Re: Using Visual C++ .NET (ClassWizard) - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

sweep12319-Aug-04 3:25

19-Aug-04 3:25

I have an application which starts another application, but I dont need to see the dialog window of this other program. The user can maximise it if required.

I have tried the following to hide the dialog window in the program:-

this->OnShowWindow (FALSE, 0);   // Place in the InitDlg routine<br />
<br />
and this->ShowWindow (SW_HIDE); // PLaced in the JoyMove routine

but the dialog wind is still visable.

I start the program via CreateProcess (see below):-

::ZeroMemory(&si[0], sizeofsi[0]));  <br />
GetStartupInfo(&si[0]);<br />
si[0].dwX = 0;<br />
si[0].dwY = 0;<br />
si[0].dwFlags = STARTF_USEPOSITION;<br />
CreateProcess(	NULL, <br />
		"c:\\Program Files\\Joystick\\MSCPP.exe",  // Name of app to launch<br />
		NULL,      // Default process security attributes<br />
		NULL,      // Default thread security attributes<br />
		FALSE,     // Don't inherit handles from the parent<br />
		0,		   // Normal priority<br />
		NULL,      // Use the same environment as the parent<br />
		NULL,      // Launch in the current directory<br />
		&si[0],    // Startup Information<br />
		&pi[0]);   // Process information stored upon return CW_USEDEFAULT

Any comments please as I am sure a simple solution exists.

Re: Program Starts Minized

RichardS19-Aug-04 3:51

RichardS

19-Aug-04 3:51

Just change your startup information:

sweep123 wrote:
si[0].dwFlags = STARTF_USEPOSITION;

Try this:

si[0].dwFlags = STARTF_USEPOSITION | STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;<br />
si[0].wShowWindow = SW_MINIMIZE;

cheers,
Rich

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and
better idiot-proff programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots.
So far the Universe is winning." -- Rich Cook

Re: Program Starts Minized

sweep12319-Aug-04 5:45

sweep123

19-Aug-04 5:45

Thanks, but no luck.

The program window is NOT minimised.

Re: Program Starts Minized

gamitech19-Aug-04 10:57

gamitech

19-Aug-04 10:57

try ShellExecute
Last parameter set it to SW_HIDE
or ShellExecuteEx
or LoadModule()

gabby

Re: Program Starts Minized

Ryan Binns19-Aug-04 18:25

Ryan Binns

19-Aug-04 18:25

Does the dialog have a minimise button? If it doesn't, you can't minimise it.

Ryan

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Suspending external application

WzR19-Aug-04 3:08

WzR

19-Aug-04 3:08

Hello...
I need to run an external program, suspend at some offset, retrieve register values(like ebx) and continue running external app.

That is the problem Smile | :)

How do run-time patchers work?

P.S.: Please reply to ths@smtp.ru
Thanks...

Using Visual C++ .NET (ClassWizard)

Jon Hulatt19-Aug-04 3:05

Jon Hulatt

19-Aug-04 3:05

Hi Guys,

I'm sure this is a very easy question, but i'm damned if i can find the answer. I've just started using VS.NET instead of VC6- but still for unmanaged, MFC development.

In VC6, I could very simply use classwizard to create an override of CDialog::OnInitDialog, and have VC6 generate a stub function for me (which called the base class implementation).

How do you do this is Visual C++ .NET ? Surely there must be a way.

Thanks

Jon

#include <beer.h>

Re: Using Visual C++ .NET (ClassWizard)

Andrew Walker19-Aug-04 15:19

Andrew Walker

19-Aug-04 15:19

In the class view select the appropriate class that you want to add the handler for. In the properties window, click on the overrides button (little green boxy looking icon). Scroll down to onInitDialog, click in the right hand column, click on the drop down box, select on '<<add>> OnInitDialog', the code should have been added.

You add WM_* event handlers in the same way, except you click on the messages button first.

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Re: Using Visual C++ .NET (ClassWizard)

Jon Hulatt19-Aug-04 20:49

Jon Hulatt

19-Aug-04 20:49

Wow, thankyou. Bizarrely, i'd not noticed the Overrides and Messages buttons!. I expected there to be either a mechanism for overrides on the Add Method dialog, or maybe something on the context menu you get when right clicking a method in the base class. But no. Smile | :)

Thanks

Jon

#include <beer.h>

Window messages

RichardS19-Aug-04 3:00

RichardS

19-Aug-04 3:00

Hi,

Is there a way of sending character keys to other apps (eg Notepad)?

Currently I can get the hwnd for the notepad window, and I can close it down by do ::PostMessage (hwnd, WM_QUIT, 0, 0). Thus I know I have the correct hwnd. However when I send WM_CHAR no characters appear. Any ideas?

Also, is it possible to post keys that correspond with menu items (eg 'ALT-F' (for file) then 'S' (for save))?

cheers,
Rich

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and
better idiot-proff programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots.
So far the Universe is winning." -- Rich Cook

Re: Window messages

Ivan Cachicatari19-Aug-04 4:38

Ivan Cachicatari

19-Aug-04 4:38

Hi,

To send file messages use this code:

#define NOTEPAD_FILE_NEW     9
#define NOTEPAD_FILE_OPEN   10
#define NOTEPAD_FILE_SAVE    1
#define NOTEPAD_FILE_SAVEAS  2

::PostMessage(hwnd,WM_COMMAND,NOTEPAD_FILE_OPEN); // open a file

// hwnd is a notepad handle

To send key message use:

::PostMessage(hwnd,WM_KEYDOWN, 'm', 0); //sends 'm' chartacter

Ivan Cachicatari
www.latindevelopers.com

what does "this" mean?

Deepak Samuel19-Aug-04 2:33

Deepak Samuel

19-Aug-04 2:33

I just encountered this "this" in a sample code. Can anyone explain what it means?.

_param->_this = this;

Is the "this" an operator?
Thanks.

Deepak Samuel

Re: what does "this" mean?

David Crow19-Aug-04 2:46

David Crow

19-Aug-04 2:46

The this pointer refers to the object in which it is invoked.

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Re: what does "this" mean?

Maximilien19-Aug-04 2:46

Maximilien

19-Aug-04 2:46

this is the current object instance.

you can do stuff like that...

class CClass
{
  int i;
  void Method();
}

void CClass::Method()
{
 // equivalent.
 this->i = 1;
 i = 1; 
}

or if you you want to pass yourself to another class or method :

...
 CPaintDC dc(this); 
...

Maximilien Lincourt
Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad

Re: what does "this" mean?

V.19-Aug-04 3:34

19-Aug-04 3:34

"this" is introduced so the compiler could make the difference between members of the class and members of another object.
eg. if you would do this:

<br />
public void SetSomeInt(int input){<br />
 input = input;<br />
}<br />

then the compiler probably would complain. which one is the parameter and which one is the variable of the class?
if you do this:

<br />
public void SetSomeInt(int input){<br />
 this->input = input;<br />
}<br />

it will probably work.

It's just a pointer to the Object itself.

"If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix

Re: what does "this" mean?

V.19-Aug-04 3:34

19-Aug-04 3:34

"this" is introduced so the compiler could make the difference between members of the class and members of another object.
eg. if you would do this:

<br />
public void SetSomeInt(int input){<br />
 input = input;<br />
}<br />

then the compiler probably would complain. which one is the parameter and which one is the variable of the class?
if you do this:

<br />
public void SetSomeInt(int input){<br />
 this->input = input;<br />
}<br />

it will probably work.

It's just a pointer to the Object itself. (and that's the reason why you can't use it in static functions)

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Re: what does "this" mean?

Antony M Kancidrowski19-Aug-04 4:20

Antony M Kancidrowski

19-Aug-04 4:20

I would advise that you *DO NOT* use the same naming convention for local function variables and member variables. It can, and will, always lead to confusion and mistakes.

Ant.

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I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fruity and sweet.
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Re: what does "this" mean?

V.19-Aug-04 4:44

19-Aug-04 4:44

Quite true.

Just to have no misunderstandings : "I do not do that" Smile | :)

, but the example just explains nicely what 'this' means.

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Re: what does "this" mean?

Michael P Butler19-Aug-04 22:03

Michael P Butler

19-Aug-04 22:03

Antony M Kancidrowski wrote:
I would advise that you *DO NOT* use the same naming convention for local function variables and member variables. It can, and will, always lead to confusion and mistakes.

That's why they invented m_ Big Grin | :-D

Michael

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Re: what does "this" mean?

toxcct19-Aug-04 4:34

toxcct

19-Aug-04 4:34

you've been having many good answers, so i won't add more about the this pointer you're asking for.
i'd just like to tell you that this is an important part of the C++ language, and you'd so better get a reference of the language to learn about it...
there are many books on the subject, and also the MSDN treats about it.

cheers, Rose | [Rose]

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GetSysColour & CreateBrush

Member 101344319-Aug-04 1:12

Member 1013443

19-Aug-04 1:12

If I use GetSysColour to get a system RGB value, then create a brush using that value and then draw a rectangle, the colour of the rectangle is different?

I'm puzzled by this, under 2000 you can see this all over the place, i.e menu bars. If you get the system colour then you get back the value C3C3C3, if you paint to the screen with this colour you get C6C3C3, you can verify this by reading back the pixel.

I've only noticed this because I'm implementing a VS.NET style gui and I couldn't figure out the luminance values, once I'd realised that the colours are actually different to what you request it all fell into place.

Adrian

Problem with CRecordset/CDatabase

Joerg Warthemann19-Aug-04 0:54

Joerg Warthemann

19-Aug-04 0:54

Hi,

i'm using MS Visual C++ .Net and i have a problem with odbc and mfc. It occurs sometimes while running the release application *.exe - but never(!!) while running the programm under Visual in debug mode (no compiling error).

An "unhandled win32 exception" is thrown.
Debugging the *.exe shows line 624 in dbrfx.cpp, (function: void RFX_Text(...)). A message like: "cannot read in memory" comes up.

The exception is thrown while some database actions. I first do a select in table... (by CRecordset) and then i'm trying to do an update in the same table (also by CRecordset). RFX_Text is updated and sometimes: *pow*.

Does anyone have some helpful idea? I tried to do my update by CDatabase::ExecuteCommand(...) but everything is the
same...

Thanx
Jo

Re: Problem with CRecordset/CDatabase

John M. Drescher19-Aug-04 2:00

John M. Drescher

19-Aug-04 2:00

Are you using more than one thread to connect to the database in your application? If so DAO is not multithreaded and will lead to many problems.

John

Re: Problem with CRecordset/CDatabase

Joerg Warthemann19-Aug-04 6:56

Joerg Warthemann

19-Aug-04 6:56

Thanx for you reply.
I'm not using DAO, i take odbc.
Yes, my db operation runs in a separate thread. But thats not the problem. The error also occurs, while running sequential without thread.

Re: Problem with CRecordset/CDatabase

John M. Drescher19-Aug-04 7:01

John M. Drescher

19-Aug-04 7:01

Its ok to use a database in a thread as long as you don't try to use it (CRecordset) in more than one thread.

John

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