Re: No Unicode in Status Bars? - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

picasso223-Jul-05 19:27

23-Jul-05 19:27

I have created a console C++ application that collects system information, including NFO file as follows
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SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo = {0};
ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;
ShExecInfo.lpVerb = NULL;
ShExecInfo.lpFile = "\"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\MSInfo\\MSInfo32.exe \"";
ShExecInfo.lpParameters = "/nfo c:\\SystemInformation.nfo";
ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;
ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;
ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL;
ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo);
WaitForSingleObject(ShExecInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);

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The code above works, the problem is that there is no indication that the application still running during creation of the (*.nof) file which could be 1-1.5 mins. I tried a messageBox before the code is executed, but it will the same difference.
Any ideas how to display some sort of message/status bar to monitor progress?

Re: Is the application running?

Alexander ^M.,24-Jul-05 3:20

Alexander ^M.,

24-Jul-05 3:20

Normally you can't create a progress bar for that because the msinfo32.exe does all the work for you and does not provide a callback or notify system.

Don't try it, just do it! Wink | ;-)

Re: Is the application running?

Blake V. Miller24-Jul-05 18:23

Blake V. Miller

24-Jul-05 18:23

Instead of

WaitForSingleObject(ShExecInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);

you can wait for a specific amount of time:

do{ <br />
  dwWaitResult = WaitForSingleObject(ShExecInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);<br />
  switch( dwWaitResult ){<br />
  case WAIT_TIMEOUT:<br />
    // still processing, update progress<br />
    break;<br />
  case WAIT_OBJECT_0:<br />
    // applicaiton is done<br />
    break;<br />
  case WAIT_FAILED:<br />
    // something else is wrong<br />
    break;<br />
  }<br />
}while( WAIT_TIMEOUT == dwWaitResult );

I truly CRINGE every time I see an INFINITE wait, anyhow.

system font size

khlins23-Jul-05 17:12

khlins

23-Jul-05 17:12

hi,guy

Sometimes the big font(120 DPI) will cause the interface to look so bad when we expect software to be run under small font(96DPI) conditions.
This problem has troubled me for a long time.
Do you have any solution or advice to me.
Thank you for help me!

Best Regards,
KHLin Smile | :)

Re: system font size

Gary R. Wheeler24-Jul-05 3:45

Gary R. Wheeler

24-Jul-05 3:45

You will need to layout your application so that it looks acceptable at either desktop font size. If the current layout is too crowded, you should rethink how you are doing things.

Another option is to dynamically resize the controls in your application. Take a look at the articles in the 'dialog' section here on Code Project for some ideas.

Software Zen: delete this;

No Unicode in Status Bars?

nm_11423-Jul-05 15:49

nm_114

23-Jul-05 15:49

Can you not use Unicode strings in status bars?? The lParam of the SB_SETTEXT message is a LPSTR (not LPTSTR)...

Re: No Unicode in Status Bars?

Alexander ^M.,24-Jul-05 3:22

Alexander ^M.,

24-Jul-05 3:22

See SB_SETUNICODEFORMAT.

Don't try it, just do it! Wink | ;-)

Re: No Unicode in Status Bars?

nm_11424-Jul-05 10:21

nm_114

24-Jul-05 10:21

Thanks for the reply. I have another question - the SB_SETUNICODEFORMAT message says it needs comctl32.dll version 4.00 or later but the Remarks section says to see the remarks for CCM_GETUNICODEFORMAT which says it needs version 4.71 for WinNT or version 5.80 for Win95/98. Do you know which version it needs?
- thanks

VS 2005.NET MFC

Pedromdrp23-Jul-05 15:19

Pedromdrp

23-Jul-05 15:19

I installed VS 2005.NET Beta 2 (the VS not an express edition) and I realised when making an MFC Application it has the same menus and buttons strips are equal to the 2003 version... I was expecting the same design of the Office 2003, since that happens when working without MFC...

Is this just my ignorance on MFC, or MS will change that soon?

Function call overhead

Anonymous23-Jul-05 13:21

Anonymous

23-Jul-05 13:21

When I generated the assembly code for both inline and non-inline function calls, I see no difference in code, they're exactly the same.
But it said to be inline version does not have the function call overhead? D'Oh! | :doh:

Re: Function call overhead

Christian Graus23-Jul-05 13:52

Christian Graus

23-Jul-05 13:52

inline is a suggestion to your compiler, it's not obliged to take your advice. I'm not sure if the compiler is allowed to inline without the keyword, though.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

Re: Function call overhead

Jose Lamas Rios23-Jul-05 15:03

Jose Lamas Rios

23-Jul-05 15:03

Christian Graus wrote:
I'm not sure if the compiler is allowed to inline without the keyword, though

It is, if you specify /Ob2.

Quoting from MSDN:

/Ob2 Expands functions marked as inline or __inline and any other function that the compiler chooses (expansion occurs at the compiler's discretion, often referred to as auto-inlining).

/Ob2 is in effect when /O1, /O2 or /Ox is used.

This option requires that you enable optimizations using /O1, /O2, /Ox, or /Og.

--
jlr
http://jlamas.blogspot.com/[^]

Re: Function call overhead

Christian Graus23-Jul-05 15:05

Christian Graus

23-Jul-05 15:05

I thought that was the case in general, but could not remember exactly, hence my comment surrounded by caveats...

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

Re: Function call overhead

Gary R. Wheeler24-Jul-05 3:56

Gary R. Wheeler

24-Jul-05 3:56

I believe that the inline keyword has no effect when you are compiling for debug.

Also, the compiler treats inline only as a suggestion, not as a requirement. This means that if the function is large enough, is called in a lot of places, or some combination of the two, it may decide to not generate code for it inline.

Software Zen: delete this;

Please help ...

yaniv_av23-Jul-05 11:13

yaniv_av

23-Jul-05 11:13

Hi,

I'm tring to control ICQ from a small external MFC app.
I'm doing it with Spy++ to identify the massages related to the action I want to simulate, and then sending those massages to the ICQ contorls with PostMassage function.

Now, my problem is - how to control the TreeList control (with the pepole names) within ICQ ?
What I want to do, is to open a chat window for each of the members in the list control... In the ICQ it's done by double-clicking on the user-name in the list control. but I didn't succses to understand how to do it manually with Windows-massages....

Actually, that question is related not specifically to controlling ICQ, but in general to remote control a treelist control in WINDOWS.

10X !

Re: Please help ...

Alexander ^M.,24-Jul-05 3:26

Alexander ^M.,

24-Jul-05 3:26

I'm not even sure if the user list control is a tree view. The only way to find out how to remote control it is Spy++ or other monitoring software.
You have to monitor all the messages that are sent to the control, find out what parameters they have, how they work, ..., and so you will be able to get a handle to the list control from your application and send messages yourself.
It could take some time, but that is the way I'd prefer.

Don't try it, just do it! Wink | ;-)

WINCE: IID_IPIEHTMLDocument

Member 120469923-Jul-05 7:44

Member 1204699

23-Jul-05 7:44

Hello,

I try to use the following code in the MS-Sample: "Browse".

SendMessage(hwndHTML, DTM_DOCUMENTDISPATCH, 0, (LPARAM) &pDisp);

pDisp->QueryInterface(IID_IPIEHTMLDocument, (void**)&pHTMLDocument);

but I get the Link error:

LNK2001: unresolved external symbol IID_IPIEHTMLDocument

Requirements
Pocket PC: Windows Mobile 2003 and later
Smartphone: Windows Mobile 2003 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE .NET 4.2 and later
Header: htmlctrl.h
Library: htmlctrl.lib <- This wrong - this file doesn't exist. I think it must be htmlview.lib.

I use the following lib files

aygshell.lib
htmlview.lib
gx.lib
webview.lib

I get the Link-Error with C++ 4.0 and with Visual Studio 2005.

What is wrong ?

Thank you for your help.

Thomas

TJ

Drawing Lines

merkit23-Jul-05 7:21

merkit

23-Jul-05 7:21

I (and a couple of other people I have found out) have asked how to draw lines in RichEditView/RichEditCtrl. So far, no one has been able to answer the question. Anybody got an idea of how to do it?

Re: Drawing Lines

X Balanque23-Jul-05 8:49

X Balanque

23-Jul-05 8:49

Subclass the control using SubclassWindow, then handle the WM_PAINT message and draw your lines there.However you might need to handle some additional messages as well as scrolling, resizing, etc. could be involved.
Hope this helps.

Re: Drawing Lines

merkit23-Jul-05 9:47

merkit

23-Jul-05 9:47

I am using the RichEditView/Doc architure. I am using it so I can use formating as well as use the EN_LINK messaging. Will this interfer with the message handling in the RichEditCtrl?

Re: Drawing Lines

X Balanque23-Jul-05 10:38

X Balanque

23-Jul-05 10:38

Not if you are going to call DefWindowProc. Actually you will need to call this function because you will want first the RichEdit to display normally and after that make your changes.

Re: Drawing Lines

merkit23-Jul-05 16:56

merkit

23-Jul-05 16:56

I haven't work with subclasses in this way. Can you point me to info on how to use it? I tried help in Visual Studios but its as clear as mud. Thanks for the help.

copying a function as a whole from one c++ file to another

fox_mulder_fbi23-Jul-05 4:26

fox_mulder_fbi

23-Jul-05 4:26

plzz help.
how a can i write a program to copy function (as a whole) from one c++ file to another c++ file ,(appending to its end)
the inputs of the programe shoid be source file name,function name and destination file name.

Re: copying a function as a whole from one c++ file to another

sunit523-Jul-05 5:26

sunit5

23-Jul-05 5:26

iS CopyFile function of any use

Re: copying a function as a whole from one c++ file to another

John M. Drescher23-Jul-05 7:33

John M. Drescher

23-Jul-05 7:33

It should not be. He wants to copy part of one file to a second file.

John

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