All those controls
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Hi there!
Creating a dialog with MSVC is really fun! ;-) Placing those controls, sizing them and giving names is really easy. The hard part is writing the code for them :-(
I already know how to work with editboxes: By calling SetWindowText() and GetWindowText() It''s easy to check the contents or write some text to them.
But what about other controls? Eg. checkboxes or scrollbars?? When I use the above mentioned functions on a checkbox I can only interact with the box''s caption...and that''s totally useless. Isn''t there a way to check if the box is checked or not? Or how do I get the value (maybe in percent) of a scrollbar? Or how do I set the fill-percentage of a statusbar???
I mean there are so many controls but I only found the two functions "SetWindowText() and GetWindowText()" to interact with them....what''s the magic trick about them?
Can anyone help me PLEASE :-D ?????
Thanks a lot!
Its been a while since I did any MFC stuff, but I think most of what you''re looking for is in the CWnd base class thats used for pretty much all dialog controls.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/_mfc_cwnd_class_members.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/_mfc_cwnd_class_members.asp
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MFC? Nono! I''m not using any MFC. It''s just plain Win32-stuff...ye know?
I create the Dialog with CreateDialog() and have a CALLBACK WinProc to handle the events etc.....
Or DO I HAVE TO use MFC?
I create the Dialog with CreateDialog() and have a CALLBACK WinProc to handle the events etc.....
Or DO I HAVE TO use MFC?
The easiest way is setting member variables, either to the controls or what the controls represent. As I don't know which version of MSVC you're using I'm not sure how to tell you to do it (in 6 and previous there is a class wizard, in 7 it's a more ambiguous property page type thing).
If you're using the resource editor then, yes, you're more or less on the "using MFC" path.
-fel
[edited by - felisandria on June 9, 2004 11:33:58 AM]
If you're using the resource editor then, yes, you're more or less on the "using MFC" path.
-fel
[edited by - felisandria on June 9, 2004 11:33:58 AM]
The Microsoft Developer Network is a massively helpful resource for finding information such as this.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/
It is admittedly much more useful if you have a copy locally and do not have to go out to the web to look something up. Also having a local copy lets you search only in C++ or only in VB. The April 2003 edition was released for free, you might be able to find that still.
When I started Win32 development I found the vast majority of my help from MSDN.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/
It is admittedly much more useful if you have a copy locally and do not have to go out to the web to look something up. Also having a local copy lets you search only in C++ or only in VB. The April 2003 edition was released for free, you might be able to find that still.
When I started Win32 development I found the vast majority of my help from MSDN.
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