Re: add menus to context help menu of windows explorer - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

ThatsAlok29-Jan-05 0:43

29-Jan-05 0:43

Hello All!
I have some queries related to MFC PropertySheet and page. Please somebody provide me useful pointer or help towards this

#1 I want to know how to add custom Skin or Color to Dialog Box Title Bar

#2 How to get ID of BACK,NEXT and FINISH button in MFC Based Wizard (my custom) because I want to change default look of these button or rather say I want to add color to these button.

Thanks

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Re: How to add ...

PJ Arends29-Jan-05 9:33

PJ Arends

29-Jan-05 9:33

#1 http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/skindlg.asp[^]

You can also do the drawing by overiding the WM_NCPAINT handler.

#2 http://www.codeproject.com/property/hacking_the_cpropertyshee.asp[^] has code on accessing the buttons on the sheet.

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Re: How to add ...

ThatsAlok29-Jan-05 1:25

ThatsAlok

29-Jan-05 1:25

Hello Sir!
As you see i am Here talking about MFC not Win32 Api based project. Actually these are Default Button in Property Sheet Wizard,i want to apply custom Color to these button.

Thanks

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Re: How to add ...

ThatsAlok30-Jan-05 18:48

ThatsAlok

30-Jan-05 18:48

Thanks Sir First Problem is Solved,but second problem is still exist as i have to skin NEXT,BACK button and i couldn't find any documentation abt that in MSDN or other good Sources

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Adding Second Recordset in a MFC

ahjiefreak28-Jan-05 23:52

ahjiefreak

28-Jan-05 23:52

Hey...

I have an MFC application where I have added the first recordset for the application.Now I face problem in adding second recordset for the MFC which means to create new class for retrieving the variables from other database table.I have tried to follow the MSDN links and tutorial on this but as I follow the steps,I faced problem in creating new class.For example I tried to create new class CSubjectSet but it return the error which states file SubjectSet.cpp and CSubjectSet.h does not exist.

Please help if you encountered this problem before or known the cause of this problem.

Thanks,
Lee

Re: Adding Second Recordset in a MFC

includeh1029-Jan-05 1:05

includeh10

29-Jan-05 1:05

do not use CRecordSet which is the worst in the world.
u need to know how to use database driver (or MFC classes) to read/write data from/to database.

In my opnion, the best are Cdc... (a set of classes, i.e. CdbDatabase, CdbRecordset etc).
please note: second char is lower case: Cdb..., not CDb...
the head file and lib, dll files are available in VC 5.0 but i can not find them in VC 6.0.

according to Microsoft Docs, database issues of VB is based on these classes.

long way to go to really understand these classes, but you have to go if u really want to do some real things.

includeh10

add menus to context help menu of windows explorer

includeh1028-Jan-05 21:03

includeh10

28-Jan-05 21:03

i want to add pop-up menu with multiple menu items to context help menu (related to right-click) of windows explorer.

see picture bellow, the pop-up menu is similar to menu SOCKShell on picture bellow.

click me to see the picture

thanks

includeh10

Re: add menus to context help menu of windows explorer

geo_m29-Jan-05 6:12

geo_m

29-Jan-05 6:12

AFAIK this is called shell extension -
look for articles at page
http://www.codeproject.com/shell/[^]

Re: add menus to context help menu of windows explorer

Michael Dunn29-Jan-05 6:37

Michael Dunn

29-Jan-05 6:37

I already answered this and gave you a link to the article that explains how to make a submenu.

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Re: add menus to context help menu of windows explorer

includeh1029-Jan-05 20:09

includeh10

29-Jan-05 20:09

Hi Micheal,
your sample is for files only: when i right-click a folder on windows explorer, the menu does not appear on shell menu.

i hope the pop-up menu can be applied to any folder, single file or multiple files and folders.

cheers

includeh10

HTTP & Unicode

Sitaram Sukumar28-Jan-05 19:48

Sitaram Sukumar

28-Jan-05 19:48

Hi all,
I need some info on the transfer of UNICODE data using HTTP protocol.
Please suggest some websites/ articles

Re: HTTP & Unicode

ThatsAlok29-Jan-05 0:07

ThatsAlok

29-Jan-05 0:07

What are you using for HTPP transfer WinINet Api or Sockets

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Re: HTTP & Unicode

Sitaram Sukumar29-Jan-05 20:55

Sitaram Sukumar

29-Jan-05 20:55

I am looking at WinINET. Do you have some info

Re: HTTP & Unicode

ThatsAlok30-Jan-05 19:14

ThatsAlok

30-Jan-05 19:14

Due you want to Post some Unicode Enabled Data through WInINet or something else.

Could you describe briefly excatly what you want

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pointer to functions array?

dSolariuM28-Jan-05 15:49

dSolariuM

28-Jan-05 15:49

Hi all,
I want to declare a pointer-to-functions array.
Ho can I do that?(For calling them by index)?
Best Wishes,
Thanks.

Re: pointer to functions array?

ThatsAlok28-Jan-05 18:52

ThatsAlok

28-Jan-05 18:52

Pls Clarify : Signature of each Function would be same or Different.

if function signature are same then here is small code

typedef void (*Hello)(void);
void Func1(void)
{
cout<<"hello you are in function one"<<endl;
};

 void Func2(void)
 {
	 cout<<"hello you are in function two";
 }

 void Func3(void)
 {

	 cout<<"hello you are in Function three ";
 }

 void main()
 {
  Hello hi[3];
  hi[0]=(Hello)&Func1;
  hi[1]=(Hello)&Func2;
  hi[2]=(Hello)&Func3;

  (hi[0])();
  (hi[1])();
  (hi[2])();
 }

I am too finding the way for calling function with different signature by same array using Index

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Re: pointer to functions array?

Anders Dalvander29-Jan-05 1:20

Anders Dalvander

29-Jan-05 1:20

ThatsAlok wrote:
hi[0]=(Hello)&Func1;
The cast isn't needed and should be avoided as it can lead to bad programming habits.

hi[0]=&Func1; // Works as well...

Re: pointer to functions array?

ThatsAlok29-Jan-05 1:30

ThatsAlok

29-Jan-05 1:30

Yeah Sir,
you are right,I got this bad habit from the ATL and now i am so much habitual to CASTING that Some time I even cast this way too.

int i=(int)0; Smile | :)

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How to exit an application by hitting an exit button

joy00728-Jan-05 14:54

joy007

28-Jan-05 14:54

I 've created a single document database application in VC++.The problem is that I can not make out how to make an "exit" button which when hit will close the application immediately(i.e,MainFrame will be closed).

Re: How to exit an application by hitting an exit button

ThatsAlok28-Jan-05 17:50

ThatsAlok

28-Jan-05 17:50

use this api PostQuitMessage(0); or this->SendMessage(WM_CLOSE,0,0);

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Re: How to exit an application by hitting an exit button

Mircea Puiu29-Jan-05 5:08

Mircea Puiu

29-Jan-05 5:08

...or....
exit(0)

SkyWalker

Re: How to exit an application by hitting an exit button

Michael Dunn29-Jan-05 6:40

Michael Dunn

29-Jan-05 6:40

AfxGetMainWnd()-> PostMessage ( WM_CLOSE )

That will gracefully exit the app just as if you clicked the [X] button in the window caption.

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Help with Help (contexthelp)

User 137680028-Jan-05 14:08

User 1376800

28-Jan-05 14:08

Hi all,
I'm trying to figure out exactly how this contexthelp thing is supposed to work.
If I create an MDI or SDI app, it's all "just there" and I can do what I like with it. However I'm currently working on a Dialog Only app, which while giving me the cute little question mark in the title bar beside the minimize box doesn't seem to have anything else built in.
Can anyone give me a few pointers for getting that little questionmark to actually do something? I can't find anything in the msdn library (it only ever seems to mention MDI and SDI). Just something along the lines of:
Insert this code here - it does this
Insert that code there - it does that

Thanks in advance

Re: Help with Help (contexthelp)

PJ Arends28-Jan-05 14:38

PJ Arends

28-Jan-05 14:38

http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/dlgboxtricks.asp[^]

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Re: Help with Help (contexthelp)

User 137680028-Jan-05 15:27

User 1376800

28-Jan-05 15:27

Okay, getting there...
The WinHelp (pHelpInfo->dwContextId, HELP_CONTEXTPOPUP); does what it's supposed to (tested by simply putting it in a button), however I still can't get the questionmark on the dialog itself to do anything. I'm starting to feel it's missing something it probably shouldn't be.

The help for WS_EXCONTEXTHELP says:

Includes a question mark in the title bar of the window. When the user clicks the question mark, the cursor changes to a question mark with a pointer. If the user then clicks a child window, the child receives a WM_HELP message.

However, NOTHING happens when I click on the questionmark - no cursor change, nothing.
Am I missing something obvious or is my dialog just insane?

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