Re: CString problem - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

using StgOopenStorageEx.. to know type of the file

pnpfriend29-Jun-03 11:08

29-Jun-03 11:08

I want to know whether the file is ms office file, pdf file, tiff file...etc.
I search and found example at microsoft.com. And I found out I can use StgOpenStorageEx to get the property of any files. but I'm still not success to get the type of the file yet.
Here is my code

<br />
....myfunction(){<br />
      char filename[]="c:\\test.tiff";<br />
     // Translate filename to Unicode.<br />
      WCHAR wcFilename[1024];<br />
      setlocale( LC_ALL, "" );<br />
      int i = mbstowcs(wcFilename, &filename, strlen(filename));<br />
      setlocale( LC_ALL, "C" );<br />
      wcFilename[i] = 0;<br />
<br />
      IStorage *pStorage = NULL;<br />
      IPropertySetStorage *pPropSetStg = NULL;<br />
      IPropertyStorage *pPropStg = NULL;<br />
      HRESULT hr;<br />
<br />
hr = ::StgOpenStorageEx(wcFilename,STGM_READ,STGFMT_ANY,0,NULL,NULL,IID_IPropertySetStorage /*IID_IStorage*/,reinterpret_cast<void**>(&pPropSetStg));<br />
<br />
if(FAIL(hr))<br />
 return<br />
<br />
 hr = 	if(pPropSetStg == NULL)<br />
   return;<br />
<br />
hr = pPropSetStg->Open(FMTID_SummaryInformation,STGM_READWRITE|STGM_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE,&pPropStg);<br />

the program has no error.. but pStorage = NULL so it never execute the last statement
hr= pProSetStg->Open.......

why is that? Is it StgOpenStorageEx(..) works for all kinds of file?

Re: using StgOopenStorageEx.. to know type of the file

pnpfriend1-Jul-03 5:23

pnpfriend

1-Jul-03 5:23

can anyone help me please...
I nned to know how to read the property of the non-MS Office files.

Delete user EventLog file

cmk29-Jun-03 10:50

cmk

29-Jun-03 10:50

Ok, I posted this to Operating Systems/SysAdmin back on Jun.6.
Let's see if any C++ people can help me.

I'm trying to find a way to delete a user-defined EventLog file.

I create the reg keys (for example) :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\My Log
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\My Log\File
and set ...\File = %SystemRoot%\system32\config\MyLog.evt

The file MyLog.evt is created by the EventLog monitor ... as expected.

Unfortunately it (services.exe i.e. EventLog monitor) maintains open references (4 it seems) to the file handle.
I guess it was a bit of wishfull thinking to hope that the handle would be closed when the reg key ...\My Log was deleted (and yes I make sure there are no sources left using the EventLog before I try to delete it).

My current solution is to queue a MoveFileEx(MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT | MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING) to a hardcoded filename in the temp directory.

Does anyone know of another way to get the ELM to release all references (close the handle) from C++ Win32 so that I don't need a reboot ?

I don't have .NET installed although I noticed it has a class that wraps access to EventLogs i.e. EventLog, and has a Delete method to delete a custom log file.
Does anyone know how the .NET EventLog.Delete works ?

...cmk

CString problem

Sunnygirl29-Jun-03 8:36

Sunnygirl

29-Jun-03 8:36

hello @all,

i have a CString, for example:

CString m="TSET";

but i need the invert (turn around) from this CString:

CString n="TEST";

how can i do this?

thank you very much.
sunny

Re: CString problem

Ravi Bhavnani29-Jun-03 8:40

Ravi Bhavnani

29-Jun-03 8:40

n = m;<br />
n.MakeReverse();

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Re: CString problem

Sunnygirl29-Jun-03 9:00

Sunnygirl

29-Jun-03 9:00

thanks for reply.

it works great!!!!

THANKS!!!!
sunny

Re: CString problem

C^hris L^osinger29-Jun-03 8:40

C^hris L^osinger

29-Jun-03 8:40

did you try CString::MakeReverse ??

CheeseWeasle

Re: CString problem

Sunnygirl29-Jun-03 9:01

Sunnygirl

29-Jun-03 9:01

thanks for reply.

it works great!!!!

THANKS!!!!
sunny

Re: CString problem

FlyingDancer29-Jun-03 18:53

FlyingDancer

29-Jun-03 18:53

Can I convert a CString varible to (char *) type?
For example:
void fun(char * str)
{
....
}
CString str;
fun(????str)

What should be added to before "str"?

Re: CString problem

FlyingDancer29-Jun-03 19:06

FlyingDancer

29-Jun-03 19:06

Use "sprintf"?

Re: CString problem

Michael Dunn29-Jun-03 19:41

Michael Dunn

29-Jun-03 19:41

See the FAQ:
7.3 How do I convert a CString to a char*?[^]

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Re: CString problem

FlyingDancer30-Jun-03 3:43

FlyingDancer

30-Jun-03 3:43

Thank you! Rose | [Rose]

A general solution

Trollslayer30-Jun-03 1:45

Trollslayer

30-Jun-03 1:45

When trying to find out this kind of thing, go to the help index and look at the class members. This provides a list of functions available for the class, saves a lot of time and you learn quite a bit in the process.

Elaine Rose | [Rose]

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Problem using Flat Scroll Bars

miguel.lopes@lsi.pt29-Jun-03 7:03

miguel.lopes@lsi.pt

29-Jun-03 7:03

Hi. Im trying to get more control over a scroll bar from a ClistCtrl. I tried to use the "Flat Scroll Bars" from win SDK but they behave weird when i drag them. All the rest works fine, except from that weird behavior.
My code:

m_list=new CListCtrl();
m_list->Create(WS_BORDER | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD | LVS_REPORT | LVS_SINGLESEL | LVS_NOCOLUMNHEADER, CRect(0,0,0,0),this,NULL);

::InitializeFlatSB(m_list->m_hWnd);
::FlatSB_ShowScrollBar(m_list->m_hWnd,SB_VERT,true);
::FlatSB_EnableScrollBar(m_list->m_hWnd,SB_BOTH,ESB_ENABLE_BOTH);
::FlatSB_SetScrollProp(m_list->m_hWnd,WSB_PROP_VSTYLE,FSB_FLAT_MODE,false);
::FlatSB_SetScrollProp(m_list->m_hWnd,WSB_PROP_CXVSCROLL,25,false);

Thanks in advance Smile | :)

Repeating socket connection

Anonymous29-Jun-03 3:20

Anonymous

29-Jun-03 3:20

My program needs to query a number of servers for data. I can do this by repeating the following:

for (each server)
{
Create socket
Connect socket to server
Close socket
}

What I want to do is use the same socket to connect to each server in turn so that I only have to create the socket once:

Create socket
for (each server)
{
Connect socket to server
Disconnect socket
}
Close socket

Is this possible? My socket is a CSocket.

Thanks

Re: Repeating socket connection

valikac29-Jun-03 6:24

valikac

29-Jun-03 6:24

No. It is possible, however, to recreate a new socket and assign it to the socket handle in the same object.

Kuphryn

Comparing BOOL values

Abin29-Jun-03 2:54

Abin

29-Jun-03 2:54

Sometimes I need to compare two boolean values, for example:

BOOL b1 = condition1();
BOOL b2 = condition2();

if (b1 == b2) // both TRUE or both FALSE
{
// something
}
else
{
// something else
}

Above code makes sense but actually I guess they are wrong, since BOOL's are actually INT's, while "false" is guaranteed to be "0", "true" is only guaranteed to be "non-zero" ---- in theory, it may or may not be "1", so even if b1 and b2 are both true, they don't necessarily equal to each other.
Although I can do this instead:

if ((b1 && b2) || (!b1 && !b2))
{
// something
}
else
{
// something else
}

This sure will work but looks ugly, my question is, how to compare two BOOL values in a way that the code works AND looks not ugly?

Re: Comparing BOOL values

Nick Parker29-Jun-03 2:58

Nick Parker

29-Jun-03 2:58

=[ Abin ]= wrote:
if ((b1 && b2) || (!b1 && !b2))

I don't think it looks that ugly, but you could always write a function to handle the comparison for you.

-Nick Parker

Re: Comparing BOOL values

Angel Kid29-Jun-03 3:00

Angel Kid

29-Jun-03 3:00

Maybe you can write your BOOL class and overload the operator "==".

YES, I am here.

Re: Comparing BOOL values

Tibor Blazko29-Jun-03 4:12

Tibor Blazko

29-Jun-03 4:12

(!b1) != (!b2)
looks better?
t!

Re: Comparing BOOL values

Ryan Binns29-Jun-03 4:31

Ryan Binns

29-Jun-03 4:31

I agree with Nick. If you think it looks ugly, write a function (make it inline for speed...). I don't think it looks ugly and is exactly what I would do.

Ryan

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Re: Comparing BOOL values

Anonymous29-Jun-03 7:46

Anonymous

29-Jun-03 7:46

I think the == operator disregards the "non zero" value, just assums it like "1". If that happnes, "if (b1 == b2)" is absolutly correct

Re: Comparing BOOL values

Ravi Bhavnani29-Jun-03 8:39

Ravi Bhavnani

29-Jun-03 8:39

I don't think what you wrote is ugly. I'd only add an explicit comment before the if.

// Do "something" if b1 and b2 are both true or both false
if ((b1 && b2) || (!b1 && !b2)) {
   something;
} else {
   something else;
}

/ravi

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Re: Comparing BOOL values

Anders Molin29-Jun-03 9:48

Anders Molin

29-Jun-03 9:48

That's why I always use bool instead of BOOL Wink | ;)

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Re: Comparing BOOL values

Chris Richardson29-Jun-03 12:24

Chris Richardson

29-Jun-03 12:24

I would use bool, but I don't think the following code is all that bad:

// Now, if b1 or b2 is anything other than 0, it will become 0, otherwise it will become 1, so the <code>==</code> operator works as expected.
if( !b1 == !b2 )
{
   // Something.
}
else
{
   // Something else.
}

Chris Richardson
Terrain Software

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