORCE flag.
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Thanks for the response - I had already seen the quoted text but, at the time, decided that (within my usage) there was no "data" to be lost. It's some time since I tried it without the EWX_FORCE flag so the following may be entirely wrong, but I've got a feeling I end up with the "Enter Windows Password dialog box, and I didn't know how to "terminate the explorer process". Can you explain how I would go about that ? Incidently (and I forgot to post this originally), when the shut down DOES fail/hang, there is just a desktop background without any icons, taskbar, etc. Anyhow, I'll try it again without the EWX_FORCE flag to refresh my memory ! Appreciate any help with the termination of the Windows Password dialog though !
Doug
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I have now removed the EWX_FORCE flag and, on this occasion, no 'hang' occured. However the problem (without use of the flag)is when there is a network connection - during the shutdown process, a dialog appears stating that 'n' users are connected and proceeding will cause their disconnection; the dialog ultimately requests confirmation that shutdown should continue. How do I avoid this dialog without using the EWX_FORCE flag (assuming that that is the cause of the 'hang' during shutdown) Thanks in advance for any help on this !
Doug
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I think your major problem is Win98 itself. It will sometimes (frequently) hang even when you use the Start->Shutdown->Shutdown commands. I believe it is a bug in the OS and there is not much you can do about it.
The problem I have with EWX_FORCE is that it suppresses the usual shutdown sequence that many apps use, and simply kills them. I would be very annoyed if any app that I had installed on my machine did that. If you feel you must use it go ahead, just seems very extreme to me.
As for the dialogs that popup, you could use a CBT_HOOK to catch any windows that are created while your code is running, and simply send a WM_CLOSE message to them. Just a suggestion, I do not know if it work or not.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03
"Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" mYkel - 21 Jun '04
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
Honoured as one of The Most Helpful Members of 2004
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Hi,
I'm trying to prevent certain Microsoft Platform SDK headers from being included into my project. Is there a view that shows the list of files as the compiler is compiling them, along with the header files that get included in the compile process? The output view that the compiler show is not detailed enough, it doesn't show which file actually #include a file.
Thanks
Hua-Ying
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Are you using MS Visual Studio? What version?
In Studio 2003, you can go to Project Properties, C/C++, Advanced and change "Show Includes" to "Yes".
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Both suggestions were very helpful!
Thanks
Hua-Ying 
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I'm trying to pass a BYTE array in a winsock send function. Before I send this string I need to add a hex 00 and a hex 04 respectively, to the end of the string. I'm doing it this way:
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CString mySQLData = (char*)(_bstr_t)pRecordset->Fields->GetItem("MDC1_DATA_TEXT")->Value;<br />
BYTE* myData = new BYTE[strlen(mySQLData) + 2];<br />
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memset(myData, 0x00, strlen(mySQLData) + 2);<br />
memcpy(myData, mySQLData, strlen(mySQLData));<br />
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myData[strlen(mySQLData) + 1] = 0x00;<br />
myData[strlen(mySQLData) + 2] = 0x04;<br />
iSent = m_sConnectSocket.Send(myData, strlen(mySQLData) + 2);<br />
When the other end of this socket connection receives this string the hex 00 and hex 04 are not there. Am I missing something here?
Thanks
Tom Wright
tawright915@yahoo.com
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You're putting the new characters in the wrong spot. They should be at strlen(mySQLData) and strlen(mySQLData)+1 respectively, otherwise you'll have your string followed by two 00 characters and then a 04 character.
Also, how is the receiver getting the data? It may not be receiving the string correctly.
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Not quite sure since it's someone else's app. But I do have it working when using a non-SQL database. Our main application database is a C-ISAM database (COBOL)(we have two versions of our app a SQL version and a C-ISAM version)(We are moving away from the C-ISAM version). I write interfaces between COBOL and other applications. This particular interface is a socket connection between our SQL app version and a third party application.
Thanks for the help and I'll try that out.
Tom Wright
tawright915@yahoo.com
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a array from 0 , end n-1 , but not from 1 end n in C\C++
CString mySQLData = (char*)(_bstr_t)pRecordset->Fields->GetItem("MDC1_DATA_TEXT")->Value;
BYTE* myData = new BYTE[strlen(mySQLData) + 3];
memset(myData, 0x00, strlen(mySQLData) + 3);
memcpy(myData, mySQLData, strlen(mySQLData));
myData[strlen(mySQLData) + 0] = 0x00;
myData[strlen(mySQLData) + 1] = 0x04;
iSent = m_sConnectSocket.Send(myData, strlen(mySQLData) + 3);
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Hi everybody. Here's a nice challange. I've been fighting with this for over a year now. Every now and then, when I got time, I keep coming back to this problem. I`m only a begginer in programming but if anybody here can help me with this, I`ll gladly donate to the comunity an entire article about this mess. What mess? Well.. working with the "TrayClockWClass" window. This is the systray clock window.
It can be found by searching for the taskbar first, window class "Shell_TrayWnd". Then for the entire systray area (including systray icons)... "TrayNotifyWnd". And then the clock is window class "TrayClockWClass". All easy with FindWindowEx.
But hey... how can "TrayClockWClass" be resized??? It's standard size is about 50...100 pixels or something like this. What if I want to make it 300 pixels? Anybody know that??? Or I`m forced to spend another year poking around API and Windows to find the answer : ).
Thank you a ton in advance : ). Have a nice day.
The Greater Mind Balance
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You should be able to resize it by using MoveWindow() or SetWindowPos(). However, if Windows was smart, it would disallow the size change by handling WM_SIZE and set the size to whatever it thinks it should be. After all, the size of the clock window determines the layout of the taskbar, and we wouldn't want to go breaking it, would we? 
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Hi Ryan : ). Thanks for answering.... Yes. You're right. I succeeded in moving that window and thus resizing it. The problem is that, of course, the other task bar areas have to be resized as well, so nothing gets messed up. I did that too. But the problem is that when you move the task bar to another location, everything is automatically restored to normal. I beleive this might be corrected by installing a hook and capturing messages sent to the systray by explorer.exe which is the parent process.
However, this is just an idea, I don't really know how to do it. I can do hooks for keyboard or mouse but... windows messages are still a mistery for me : (. Do you have any idea about that?
The Greater Mind Balance
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Axonn Echysttas wrote:
I can do hooks for keyboard or mouse but... windows messages are still a mistery for me
Have a look at the WH_GETMESSAGE hook type. It will get called every time a message is retrieved using the GetMessage() function. A word of warning though... Make sure this is a thread-specific hook, otherwise you will slow down the system a phenomenal amount. Also, AFAIR this won't intercept any message retrieved using PeekMessage().
Also, you could look at the WH_CBT hook type - it will inform you of various events that happen to windows. If it does what you want, it's definitely the better one to use.
Again, if you do use a hook, make sure it's a thread-specific hook. System-wide hooks are notorious for making a P4 behave like a 386, similar to anything Java 
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Well... let me give you more details. What I`m trying to do is replace the Windows clock with a window made by me. Now... I already did this. Partially. I can put my window there, I can do some resizing... but when the scrollbar is moved, bye bye blue sky : ). Even when the time changes I get some surprises (my window dissapears beneath the clock).
Anywayz, I think I have to install this hook ONLY on explorer.exe... because in the end, I`m only interested in the messages that the systray clock window receives. And then probably (now I`m just thinking without knowing if it's really like this) I can see when explorer.exe tells the clock to resize or repaint and tell my window to repaint before.
So two questions related to this... how can I find out the Thread ID of Explorer.exe so I can hook it? : ). And how can I block those messages of ever reaching the original clock window? That would be even better if it would be possible...
Thank you a lot for your help...
The Greater Mind Balance
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Axonn Echysttas wrote:
how can I find out the Thread ID of Explorer.exe so I can hook it?
If you've got the window handle, use GetWindowThreadId()
Axonn Echysttas wrote:
And how can I block those messages of ever reaching the original clock window?
Look at a WH_GETMESSAGE hook. You can prevent messages being sent to the window using the return value.
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Well... I can't find out the Window Handle. I don't know what to search with FindWindowEx... I don't know a Window Class or a Window Caption for Explorer.
As for the WH_GETMESSAGE ... I didn't find any relevant documentation about it in MSDN when I looked at the SetWindowsHookEx.
Anyway, there are few things about which I am stil very confused. But I need to dig and read some documentation about all this before I ask useless questions. Can you tell me how to find that Hwnd for Explorer? Maybe give me a link or two about WH_GETMESSAGE? A link from your MSDN is also good as I could paste it in my MSDN. I got the MSDN that comes with .Net 2003.
The Greater Mind Balance
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Bulls'eye. I managed to find that class : ). As for the WH_GETMESSAGE, I would still appreciate some info related to it : >. Some links, maybe some MSDN link. You seem like a much more experienced programmer than me, specially in API. If it's not too much I would like to ask you some other things as well, after I finish reading some documentation about these issues. I am working as a programmer at a company and this eats up a lot of my time, but I still want to go through with this challange of mine. If you could shoot a short mail to axonnus at yahoo dot com I would be very greatful : ). Of course, I'm pretty reluctant myself at helping freshers but... I would really needs some help related to this... thanks a lot. Have a nice day : )
The Greater Mind Balance
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Here[^] is some info on the WH_GETMESSAGE hook type.
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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