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Re: How to convert a string from CString to LPTSTR

cauvang12-Oct-05 1:07

cauvang

12-Oct-05 1:07

thanks again, but it still give me that error.

Re: How to convert a string from CString to LPTSTR

toxcct12-Oct-05 1:45

toxcct

12-Oct-05 1:45

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    TCHAR* tmp_sz = <font color=blue>new</font> TCHAR[1000];
    ::GetWindowText(GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1), tmp_sz, 1000*<font color=blue>sizeof</font>(TCHAR));
    CString s = tmp_sz;
    <font color=blue>int</font> index = 1;
    <font color=blue>while</font> ((index = s.Find(_T(<font color=gray>"x"</font>), index)) != -1) {
        CString s1 = s[index-1];
        s1 += s[index];
        CString s2 = s[index-1];
        s2 += _T(<font color=gray>"*"</font>);
        s2 += s[index];
        s.Replace(s1, s2);
    }
    ::_tcscpy(tmp_sz, (LPTSTR)s); <font color=green>// Notice that you cannot affect a C-style string with the operator = !!!!</font>

    <font color=blue>return</font> tmp_sz;
}

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Re: How to convert a string from CString to LPTSTR

icabod12-Oct-05 1:12

icabod

12-Oct-05 1:12

Not relating to the use of strings or conversion etc, but it looks to me like you have a chance of memory leakage here.
You allocate memory for the string on the heap, then copy this into a CString. Later on you change the pointer to point to the LPTSTR of the CString (I think it should maybe be LPCTSTR, as casting a CString will probably only be safe if cast to a const - which may explain the error you're getting).
This means that you lose the memory you allocated at the start of the function, as nothing's pointing to it any more. Also, you're returning a pointer to something which is about to be deleted (the CString will be deleted when you exit the function).
I think what you actually should be doing (tho' feel free to correct me) is to copy the contents of the CString into the address pointed to by tmp_sz, and then return the tmp_sz pointer. Just remember that you need to later on delete the pointer that you're returning.

So your last bit of code would do something like:

strcpy(tmp_sz, (LPCTSTR)s, s.GetLength());
return tmp_sz;

After making sure that the length of CString s is not > 1000 (including the NULL terminator).

Does that make sense? I'm speed-typing coz it's lunchtime and I'm hungry.

Re: How to convert a string from CString to LPTSTR

Tim Smith12-Oct-05 4:03

Tim Smith

12-Oct-05 4:03

Doing the following would work.

strncpy (tmp_sz, s, 1000);
tmp_sz [999] = 0; // strncpy doesn't place a null on a full buffer
return tmp_sz;

Tim Smith

I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.

Re: How to convert a string from CString to LPTSTR

Roger Stoltz12-Oct-05 1:53

Roger Stoltz

12-Oct-05 1:53

cauvang wrote:
convert a string from CString(MFC) to LPTSTR

Are you certain that your CString is an MFC CString?
I ask this because in the more detailed answer your gave toxcct here[^] looks like your using a CString defined in a namespace called 'WTL' which could indicate that it's all about the WTL version of CString you are using. I don't know anything about WTL so I won't be able to guide you there.

Check this out. If you're not using the MFC version our answers won't make sense.
Perhaps you even should post your question in the WTL forum.

--
Roger

Re: How to convert a string from CString to LPTSTR

cauvang12-Oct-05 15:21

cauvang

12-Oct-05 15:21

I'm really sorry! I want to convert a string from CString(MFC) to LPCTSTR but the example is really stupid( it was written in WTL !!!).
Now I wonder how to use a WTL class ( written in WTL,used WTL CString ) in a MFC application. The class is so important and i need it in my MFC project.However,it was written in WTL using WTL CString.Help me!!

file handling

karmendra_js11-Oct-05 21:56

karmendra_js

11-Oct-05 21:56

i am saving some data to file(CStdio class) in the following format.

Address1-Description1
Address2-Description2
Address3-Description3

When ever i want to retrive data i search for the address and get the description.
Now when i change the description, it is required that i replace the old description with the new one.

One way is to re create the whole file again the only change of new description.
This is really inefficient.

Can you tell me some nice logic to do this

Thanks a lot

Re: file handling

Bob Stanneveld11-Oct-05 22:53

Bob Stanneveld

11-Oct-05 22:53

Hello,

I don't think that it is possible to just 'insert' data in a file. When you write somewhere, data will be overwritten.

You have 2 options. You can insert buffers in the file (after an address, description, insert spaces). This way, you can overwrite the description and you have the option to grow until the specified buffer size.

The second option you have is to copy all the data after the description that you want to change and write it again after you update the description.

If you change the description frequently, I advice option 1. This is much faster. If the changes occurr less ofter and you have lot's of addresses, I suggest the second option. This saves you a lot of space, but it takes more time when you update your file.

Hope this helps.

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Re: file handling

karmendra_js11-Oct-05 23:07

karmendra_js

11-Oct-05 23:07

thanks for your suggestions, still i have some things to clarify.

I have just 256 addresses so i will go with rewriting the file. But to do this i need to save the rest of the file temporarily, what do you think the data structure i have to use to do this.

Thanks again.

Re: file handling

Bob Stanneveld12-Oct-05 6:14

Bob Stanneveld

12-Oct-05 6:14

Hello,

First, I assume that you are using MFC's CStdioFile class since I don't know of a CStdio class.

You can do the following:

// position after the line you want to change
// read all the adresses
CList<CString> StringList;
CString sLine = "";
while( YourFileObject.ReadString(sLine) )
{
    StringList.AddTail(sLine);
}

/*
    Change the address you want to change
    Place the file pointer after the changed address
*/
// write the other address back
while( !StringList.IsEmpty() )
{
    YourFileObject.WriteString(StringList.RemoveHead());
}

Hope this helps Big Grin | :-D

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Re: file handling

krmed12-Oct-05 2:45

krmed

12-Oct-05 2:45

One idea would be to use a slightly different format for your file...like an .ini file.

[Addresses]<br />
Address1=Description1<br />
Address2=Description2<br />
Address3=Description3

You could then use GetPrivateProfileString and WritePrivateProfileString to read/change the values.

Hope that helps.

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Not been able to return value from a function in a DLL

Amarelia11-Oct-05 21:42

Amarelia

11-Oct-05 21:42

Hi
I have simple windows DLL.

In my DLL i have a function named as "MyFunc" which contains three parameters from which two are "in" parameter and the third one "out" parameter. I am sure I m getting the value in my third parameter. But when I try to call it using Visual Basic programm, I am not getting the value ? What seems the problem....

I am writing whole code for your reference here..

VC++ DLL Function code :
========================
void __stdcall MyFunc(char *sMyString, long lType, char **sResult)
{

char sTemp[255] = "Mahesh";
*sResult = new char[512];
strcpy(*sResult,"");
strcat(*sResult,sTemp);
........
........
........
strcat(*sResult, "; ");
return;
}

VB Programm Code to test....
===========================

Dim sReference As String

Private Declare Sub MyFunc Lib "C:\....\MyDLL.dll" (ByVal sMyString As String, ByVal PrdID As Long, ByRef sOut As Variant)

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim sPrefix As String
Dim sResult As String

sPrefix = "CST"
sReference = Space(27)

Call AiGetLicense(sPrefix, 3, sOut)
MsgBox (sOut)
End Sub

==============================================

Here I get sOut as balnk
But when I debug my DLL i get value in *sResult as "Mahesh;"

What seeems to be the problem ?

Any idea plz ?

Thankx a lot

Amarelia Maehsh
Gujarat
India

Re: Not been able to return value from a function in a DLL

Prakash Nadar11-Oct-05 22:59

Prakash Nadar

11-Oct-05 22:59

Amarelia wrote:
void __stdcall MyFunc(char *sMyString, long lType, char **sResult)

Amarelia wrote:
Private Declare Sub MyFunc Lib "C:\....\MyDLL.dll" (ByVal sMyString As String, ByVal PrdID As Long, ByRef sOut As Variant)

shouldnt the 3rd param be of varient type in VC++?
or sOut of type string?

-prakash

how to do a priority queue????

Nadzna11-Oct-05 21:26

Nadzna

11-Oct-05 21:26

hallo...

can someone help me on this give me an full example of source code...?????
or used a link listed queue?????/

Nadz

Re: how to do a priority queue????

Roger Stoltz11-Oct-05 23:44

Roger Stoltz

11-Oct-05 23:44

Won't STL's priority_queue do for you?
There's a nice sample in MSDN of it too.

Hope this helps
--
Roger

Re: how to do a priority queue????

John M. Drescher12-Oct-05 2:15

John M. Drescher

12-Oct-05 2:15

I agree, no point on working hours to build a less powerful, untested version of something that is part of the compiler / language.

John

-- modified at 8:15 Wednesday 12th October, 2005

Re: how to do a priority queue????

David Crow12-Oct-05 3:02

David Crow

12-Oct-05 3:02

John M. Drescher wrote:
no point...

I can think of one very important point. If a person wants to truly understand how a particular data structure works, you must create one from scratch. Using a built-in one does not accomplish this goal.

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New build configuration ????

xSoptik11-Oct-05 20:43

xSoptik

11-Oct-05 20:43

Hello all,
can anyone tell me how I can add new build configuration??
In new project are two conf. Debug and Release.
I would like add Debug Unicode, Release Unicode ....
But there in no choise to do this ....

Smile | :)

please help me Smile | :)

Thanx xSoptik

Re: New build configuration ????

kakan11-Oct-05 21:24

kakan

11-Oct-05 21:24

What about the menu Build/Configurations/Add ?

(That's what it looks like in VC++ 6.0 anyway).

Re: New build configuration ????

xSoptik11-Oct-05 21:40

xSoptik

11-Oct-05 21:40

Thanx

In VC7 there is a little different situation.
That choose is hidden in popup menu.

Anybody can help me , About VC7

BaiYunlong11-Oct-05 17:57

BaiYunlong

11-Oct-05 17:57

when i compile a program, an error occur,as below:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\atlconv.h(996) : error C2084: fucntion“LPDEVMODEA AtlDevModeW2A(LPDEVMODEA,const DEVMODEW *)”already Has a
body......."
is there anybody know how to solve this?

Confused | :confused:

MS Visual Studio .net 2003
Windows Xp Professional SP2

Additional: Everything is ok under Windows2000

hello everybody!

About class

11-Oct-05 16:06

Hi.
In visual c++ i want to create one class in order show algorithm sort by graphic.
Example sort: 1 4 6 5 8
I want to exchange 6 and 5 by graphic.
class CricleObject{
//attribute
int x, y, r;
int value;
//method
CricleObject();//constructor
CricleObject();
void moveLeft();
void moveRight();
};
In algorithm code:
//CricleObject array[10];
if (array[1].Value > array[2].Value){
array[1].moveRight();
array[2].moveLeft();
}
...
They are show by graphic.
Thanks.

-- modified at 22:11 Tuesday 11th October, 2005

Re: About class

Prakash Nadar11-Oct-05 17:40

Prakash Nadar

11-Oct-05 17:40

you need to create few bitmaps probably, and use timers and gdi functions to move the images around.

Good luck.

-prakash

Get USB drives label

LiYS11-Oct-05 15:30

LiYS

11-Oct-05 15:30

The following code is to enumerating the USB drives, But how can I get the corresponding drives label as it enumerating?

  // Create a HDEVINFO with all present devices.
    hDevInfo = SetupDiGetClassDevs((LPGUID)&GUID_CLASS_USB_DEVICE,
        0, 0, DIGCF_PRESENT | DIGCF_DEVICEINTERFACE);
    
    if (hDevInfo == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
 		return false;
     
 	// Enumerate through all devices in Set.
    DeviceInfoData.cbSize = sizeof(SP_DEVINFO_DATA);
    for (i = 0 ; SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo(hDevInfo, i, &DeviceInfoData) ; i++)
    {
        DWORD DataT;
        LPTSTR buffer = new char[1024];//NULL;
        DWORD buffersize = 1024;//0;
        
        // Call function with null to begin with, 
        // then use the returned buffer size 
        // to Alloc the buffer. Keep calling until
        // success or an unknown failure.
        while (!SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryProperty(hDevInfo, &DeviceInfoData,
				SPDRP_HARDWAREID, &DataT, (PBYTE)buffer, buffersize, &buffersize))
        {
            if (GetLastError() == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER)
            {
                // Change the buffer size.
                if (buffer) 
					LocalFree(buffer);
                buffer = (char*)LocalAlloc(LPTR,buffersize);
            }
            else
                break;
        }
...

Re: Get USB drives label

kakan11-Oct-05 21:43

kakan

11-Oct-05 21:43

If/when you find the drive letter for it, use this code:

char buffer[MAX_PATH];
char driveNameBuf[MAX_PATH];

// Make sure the drive name ends with a backslash, else GetVolumeInformation() won't find it.
strcpy(driveNameBuf, "C");
if(driveNameBuf[strlen(driveNameBuf) - 1] != '\\') strcat(driveNameBuf, "\\");
// Or, simpler, use just "D:\\";

SHFILEINFO sh;

DWORD dw = SHGetFileInfo(
driveNameBuf, // LPCTSTR pszPath,
0, // DWORD dwFileAttributes,
&sh, // SHFILEINFO FAR *psfi,
sizeof(sh), // UINT cbFileInfo,
SHGFI_DISPLAYNAME // UINT uFlags
);

if(dw) strcpy(buffer, sh.szDisplayName); // Ok, create a good looking text line
else strcpy(buffer, driveLetterBuf); // Not Ok, create a less good looking text line

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