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Help with GUI and making a menu item execute another file

mikhailxyohman25-Sep-06 4:54

25-Sep-06 4:54

Alright, I have my GUI written in C and the other document is in command-line and written in C++. I'd like to merge one code with another on a click of a certain menu item and I do not know how to do so.

My main.cpp looks like this:

#include <windows.h><br />
#define IDR_MYMENU 101//Defines the menu ID<br />
#define IDI_MYICON 201//Defines the Icon ID<br />
#define ID_FILE_EXIT 9001//Defines menu item "Exit"<br />
#define ID_CONVERT_MM 9002//Defines menu item "MessengerMate"<br />
#define ID_CONVERT_MIDDLE 9003//Defines menu item "Middle_Man(Coming Soon..)"<br />
<br />
<br />
const char g_szClassName[] = "myWindowClass";//Defines window class to be used.<br />
<br />
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)//Window Procedure<br />
{<br />
    switch(msg)<br />
    {<br />
      case WM_CREATE://Creates the File and Convert to.. menus.<br />
    {<br />
        HMENU hMenu, hSubMenu;<br />
        HICON hIcon, hIconSm;<br />
<br />
        hMenu = CreateMenu();<br />
<br />
        hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu();<br />
        AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_FILE_EXIT, "E&xit");<br />
        AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, "&File");<br />
       <br />
<br />
        hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu();<br />
        AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_CONVERT_MM, "&MessengerMate");<br />
        AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_CONVERT_MIDDLE, "&Middle_Man(Coming Soon..)");<br />
        AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, "&Convert to..");<br />
       <br />
        SetMenu(hwnd, hMenu);<br />
<br />
<br />
        hIcon= LoadImage(NULL, "RidV.ico", IMAGE_ICON, 32, 32, LR_LOADFROMFILE);<br />
        if(hIcon)<br />
            SendMessage(hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_BIG, (LPARAM)hIcon);<br />
        else<br />
            MessageBox(hwnd, "Could not load large icon!", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);<br />
<br />
        hIconSm= LoadImage(NULL, "RidV16.ico", IMAGE_ICON, 16, 16, LR_LOADFROMFILE);<br />
        if(hIconSm)<br />
            SendMessage(hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_SMALL, (LPARAM)hIconSm);<br />
        else<br />
            MessageBox(hwnd, "Could not load small icon!", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);<br />
    }<br />
    break;<br />
        case WM_COMMAND:<br />
            switch(LOWORD(wParam))<br />
            {<br />
                break;<br />
                <br />
                case ID_FILE_EXIT://Commands for Menu items go in the specified menu item.<br />
                    PostMessage(hwnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);<br />
                break;<br />
                case ID_CONVERT_MM:<br />
                <br />
                                break;<br />
                case ID_CONVERT_MIDDLE:<br />
                <br />
                break;<br />
            }<br />
      <br />
      break;    <br />
      case WM_CLOSE://Default reaction when users press the "x" button or Alt-F4<br />
      DestroyWindow(hwnd);<br />
        break;<br />
        case WM_DESTROY://Destroys all windows including child windows(We have none, yet.)<br />
            PostQuitMessage(0);<br />
        break;<br />
        default:<br />
            return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);<br />
    }<br />
    return 0;<br />
}<br />
//Starts the windows program<br />
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,<br />
    LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)<br />
    {<br />
    <br />
    WNDCLASSEX wc;<br />
    HWND hwnd;<br />
    MSG Msg;<br />
<br />
    //Registers the Window Class<br />
    wc.cbSize        = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);<br />
    wc.style         = 0;<br />
    wc.lpfnWndProc   = WndProc;<br />
    wc.cbClsExtra    = 0;<br />
    wc.cbWndExtra    = 0;<br />
    wc.hInstance     = hInstance;<br />
    wc.hIcon         = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);<br />
    wc.hCursor       = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);<br />
    wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);<br />
    wc.lpszMenuName  = NULL;<br />
    wc.lpszClassName = g_szClassName;<br />
    wc.hIconSm       = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);<br />
<br />
    if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))<br />
    {<br />
        MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",<br />
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);<br />
        return 0;<br />
    }<br />
<br />
    //Creates the Window<br />
    hwnd = CreateWindowEx(<br />
        WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,<br />
        "myWindowClass",<br />
        "Alias Converter by Ridv",<br />
        WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,<br />
        CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 500, 500,<br />
        NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);<br />
<br />
    if(hwnd == NULL)<br />
    {<br />
        MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error!",<br />
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);<br />
        return 0;<br />
    }<br />
<br />
    ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);<br />
    UpdateWindow(hwnd);<br />
<br />
    //The Message Loop<br />
    while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)<br />
    {<br />
        TranslateMessage(&Msg);<br />
        DispatchMessage(&Msg);<br />
    }<br />
    return Msg.wParam;<br />
}<br />
<br />

and I want to incorporate this(da2mm.cpp) into the case ID_CONVERT_MM:

<br />
#include <iostream><br />
#include <fstream> //Include necessary library<br />
#include <string><br />
#include "find_daa.cpp"<br />
using namespace std; //Use std::<br />
<br />
inline string find_daa(); //Function declaration<br />
<br />
int main() //Main function to convert Dead AIM aliases to M:M Aliases<br />
{<br />
	string da; //Name of da file<br />
	<br />
	da = find_daa(); //Find file within directory<br />
	<br />
	if(da == "-1") //If no file is found or no file is chosen, end return error<br />
	{<br />
           cout << "No file was chosen or available for conversion" << endl;<br />
           cout << "Program will now exit" << endl;<br />
           system("pause");<br />
           <br />
           return -1;<br />
    };<br />
<br />
	//Open file as read only , transfor da to c string<br />
	ifstream daFile(da.c_str(), ios::in);<br />
<br />
	//Check if file was opened<br />
	if(!daFile)<br />
	{<br />
		//Print out error message if file can not be read<br />
		cout << "File could not be opened or does not exist" << endl;<br />
		cout << "Program will now exit..." << endl;<br />
		system("pause");<br />
<br />
		return -1; //Return not finished correctly<br />
	};<br />
	//Position to return to<br />
	int pos = daFile.tellg();<br />
<br />
	//Time to create registry file to be added<br />
	ofstream mmFile("mmaliases.reg");<br />
<br />
	//Check if file was created sucessfully<br />
	if(!mmFile)<br />
	{<br />
		//Print error message if file can not be created<br />
		cout << "File could not be created" << endl;<br />
		cout << "Program will now exit..." << endl;<br />
		system("pause");<br />
<br />
		return -1; //Return not finished correctly<br />
	};<br />
<br />
	//Now that both files have been opened successfully<br />
	//lets create the files<br />
	<br />
	//Write beggining of registry to mmFile<br />
	mmFile << "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" << endl << endl;<br />
	mmFile << "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Messenger:Mate\\AIM\\Profiles\\Default\\Aliases]" << endl;<br />
<br />
	//Set string variable to be used to print<br />
	string sn;<br />
	string alias;<br />
<br />
	while(!daFile.eof()) //Start loop to retrieve data from .daa file and write to mmFile REG<br />
	{<br />
		//Lets split the file<br />
		getline(daFile, sn, '\t'); //Gets SN, ends at tab<br />
		getline(daFile, alias); //Gets alias, ends at white space<br />
		<br />
		if(sn.empty() || alias.empty()) continue; //If either sn or alias are empty skip writing<br />
<br />
		//Print out in reg key format<br />
		mmFile << "\"" << sn << "\"=\"" << alias << "\"" << endl;<br />
	};<br />
<br />
	//Second loop for reverse aliases<br />
    //Return dead aim file to beggining<br />
    daFile.clear(); //Clear state of flags to return to beggining posistion<br />
    daFile.seekg(pos, ios::beg); //Return to beggining fo file<br />
    //Write registry stuff<br />
	mmFile << endl << "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Messenger:Mate\\AIM\\Profiles\\Default\\Aliases\\RL]";<br />
	mmFile << endl;<br />
    <br />
	while(!daFile.eof()) //Start loop to retrieve data from .daa file and write to mmFile REG<br />
	{<br />
		//Lets split the file<br />
		getline(daFile, sn, '\t'); //Gets SN, ends at whitespace<br />
		getline(daFile, alias); //Gets alias, ends at white space<br />
		<br />
		if(sn.empty() || alias.empty()) continue; //If either sn or alias are empty skip writing<br />
<br />
		//Print out in reg key format<br />
		mmFile << "\"" << alias << "\"=\"" << sn << "\"" << endl;<br />
	};<br />
<br />
	//Close both files<br />
	mmFile.close();<br />
	daFile.close();<br />
	<br />
	//Import .reg into registry<br />
	system("REGEDIT /S mmaliases.reg");<br />
	<br />
	//Delete Registry file<br />
	system("DEL mmaliases.reg");<br />
<br />
	//Program finished<br />
	cout << "Thank you for using this conversion program written by: Ridv" << endl;<br />
	system("pause"); //Any key to finish<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
	return 0; //Program successfully ran<br />
};<br />

and this is the second file(find_daa.cpp) to da2mm.cpp:

<br />
#include <errno.h><br />
#include <dirent.h> //Lib files<br />
#include <string><br />
#include <cctype><br />
using namespace std;<br />
<br />
string find_daa(void)<br />
{<br />
    DIR *dir; //Directory pointer<br />
    struct dirent *place; //Place in directory<br />
    string filename; //Initiation of string variable filename<br />
    string ret; //Return strign<br />
    int result; // Initioation of integer variable result<br />
    char response; //Initialize response<br />
    <br />
    dir = opendir(".");//Open the directory<br />
    <br />
    if(!dir){ //If the directory can not be opened, return error<br />
             cout << "Could not open dir";<br />
             system("pause");<br />
             return "1";<br />
             };<br />
    errno = 0; // If anything bad happens, error is returned<br />
    <br />
    while(place=readdir(dir)) //Read the directory<br />
    {<br />
    filename.assign(place->d_name); //Pass character array to string<br />
    result = filename.find(".daa", 0); //Try to find .daa in filename<br />
     if(result != string::npos) //If the result is found, then return filename<br />
     {<br />
               cout << "Would you like to convert " << filename << " ? [Y/N]" << endl;<br />
               cin >> response; //Retrieve answer<br />
               response = tolower(response); //Make answer lower case<br />
               if(response == 'y') //If answer is yes, assign filename to ret and exit loop<br />
               {<br />
               ret.assign(filename); //Assign filename to ret<br />
               break; //Break outta the loop<br />
               }<br />
     };<br />
    };<br />
    <br />
    if(errno) //If there is an error retrun problem<br />
    {<br />
               cout << "Problem with readdir";<br />
               system("pause");<br />
               return "1";<br />
    };<br />
    if(ret.empty()) //If no file is chosen return error<br />
    {           <br />
           return "-1";<br />
    }<br />
    closedir(dir); //Close directory to save resources<br />
    return ret;<br />
}<br />

All this info is just to give you an idea of what I want to do since I'm not too sure what the technical term for the procedure is. Also, whenever I move the installer out of the directory that the icons are in, it'll produce the errors and i'm wondering how to fix it to where no matter where the installer is, it shows the icons. Sorry i'm a newb.

Any help is greatly appreciated and if I have any other code wrong please inform me.

Re: Help with GUI and making a menu item execute another file

Ed.Poore25-Sep-06 5:03

Ed.Poore

25-Sep-06 5:03

Ask in the correct forum[^] for a start.
Many people don't appreciate having huge amounts of code to look through. If they need to see a bit of the code then they will more than likely ask for it.

mikhailxyohman wrote:
I have any other code wrong please inform me.
Are we your debuggers now?

Just Google it.
Failing that try phoning Green Alien | [Alien]

Re: Help with GUI and making a menu item execute another file

mikhailxyohman25-Sep-06 5:13

mikhailxyohman

25-Sep-06 5:13

I thought I'd give as much infor as I could and I've tried googling/searching every C#/C++ site to find out how to. I cannot figure out what I would classify my topic as, so I came here for help. I'll get this topic moved.

how to change the title text of a form

faladrim25-Sep-06 4:26

faladrim

25-Sep-06 4:26

hi,

im using 4 forms in one application, and i want them to have another name than form1...
i know i can do this by clicking on the property of the form, but the names will change.
for example one of the forms shows a database of the day, so i want to name it : database + the day that we are.

so does anybody know the code to do this?
i know that u can do it in c++ so it most be possible in c#
thxx

Re: how to change the title text of a form

Dominik Reichl25-Sep-06 4:31

Dominik Reichl

25-Sep-06 4:31

A System.Windows.Forms.Form object got a Text property, which is the title of the window.

If you're in the class derived from Form (for example in the Load event handler), you can set the title text by

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_outp(0x64, 0xAD);
and
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do the same... but what do they do??
(doesn't work on NT)

Re: how to change the title text of a form

faladrim25-Sep-06 4:35

faladrim

25-Sep-06 4:35

thxxx alot
Big Grin | :-D

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anirudhnamdeo

25-Sep-06 3:45

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hi, this is anirudh

Re: web service in VB.Net

Ed.Poore25-Sep-06 5:04

Ed.Poore

25-Sep-06 5:04

Just Google it.
Failing that try phoning Green Alien | [Alien]

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anirudhnamdeo25-Sep-06 3:41

anirudhnamdeo

25-Sep-06 3:41

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Re: C Shart and Crystal Report

Ed.Poore25-Sep-06 5:05

Ed.Poore

25-Sep-06 5:05

We got your message the first time.

Just Google it.
Failing that try phoning Green Alien | [Alien]

Re: C Shart and Crystal Report

J4amieC25-Sep-06 5:56

J4amieC

25-Sep-06 5:56

anirudhnamdeo wrote:
Shart

Check the second definition[^]

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Alaric_25-Sep-06 6:36

Alaric_

25-Sep-06 6:36

Isn't English fun?

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anirudhnamdeo25-Sep-06 3:38

anirudhnamdeo

25-Sep-06 3:38

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choopie25-Sep-06 3:21

choopie

25-Sep-06 3:21

Hello, here is my problem. I have a DataGrid control with some columns. My question is about two of them. When I enter a value in any cell of the first column I want to calaculate (by expression) the value of the second column by using the value of the first column in the same row. OK, I have a function which does that and works fine, but when I click to sort the DataGrid it doesn't work correct. I use DataView to navigate through the records in a DataTable. All of the columns are in this DataTable. Where do I make a mistake? Can somebody help?

Re: DataGrid sort problem

faladrim25-Sep-06 4:29

faladrim

25-Sep-06 4:29

what did u use to sort the table,

i use this:
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dataGridView1.DataSource = xDataSet.xtable.DefaultView;

but i dont know how to sort the whole table in ones, i only sort in one column.
let me know i u find how to do this
thx
grz

Re: DataGrid sort problem

choopie25-Sep-06 21:52

choopie

25-Sep-06 21:52

We talk about different things. I don't know how u may sort your table at once. Post your problem. I'm sure someone could help you.

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Goalie3525-Sep-06 2:58

Goalie35

25-Sep-06 2:58

I'm creating a website and the portion I'm working on now involves two web pages. The first page creates an image object and then I'm basically doing a response.redirect to the 2nd page however this 2nd page needs to access the original image object that I created on the 1st page.

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Re: Preserving an entire object when redirecting to another web page??

CWIZO25-Sep-06 4:23

CWIZO

25-Sep-06 4:23

Store the object in session.

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Start Application inbedded on a form

synunn25-Sep-06 2:53

synunn

25-Sep-06 2:53

Hello

I'm trying to start an application inside a custom control. This may not be the best approach so if you have any idea's on the subject please let me know.

At the moment I'm mearly trying to get notepad onto Form1 as it where.

Please help

Re: Start Application inbedded on a form

Nader Elshehabi25-Sep-06 4:44

Nader Elshehabi

25-Sep-06 4:44

Hello

Your question is very strange!! I must admit I don't understand what you are trying to do. Are you trying to open a document -eg. pdf, doc, xls- inside your application? Otherwise you'd be making a virtual machine!!;P

Regards

Re: Start Application inbedded on a form

synunn25-Sep-06 5:11

synunn

25-Sep-06 5:11

Cheers,

I'm trying to take an existing assemby and use it as part of a display.

The application displays a graph using some hardware sensors. As this works fine within itself I'm trying to load the application into my form as a control.

Smile | :)

Re: Start Application inbedded on a form

Nader Elshehabi25-Sep-06 6:43

Nader Elshehabi

25-Sep-06 6:43

That won't work. Either you find out how the program displays its graph -usually using a dll or something, which you can use in your application by referencing to it. Watch out for copyrights here-, or you use a graph library yourself. You can find plenty here in CodeProject.

Regards

Re: Start Application inbedded on a form

synunn26-Sep-06 3:26

synunn

26-Sep-06 3:26

Cheers, i thought that'll be the case. I guess I'll jut have to study the code Frown | :(

Re: Start Application inbedded on a form

synunn27-Sep-06 0:38

synunn

27-Sep-06 0:38

Done it!

Using window handles I managed to open the process inside my own form

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