Visual C++ :: Creating DialogBar With Own Controls (MFC)
May 27, 2013
I'm turning mad with a little problem with Visual Studio 2008 and MFC. I'm working on a project actually and I'm trying to create an SDI Application. Right, now I want to add a dockable DialogBar. Well, the first time I added it with the resource view, I can create the bar without problems. But... I want to add some controls like a couple of ListBox, buttons and so on. The program doesn't allows me to create member variables for these controls. The option appears in grey.
Searching a little, I found that it's mandatory to create a new class derived from CDialogBar and "enhance" it with the Message handler and so on. I've been reading some tutorials and it didn't work for me.
I am creating a C# windows application which allows it to connect to our devices and communicate with them.
Often we need to customise this application and I have made this easier by defining its appearance and actions within an XML file which gets read in every time the application starts up. This is working really well.
However editing this XML file can be pretty laborious and often requires many cycles to get everything correct again. So I have started to create a graphical editor which allows for the XML to be generated.
The problem I am facing is that I am using the same controls in the final program and the editor so my question is how should I structure the code so that each control knows when it is in "Normal" mode and when it is in "Edit" mode?
I have started using a simple boolean flag to indicate its mode, however this now means that within every function I need to check this flag and run code appropriate to that mode, this seems a bit over the top. Is there a better/standard way this sort of this is done?
there is a way to iterate through the controls on a webpage. For instance, I tried EnumChildWindows using the parent window of the browser, but I haven't had any luck - it returns nothing. s where I can start researching how to find the child controls?
If it is possible, I'd like to know how to intercept messages sent to controls on a dialog. I'm working on a large application with a large number of dialogs, each with a number of controls on the dialog. I need to be able to intercept messages sent to these controls so that I can determine if the controls really need to take action on these messages. I could subclass each control and override the specific event handlers but due to the volume of controls in the application this could take a very long time, will introduce risk if controls are missed, and will increase maintenance costs. What I want to do is create a class which is derived from CDialog and each of the dialogs in the application would then be derived from this new dialog class. The new dialog class would intercept messages sent to any control on the dialog and if the dialog decides that the control should do something then the dialog will pass the message on to the control.
example: CExistingDialog is derived from CNewDialog is derived from CDialog
CExistingDialog has a number of controls. When the code in CExistingDialog calls CWnd::EnableWindow on one of these controls I want CNewDialog to intercept the message, determine what should be done with the message, and then pass it on to the control.
I'm not very familiar with the messaging framework. I've tried overriding a few of the methods of CNewDialog but none of them ever receive the message to enable the window. I assume this is because the message is sent directly to the child window (the control).
Is there any way to intercept these messages? I don't know much about hooks either but is this a possible option?
I have a dialog app with two separate static controls. Both controls have been subclassed from CStatic derived class to implement drag and drop and double clicking. The class works just fine, but I cannot figure out which of the controls is being double clicked or dragged and dropped onto because I only have the code below operating. I need some method in the derived class to determine which control is being manipulated.
Code: // header file #pragma once #ifndef __AFXWIN_H__
I have migrated my MFC application from Visual Studio 6 to VS2010. But the UI controls still looks the same as of old theme. How can i add the manifest file now to get the UI controls to be displayed as of the current OS theme. i.e. Win7 look if the application is run on windows 7.
I have created an exam environment for our schools, it comprises of 3 files; a .kix file that says if they are in the examination group run a .vbs file. The .vbs file kills the explorer.exe task so they don't have any taskbar or desktop shortcuts and then opens a .hta file.
The .hta file is a user interface that has icons for apps like Win Word that executes the application when you click on it. There is also a log off button.
Looking for some code that stops the students from being able to close, minimise and resize the window. Looking for code that can lock this down so they literally can't do anything except click the icons inside the window.
I need make a CBitmap or a streamdata from a System.Windows.Controls::Image(rendered out put)in a SDI mfc application (supporting clr). Here is my codes:
Code: using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Collections::Generic; using namespace System::Windows; using namespace System::Windows::Controls;
[Code] .....
By this codes i can read datastream from bitmapSource but in this way somthing goes wrong in most of GIF animations. After debug i found out i need 3 more things too decode a gif animation - (x,y) position and size of each frame and disposal method for each one - finally i just found a way to draw tru images on a form window by this codes:
Code: bitmapSource = decoder->Frames[0]; to Code: bitmapSource = decoder->Frames[01];
frame[1] has drawn perfectly on window(i think some how Image class takes care about - (x,y) position and size of each frame and disposal method for each one ),so im wonder if how can i make a CBitmap or a data stream from System.Windows.Controls::Image class to use in mfc app.
I have to rearrange my controls in a controlbar based on the new size resulting from dock/undocking of the bars or resizing of the mainframe.
Is there a message I can use? How to determine the new height when docked?
I tried to use its OnSize-function. The problem with it is to get the new height. When the function is called, the height I get from GetWindowRect is the old height.
I've created a dialog based MFC app which input from user to create that many dynamic controls(Used checkbox to be created dynamically).
After user input that many checkboxes controls are created but if try to click again then not able to delete previous controls and again new no. of controls.
Code snippet to add controls on user input.
RECT rctA; rctA.top = 51; rctA.bottom = 80; CString temp; m_Edit.GetWindowText(temp); int noOfControls = _tstoi(temp);
I used onctlcolor() method to set the background color for the controls & Dialog. I run my application, working good but after 15 mins the below error occured,
Application Error:
The Required Resource Was --------> Shown message box
Program Error:
First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in XRay.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: CResourceException @ 0x001274f8. First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in XRay.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: CResourceException @ 0x001259d0. First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in XRay.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: CResourceException @ 0x00123ea8. First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in XRay.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: CResourceException @ 0x00122380. First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in XRay.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: CResourceException @ 0x00120858. Warning: Uncaught exception in WindowProc (returning 0).
what is the reason for that? How can i prevent my project from this problem.
I can't get tooltips to show up for the windows I want in my CFormView derived class. I have copied the code from the MSDN entry on EnableToolTips(). But only two windows respond with a tooltip:
CONTROL "Tree1",IDC_TESTPLANS,"SysTreeView32",TVS_HASBUTTONS | TVS_HASLINES | TVS_EDITLABELS | TVS_SHOWSELALWAYS | WS_BORDER | WS_HSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP,1,36,85,91 CONTROL "Tab1",IDC_TABCMD,"SysTabControl32",0x0,101,0,239,181
Other windows do not respond. For these windows my function designed to catch the TTN_NEEDTEXTW and TTN_NEEDTEXTA messages is not called. Windows such as
(CCntrlView is the name of my class derived from CFormView.) And as I pointed out, I'm using the code straight from the example given in MSDN for CWnd::EnableToolTips(), with the only difference being that all my controls are created in the rc file as shown above.
I wanna create a DLL from my C++ program. My output of my C++ program is a text file called Centre_Cartouche.txt My output is two text files called brd.txt and sym.txt
At the beginning my program was just a main which contains all development (Main.cpp). Now I created function (in _Cartouche.h and _Cartouche.cpp).
My debugger tell me that the simulation works. But my file Centre_Cartouche.txt is not create.
How to create/use a graphical interface. Especially since Microsoft has removed Windows Form Application support from Visual Studio 2012 and 2013.
I know that Windows Form Application is still supported with C#, but C# is definitely not an option as the program I am developing is heavily depended on some of C++'s more advanced features not present in C#.
Is there an alternative to Windows Form Application? I would definitely prefer one, as I doubt that some workarounds would work for long. What are common ways to create a GUI application in C++? There certainly must be some ways. In Java one would use something like JFrame.
Crossplattformcompatibility: The program I am creating is a Microsoft Windows program only. So I don't care if it runs on Linux or Mac. It only has to run from Windows 7 onward. So if there are more than one standard ways to create a GUI, I would prefer the one working best for Windows.
Is it possible to create a virtual mini server (like IIS) that takes http request? I have a toolbar that queries an DLL using http request, and then that DLL stores some arguments in some XML file, which is read by an anti-malware.
Now every customer can't have an IIS server installed. Most of the end users uses Windows XP home edition. So is there a way i can create a virtual mini server that can be used in these PCs for placing http request?
I am trying to simulate the logical circuits having NAND gates. I am reading the structure from .bench file. The structure of a circuit looks like below:
It can be seen that the inputs for Gate 22 are 10 and 16 which are also NAND gates. On the other hand, for gate 10, the inputs are 1 and 3 which are simple inputs. So, i need to sort the gates topologically. Although topological sort will not affect the output for this particular example but i have big circuits also in which topological sort is required. But we can use this simple example to do the topological sort.
My effort:I thought to create a map which will keep the information about the gate name and its indegree. But i am unable to proceed further.
Code: void Circuit::topologicalSort()//topological sorting (for the mixed circuits) { int counter = 0; std::map<string, int> unsortTopoList; //this list keeps a track of gate name and its Indegree for(int i=0; i<gates.size(); i++) {
I want to create the choose_directory_Automatically property if its not exists. But I don't know how. If the CreateIProp method returns me a pointer in lpPropData how can I put the PropTag and the Value in it?
I have already implemented change the property if it exists already but the Outlook Addressbook stays on automatically until I or the user creates this property. I took a look with OutlookSpy at this property but I could not come any further.
I have a VC++ project to create a DLL that will be used as a Plug-in in an external programm. This DLL uses some MFC functions. The initial configuration of the project was:
-Use of MFC: Use MFC in a Static Library
-Common Language Runtime support: No Common Language Runtime support
-Runtime Library: Multi-threaded Debug (/MTd)
This configuration worked fine, there were no compilation errors and the resulting DLL worked correctly.
The problem came when it was necessary to add to the DLL some functions of .NET, using the namespace System and similar. To do that, I had to change the Common Language Runtime support, to Common Language Runtime Support (/clr). Then, when I tried to compile, I got this message:
'/MTd' and '/clr' command-line options are incompatible
So I changed the Runtime Library to Multi-threaded Debug DLL (/MDd). Then I got this error message:
Building MFC application with /MD[d] (CRT dll version) requires MFC shared dll version
So I also changed the Use of MFC to Use MFC in a Shared DLL.
After this, the compilation was correct. Then logically the size of the generated DLL is smaller, but this new DLL does not work correctly, the external program in which this DLL is used crashes.
I don't know what to do to fix the problem. Maybe I need to add some other DLLs or files to the directory where the DLL is located, where the external program uses it. But I would prefer to include a single DLL file, but this seems to be incompatible with the use of .NET functionality.
Unhandled exception at 0x757FE9D7 (ole32.dll) in test.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000004.
I know this refers to declaring "Simple_window win(Point(100,100), 600,400, "semi-ellipse");" in global state. But I did that because I had to do it. The problem is that how to attach lines and also object (here b) to Simple_window win in either parts (main() function and also Box struct).
I need to create an object of a mfc derived CFormView class that's not in the doc/template (a second view class). But it was generated with a protected ctor. Here's the code explanation with comments.
I'm thinking all the normal classes of the Doc/View template are created starting with this code, but within the template code base.
Code:
CSingleDocTemplate* pDocTemplate; pDocTemplate = new CSingleDocTemplate(IDR_MAINFRAME, RUNTIME_CLASS(CViewSwitchDoc), //<-expands to-> ((CRuntimeClass*)(&CViewSwitchDoc::classCViewSwitchDoc)), RUNTIME_CLASS(CMainFrame), // main SDI frame window RUNTIME_CLASS(CViewSwitchView));
But I have generated "another view" using the "Add Class" Wizard, it's a derived class of mfc CFormView which I named ViewForm. However I'm having a problem creating an instance of it because of the generated protected ctor and pulls a compile error of not being able to access ctor. Below are the header and implementation files of this said ViewForm class. How to create an object of this view ? Did I go about it all the wrong way since it's not in the doc/template group ?
// ViewForm.h file #pragma once // ViewForm form view class ViewForm : public CFormView { DECLARE_DYNCREATE(ViewForm)
I am looking for direction on what topic I should be reading up on. I am new to C++ and Windows MFC.
This is my real world problem, in the context of the application user. (these term do not refer to OPP concepts)
I want to create shapes (containers) in an application that will respond and collect other objects;
Imagine a Windows frame, containing several 2 dimensional squares. I want to be able to drag and drop marbles into the squares,and have the square retain and display the marbles in the square, in the order that they were dropped in.
How do I create the shapes, and how will the square sense when a marble is over it?
How would I create irregular shapes (a combination of lines and curves) that would be responsive to the marbles?
I'm am having a few issues with this program, they stem from passing the color.h and .cpp into another .h and .cpp, and frankly getting how those two things really fit together.
For this problem, you will design and implement 2 classes and then write a driver function to test these classes. The first will be a C++ class for an abstract data type color with a public enumeration type colorType that has the color values shown in Listing 10.8. Your abstract data type should have an attribute for storing a single value of type colortype and member functions for reading (readColor) and writing (writeColor) a color value as well as setting and accessing it. The function readColor should read a color as a string and store the corresponding color value in the value attribute of a type color object. The function writeColor should display as a string the value stored in the value attribute of a type color object (see Figure 7.5). Modify class circle and the driver function in Listing 10.9 to include and use this class. You'll need to remove the declaration for color in class circle. Test your modified driver function with the new color and circle classes.
The second class will be to design and implement a rectangle class similar to class circle. Be sure to incorporate the new color class you have written and tested in the first part of the programming exercise. Write a client program that asks the user to enter a shape name (circle or rectangle) and then asks the user for the necessary data for an object of that class. The program should create the object and display all its attributes.
The circle class .h and .cpp files as well as the original driver function will be supplied. You are to provide the .h and .cpp files for the new color class and the modified driver function as well as the .h and .cpp files for the rectangle class and the client program that uses all three classes.
color.h
Code:
//color.h //Color class definition #include "stdafx.h" #ifndef COLOR_H
