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Thanks for the reply.
So I have to basically rewrite a portion of my code to comply with using CreateFile and whatnot. This is where it gets confusing for me.
From the link you provided:
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/* A sample program to illustrate setting up a serial port. */
#include <windows.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
DCB dcb;
HANDLE hCom;
BOOL fSuccess;
char *pcCommPort = "COM2";
hCom = CreateFile( pcCommPort,
GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
0, // must be opened with exclusive-access
NULL, // no security attributes
OPEN_EXISTING, // must use OPEN_EXISTING
0, // not overlapped I/O
NULL // hTemplate must be NULL for comm devices
);
if (hCom == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
// Handle the error.
printf ("CreateFile failed with error %d.\n", GetLastError());
return (1);
}
// Build on the current configuration, and skip setting the size
// of the input and output buffers with SetupComm.
fSuccess = GetCommState(hCom, &dcb);
if (!fSuccess)
{
// Handle the error.
printf ("GetCommState failed with error %d.\n", GetLastError());
return (2);
}
// Fill in DCB: 57,600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.
dcb.BaudRate = CBR_57600; // set the baud rate
dcb.ByteSize = 8; // data size, xmit, and rcv
dcb.Parity = NOPARITY; // no parity bit
dcb.StopBits = ONESTOPBIT; // one stop bit
fSuccess = SetCommState(hCom, &dcb);
if (!fSuccess)
{
// Handle the error.
printf ("SetCommState failed with error %d.\n", GetLastError());
return (3);
}
printf ("Serial port %s successfully reconfigured.\n", pcCommPort);
return (0);
}
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This sample program confuses me a great deal. Why does the main program need parameters (I was under the impression that it was called by the OS and executing began there -- thus, there are no inputs... and to further complicate things, neither of those parameters are used in the program!). Also, what are these data types that are declared - DCB, HANDLE, and BOOL (capital bool? C++ is case-sensitive, no?)?
I guess I'm just overall sketchy on how to use CreateFile and those data types (HANDLE seems to be the port's data type, I guess), since I thought using a class that already did these things was the way to go and so didn't take the time to familiarize myself with them. Could you clarify some of these questions for me? I really appreciate the help.
Thank you.
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The sample program is written for a console application. Thus, the main function takes two parameters. The first one is a count of arguments, and is always equal or greater to 1. Having 1 there means that there are no actual arguments. The second is a pointer to a character string that specifies these arguments.
These parameters are filled in by the OS when you execute this program. There is no need for you to use them, if you don't want to, but they offer a change for run-time control of the program. The parameter variables are not used: the program, although it offers the use of parameters, doesn't support them. They do nothing, so to speak.
The data types DCB, HANDLE and BOOL are Windows Data Types. They are (mostly) defined in Windows.h, but you can find explanations from MSDN Library as well. DCB is a structure that depicts the format of a serial port. You fill this structure with relevant data (it has members for that), and send it to a serial port. Thus, the serial port gets configured to match your needs. You can set things like baud rate, parity bit, stop bit etc through this structure.
HANDLE, on the other hand, represents the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) -provided symbol of the data or a device requested. In english, everything in Windows is handles. You have a handle to a file, a handle to a brush or pen, a handle to a window (critical) and a handle to a program instance. You can consider it as a "tree of classes". HANDLE is the parent class, representing a handle of an object. HINSTANCE is a derived one, representing a specialized handle, a handle to a program instance. In real, none of these are actual classes. But thinking them like such makes things a bit easier to understand. Because there are no "a handle to a port", the general HANDLE is used instead.
BOOL represents a boolean value in Windows: < 1 = false, > 1 = true. It exists because old Windows programming platform (3.1 or something) didn't have support for the actual C++ 'boolean' value, bool. This variable (BOOL) is made to emulate a boolean value in Windows environment. But basically, this and the C++ boolean are one and a same thing nowadays. The variable is provided for backward-compatibility.
All these questions (and many more) about Windows-programming are answered in Charles Peltzoid's excellent book 'Programming Windows'. It is _the_ bible of every Windows-developer. I suggest you to grab it from a local bookstore or a library and read it through. It will clarify many issues to you, giving exact knowledge of what the handles really are, how they work, and how to use them.
-Antti Keskinen
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The definition of impossible is strictly dependant
on what we think is possible.
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hey keep looking here at codeproject
it isn't easy to do it in xp
but solutions are here
don't forget CCriticalSection !
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Check out MSDN.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnfiles/html/msdn_serial.asp
Kuphryn
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Hi,
In a multithreaded C++ application, how to find out the % of CPU used by some of the threads from within the program
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See if my response here will get you started.
"The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)
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Thanks for your response. Can you tell me how to find out the memory footprint for the processes from the program?
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ben2 wrote:
Can you tell me how to find out the memory footprint for the processes from the program?
Do you mean the heap or the stack? If the former, see this article. If the latter, then I'm not sure.
"The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)
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other people tell me if i want to change the icon on the window,i must send WM_SECTION to window,so i write: in initinstance of app
HICON hIcon=AfxGetApp() ->LoadIcon(IDI_ICON)
ASSERT(hIcon)
AfxGetMainWnd() ->SendMessage(WM_SECTION,TRUE,(LPARAM)hIcon)
,but when i compile note not declare WM_SECTION,why ,do you know?if true,tell me please.
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vividtang wrote:
,but when i compile note not declare WM_SECTION
Do you mean that you receive a compiler error? If so, it may be because that message does not exist, at least that I could find. What is it used for?
"The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)
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then can you have an idea to help me solve the problem?thx
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Not without some detailed information as to what you are wanting.
"The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)
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Hi!
I guess you want to use WM_SETICON and not WM_SECTION... 
The latter windows message doesn't exist.
Regards, mYkel
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hi: you are right ,run ok,thx![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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i can use the following get the notepad icon from other program,and draw the icon on my view.
(1)if( :: SHGetFileInfo(_T("c:\\windows\\notepad.exe"),0,
&stFileInfo,sizeof(stFileInfo),SHGFI_ICON))
{pDC ->DrawIcon(10,10,stFileInfo.hIcon);
}
but i want to use GetWindowsDirectory() first windows directory "c:\\windows" ,then i combine the windows path with "notepad.exe",by using the string operator "+",now i get str,if in console ,use cout<
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vividtang wrote:
...but i want to use GetWindowsDirectory() first windows directory "c:\\windows" ,then i combine the windows path with "notepad.exe
Read the second part of my response here. It's not a good idea to assume that notepad.exe resides in any directory, or even exists for that matter.
Without knowing more of what you are doing, I'm inclined to think that FindExecutable() (or AssocQueryString()) might be a better choice for what you want.
"The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)
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DavidCrow wrote:
Without knowing more of what you are doing, I'm inclined to think that FindExecutable() (or AssocQueryString()) might be a better choice for what you want.
oh, nice, I learned something today ... !!!!
Thanks ...
Maximilien Lincourt
Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad
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(1)set the caption for toolbar
int CMainFrame : : OnCreate (LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct )
{// Set the caption of the toolbar .
m_wndToolBar.SetWindowText (_T "Standdard");
}
question:why not respond when running i cant see the caption
(2)Set title for View's MDI child frame window .
in CMyChildFrame::PreCreateWindow() or in CMyViw::PreCreateWindow write :
GetParentFrame( )-> SetWindowText (_T ("MDI Child Frame new title"));
no error when compile but once run terminate,why?
(3)i want to change default window style
BOOL CMainFrame:: PreCreateWindow
(CREATESTRUCT &cs)
{
cs.style &=~WS_MAXIMIZE;
cs.x=cs.y=0;
cs.cx=GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN/2);
cs.cy=GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN/2);
return CMDIFramewnd ::PreCreateWindow(cs)
}
but when i run ,why the maxsize still has on the window
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Try
CChildFrame* pFrame = (CChildFrame*)GetParentFrame();
if(pFrame)
{
pFrame->MDIMaximize();
pFrame-> SetWindowText (_T ("MDI Child Frame new title"));
}
and put it into OnInitialUpdate
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vividtang wrote:
cs.style &=~WS_MAXIMIZE;
This should be:
cs.style &= ~WS_MAXIMIZEBOX;
"The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)
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if i use the method of that mr anonymous,when run,the program will maximize,although i want to cancel maximize,but the caption of the child frame view is still not been changed.
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How does IE display it's icon images in it's toolbar (or bitmaps) and have rounded edges blend almost seamlessly with the system background color???
My images are so anti-aliased it's brutal...is there any technique IE might use to blend the image?
Thanks 
How do I print my voice mail?
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I did something similar in a previous job, I had "source" bitmaps with default gradient, and manually updated the pixels depending on the user's color scheme.
The bitmap had a simple palette and computing the new color ramp was easy.
Maximilien Lincourt
Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad
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ok you lost me... 
Can u explain in a little more detail?
tia
How do I print my voice mail?
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