C / C++ / MFC

text length and CStatic object

8-Mar-06 5:17

JensB wrote:
I have a little problem converting a string to a number.

Use atoi() or atof().

Use localeconv() to get information about the locale settings. Use setlocale() to set, change, or query some or all of the current program locale information. So are you trying to get or set information? Why aren't you using GetLocaleInfo() and SetLocaleInfo()?

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Russell^'8-Mar-06 4:52

8-Mar-06 4:52

How to know the length (in pixel) of a text string in a CStatic object?
It isn't sure that the current displayed text is the text on interest.

[Seemes that pStatic->GetDC()->GetOutputTextExtent("bye bye") isn't the right way] Frown | :(

thanks

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KaЯl8-Mar-06 4:55

KaЯl

8-Mar-06 4:55

What about CDC::GetTextExtent()?

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Russell^'8-Mar-06 5:04

8-Mar-06 5:04

I get the same values in boh cases,
but far from the real length! Frown | :(

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Russell^'8-Mar-06 5:04

8-Mar-06 5:04

I get the same values in both cases,
but far from the real length! Frown | :(

Have a nice code day Wink | ;)

David Crow8-Mar-06 5:12

8-Mar-06 5:12

Why do you need to know the width of a string in pixels?

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Russell^'8-Mar-06 5:18

8-Mar-06 5:18

I have a dynamic dialog, and sometimes the text is too large!
So, I was thinking to resize it, but I need to know the text length!
Any tips?
thanks.

Have a nice code day Wink | ;)

David Crow8-Mar-06 5:23

8-Mar-06 5:23

So if you have text that is 1025 pixels wide on a 1024x768 monitor, will the dialog therefore go off the edge of the screen?

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Russell^'8-Mar-06 5:30

8-Mar-06 5:30

The problem is that (for example)
my Dialog width is 150 pxl,
it contains a CStatic (width=100)

But sometimes the text needs 120 pxl so te text is cutted (at the end). D'Oh! | :doh:

My solution is to redraw the Dialog where:
CStatic has 130 pxl (width) and Dialog 160.

I have the code ready for everyrhing, and now I need only to know the string length. Confused | :confused:

Have a nice code day Wink | ;)

David Crow8-Mar-06 5:43

8-Mar-06 5:43

You might have to use CDC::GetOutputTextMetrics() along with GetTextExtentExPoint(). Add size.cx and tm.tmAveCharWidth together to see what that produces. Don't forget to select the static control's font into the DC before taking any measurements.

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"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb

Russell^'8-Mar-06 5:49

8-Mar-06 5:49

DavidCrow wrote:
select the static control's font into the DC

Great!!

Now it works!

Thank for your time.

Have a nice code day Wink | ;)

disappearing CPropertyPage's

Nibu babu thomas8-Mar-06 17:22

Nibu babu thomas

8-Mar-06 17:22

Just a suggestion, you can wrap text in a static control.

Nibu thomas
Software Developer

bljacobs8-Mar-06 4:12

bljacobs

8-Mar-06 4:12

I have a VC++ MFC application in VS 2005. In this application I use CPropertySheet's in several locations. The program works fine for a while, but at some point the CPropertySheet's stop working, in such a way that when I click on a CPropertyPage tab, the tab for that sheet disappears completely or the controls on that CPropertyPage are all invisible. I'm guessing that I'm running out of resources, handles, memory, etc.

Can somebody advise me on what to look for in the way of resources or memory, so that I can circumvent this problem? Also, what utilities would be useful to diagnose the problem? At the very least, I'd like to have the program detect the problem and warn the user to save their results.

Thanks

B Jacobs

-- modified at 14:41 Wednesday 8th March, 2006

using CIPAddressCtrl::GetAddress

viperlogic8-Mar-06 4:07

viperlogic

8-Mar-06 4:07

hi
i have a small app im putting together. i have put in a "IP Address" box and have a button then when click will store the ip address.

from what i can see you use CIPAddressCtrl::GetAddress to get this address, what am i doing wrong below? I am using vc++6.

BYTE nField0, nField1, nField2, nField3;
int rc = CIPAddressCtrl::GetAddress(nField0, nField1, nField2, nField3);

should that not put the address into each one of those byte fields?

i am getting an error as below..
error C2352: 'CIPAddressCtrl::GetAddress' : illegal call of non-static member function.
afxcmn.h(1112) : see declaration of 'GetAddress'

please help
thanks

David Crow8-Mar-06 4:53

8-Mar-06 4:53

GetAddress() is not a static member. It must be called in the context of a CIPAddressCtrl object. Use ClassWizard to associate the control with a CIPAddressCtrl object.

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viperlogic8-Mar-06 4:56

viperlogic

8-Mar-06 4:56

many thanks for the reply

can you further explain this as MFC is new to me?

thansk again

David Crow8-Mar-06 5:10

8-Mar-06 5:10

keithlee wrote:
can you further explain this as MFC is new to me?

Which part? Use Ctrl+W to open ClassWizard. Click the Member Variables tab. Select the desired control and click the Add Variable... button.

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what is difference of &buf and *buf??

viperlogic8-Mar-06 5:19

viperlogic

8-Mar-06 5:19

stupid me!! i had that already done with out knowing it

m_strIP2.GetAddress(nField0, nField1, nField2, nField3);

did the trick then

thanks for your help

beardy janggut8-Mar-06 3:56

beardy janggut

8-Mar-06 3:56

i guess &buf return the address of buf and *buf is a pointer of buf. what is the importanc of using both of them?? Laugh | :laugh:

what is the advantages of VC++ compared to VBasic??

i used fread to read a text file. then i want to insert the character of ' '(space) in betwen two words. does it effect the adress of the word in the file??
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Re: what is difference of &buf and *buf??

toxcct8-Mar-06 4:13

toxcct

8-Mar-06 4:13

beardy janggut wrote:
what is difference of &buf and *buf??

depends if you're talking in a declaration, or when using the variable.

MyType  t;     //declaration of a MyType object
MyType* pt;    //declaration of a pointer to a MyType object
MyType& rt;    //declaration of a reference on a MyType object
 
pt = &t;       //assigning pt with address of t
*pt = /*...*/; //accessing the content of the address pointed to by pt
 
rt = t;        //assigning rt referencing t object
rt = /*...*/;  //accessing the content of the variable referenced by rt

beardy janggut wrote:
what is the advantages of VC++ compared to VBasic??

Visual Basic is no way comparable with C++. C++ (thus Visual C++) produces natice code. native code is a binary code which is undertood directly by the microprocessor.
any Visual Basic before VB.NET were interpreted languages.
moreover, when C++ can do anything on a computer, Basic languages are pretty limited.
one last thing about VB vs C++. Basic languages are too much permissive and can let the developer take bad habits at programming. in C++, the compiler and the linker are quite strict in this way.

Re: what is difference of &buf and *buf??

Cedric Moonen8-Mar-06 4:18

Cedric Moonen

8-Mar-06 4:18

& is used to get the address of a variable: int Test = 7;, now, &Test will be the adress of the Test variable.

* is used to get the content pointed by a pointer. So, *(&Test) will give you 7 (wich is the content of the address).

beardy janggut wrote:
what is the advantages of VC++ compared to VBasic??

Lots of things have been written about this subject, it is not like saying C++ or VB is better. It depends of your expectations. (Althought, lot of people here will say you that VB is crap Poke tongue | ;-P

beardy janggut wrote:
i used fread to read a text file. then i want to insert the character of ' '(space) in betwen two words. does it effect the adress of the word in the file??

You can't insert text like that in a file. You need to create a new file, write the data that is before what you want to insert, then write what you want to insert and finally write the rest of the data.

BrowseObject

MON2058-Mar-06 3:41

MON205

8-Mar-06 3:41

I'm trying using the IShellBrowser::BrowseObject function. After a hard working, finally it works. But now I found that it doesn't work on Windows 98 although it returns NOERROR.
Any one can help me?!!

M.N

MS Word

micutzu8-Mar-06 3:37

micutzu

8-Mar-06 3:37

Hello,

I have MS Word as the top window and a document is opened (let’s say Test.doc). I am wondering if there is a way to find out the path in which the Test.doc file is located (on a local folder or on a network share). Does anyone know a good article?

Thank you.

Re: MS Word

David Crow8-Mar-06 5:08