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Re: let rename file just after it creation in explorer

4-Oct-09 22:48

Hi,

this is my problem:
I developed an explorer which its displaying is identical to the windows explorer and what i need is to allow the user to rename the automatic name of the file just after its creation.

For example : After a click sub menu "Create new file" there is a creation of file with default name like "New File.ext" So what i need is after this creation the explorer let user to rename file.

I'm trying to do this but no result Sigh | :sigh:

Please help me.

Richard MacCutchan5-Oct-09 1:11

Richard MacCutchan

5-Oct-09 1:11

khaliloenit wrote:
I'm trying to do this but no result

Trying to do what? You need to post the code you have tried, if you expect anyone to be able to start to discover why it does not work.

Re: let rename file just after it creation in explorer

MrKBA5-Oct-09 8:18

Re: let rename file just after it creation in explorer

5-Oct-09 8:18

This is the situation of my problem:

*** My application is a GUI dll (SDI) it seems to work like windows explorer i.e if i select a folder in tree on the right its content will be displayed on the left.

- I have a CView derived class named CMyView which contains a CListCtrl derived class named CBCGPShellList like this :

class CMyView : public CView
{
public:
...
CBCGPShellList m_wndList;
...

- I have also a CBCGPControlBar derived class which contains a CBCGPShellTree

class CFolderBar : public CBCGPDockingControlBar
{
public:
...
CBCGPShellTree m_wndShellTree;
...

- I have also MainFrame contains this two classes.

So what i need is to do like this :
when i create a new file in a specific folder (selected in the right) the application should give the user the possibility to enter a name to this file.

I hope that i had describe my situation clearly and you can help me.

thank you.

Richard MacCutchan5-Oct-09 10:30

Richard MacCutchan

5-Oct-09 10:30

I am not familiar with the CBCGPShellList control, it does not appear to be part of MFC, so cannot advise on its use. Using a normal ListView the application may be able to set the editing mode on the name element which will give the user what you want.

Re: let rename file just after it creation in explorer

MrKBA5-Oct-09 11:16

Re: let rename file just after it creation in explorer

5-Oct-09 11:16

1) the CBCGPShellList derive from CListCtrl so if you find a solution to CListCtrl it will be similar to CBCGPShellList.
2) About the uses of this class "CBCGPShellList" and "CBCGPShellTree" is for some reasons like the automatic manage of events between this controls and to use the BCG customization .
If you have source code in c++ which has the same role of my application (windows explorer) Frown | :(

it will be helpful for me and a great gift.

thanks

Richard MacCutchan5-Oct-09 11:27

Richard MacCutchan

5-Oct-09 11:27

Sorry but I have no idea about these controls, or BCG customization. I do know that using a ListView you can do what you are asking; take a look at the ListView/CListView documentation on MSDN.

Re: let rename file just after it creation in explorer

MrKBA5-Oct-09 12:44

Re: let rename file just after it creation in explorer

5-Oct-09 12:44

No problem, thank you for your help

David Crow5-Oct-09 4:07

David Crow

5-Oct-09 4:07

You should have code that gets called to create the temporary edit control in the listview. Just call that code right after the folder is created rather than in response to a button click, menu option, or F2.

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Re: let rename file just after it creation in explorer

MrKBA5-Oct-09 6:23

Changing the color of a button [modified]

5-Oct-09 6:23

but here we need to specify the new name in the call !!!
I need to let the user rename the file created just after the creation

ratprita4-Oct-09 22:44

ratprita

4-Oct-09 22:44

Anyone know how to change the background color of a button using CColorDialog?

Will this work?
void CCustomButtonDlg::OnButtonFace()
{

CColorDialog dlg;

dlg.m_cc.Flags |= CC_FULLOPEN | CC_RGBINIT ;
dlg.m_cc.rgbResult = RGB( 255, 0, 0 );
dlg.DoModal();

HBRUSH hbr;

if (GetDlgCtrlID() == IDC_CUSTOM_BUTTON)
{
CDC *cDC;
cDC = m_CustomButton.GetDC();
cDC->SetBkColor(dlg.GetColor());
hbr = m_brush;
}

UpdateData();
}

modified on Monday, October 5, 2009 5:39 AM

CPallini4-Oct-09 23:03

4-Oct-09 23:03

Use the OnCtlColor message handler, see [^].
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ratprita4-Oct-09 23:44

ratprita

4-Oct-09 23:44

Will this work?
void CCustomButtonDlg::OnButtonFace()
{

CColorDialog dlg;

dlg.m_cc.Flags |= CC_FULLOPEN | CC_RGBINIT ;
dlg.m_cc.rgbResult = RGB( 255, 0, 0 );
dlg.DoModal();

HBRUSH hbr;

if (GetDlgCtrlID() == IDC_CUSTOM_BUTTON)
{
CDC *cDC;
cDC = m_CustomButton.GetDC();
cDC->SetBkColor(dlg.GetColor());
hbr = m_brush;
}

UpdateData();
}

CPallini5-Oct-09 0:18

5-Oct-09 0:18

I don't know (what -the fresh hell Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

- is CCustomButtonDlg?): try it.
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Enigma with ShellExecute ? [modified]

David Crow5-Oct-09 4:09

David Crow

5-Oct-09 4:09

ratprita wrote:
Will this work?

No, but responding to the WM_CTLCOLORBTN message will.

ratprita wrote:
UpdateData();

Seriously?

Souldrift4-Oct-09 22:33

4-Oct-09 22:33

Hi there,

I got the strangest problem. I want to start an executable with ShellExecute(). Which usually works fine, but ...

(this is the code)

[edit]
char buf[512]
size = GetCurrentDirectoryA( 512, buf ); // get absolute path
[/edit]

// version 1
char callString[1024];
sprintf_s( callString, "%s\\%s", buf, file.c_str() );
// version 2
char buf[1024];
sprintf_s( buf,  "c:\\Users\\zwatschek\\work\\svn\\incubation\\ttsServer\\Data\\ttsWatchdog.exe" ); 

char id[32];
sprintf_s( id, "%d", pid );

long res=long(ShellExecute(0, "open", callString, id, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL));

... with version 2 things work fine, with version 1 I get ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND.

callString = c:\Users\zwatschek\work\svn\incubation\ttsServer\Data\ttsWatchdog.exe
buf = c:\Users\zwatschek\work\svn\incubation\ttsServer\Data\ttsWatchdog.exe

(I copied those strings right out from the variable watch)

Does anyone have an idea on this?

Souldrift

modified on Monday, October 5, 2009 5:00 AM

CPallini4-Oct-09 22:58

Re: Enigma with ShellExecute ? [modified]

4-Oct-09 22:58

There's something wrong in the posted snippet:

Souldrift wrote:
// version 1
char callString[1024];
sprintf_s( callString, "%s\\%s", buf, file.c_str() );

Here you're using a uninitialised buf variable (as far as I can tell from the posted code...).

Souldrift wrote:
har buf[1024];
sprintf_s( buf, "c:\\Users\\zwatschek\\work\\svn\\incubation\\ttsServer\\Data\\ttsWatchdog.exe" );

char id[32];
sprintf_s( id, "%d", pid );

long res=long(ShellExecute(0, "open", callString, id, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL));

here you're copying (with a wrong call to sprintf_s - missing len parameter-) the file name to the buf variable, but, afterwards, you're not using buf in ShellExecute.

Please check through the posted code.
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Souldrift4-Oct-09 23:10

4-Oct-09 23:10

I edited the code block. buf was initialized, of course, further above.
In ShellExecute() I tried 'callString' and 'buf' as parameter. But only 'buf' worked.

'buf' is in the example NOT in the ShellExecute(), since I tried last with 'callString'. hm ... I post the code differently ...

char buf[512]
size = GetCurrentDirectoryA( 512, buf ); // get absolute path

char id[32];
sprintf_s( id, "%d", pid );

// version 1
char callString[1024];
sprintf_s( callString, "%s\\%s", buf, file.c_str() );
long res=long(ShellExecute(0, "open", callString, id, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL));

// version 2
char callString2[1024];
sprintf_s( callString2,  "c:\\Users\\zwatschek\\work\\svn\\incubation\\ttsServer\\Data\\ttsWatchdog.exe" ); 
res=long(ShellExecute(0, "open", callString2, id, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL));

And still, the contents of callString and callString2 are the same. Version 2 works, version 1 not.

I´ll look into the len parameter of sprintf_s. But I don´t think that´s it.

Thanks.

Souldrift

modified on Monday, October 5, 2009 5:26 AM

CPallini4-Oct-09 23:37

4-Oct-09 23:37

I made a test. Both version 1 and version 2 work fine on my system.
Of course I had to provide a value for the file std::str variable (and I used different path and executable).
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Souldrift4-Oct-09 23:42

4-Oct-09 23:42

God, how I hate programming Mad | :mad:

Thanks again ...

Souldrift5-Oct-09 1:24