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Re: HOW TO: Timer / tic function in C woes

BlackDice21-Jun-05 6:20

BlackDice

21-Jun-05 6:20

I don't understand. why can't you use SetTimer() ?

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Re: HOW TO: Timer / tic function in C woes

kevingpo21-Jun-05 7:58

kevingpo

21-Jun-05 7:58

I was looking for a non-Visual C++ specific way. Someway by the standard C library. I believe SetTimer() is a Microsoft C++ function.

Re: HOW TO: Timer / tic function in C woes

BlackDice21-Jun-05 8:10

BlackDice

21-Jun-05 8:10

SetTimer() just a Windows API. the only other thing I can think of is to spawn another thread and have it execute an infinite loop that calls Sleep() for the amount of milliseconds you need, then call the function you want it to execute

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Re: HOW TO: Timer / tic function in C woes

Blake Miller21-Jun-05 9:14

Blake Miller

21-Jun-05 9:14

Or the secondary thread can call WaitForSingleObject with a timeout.
That way, it is easy to get the thread to STOP if you set an event, or else it will exipre over the itme interval and return WAIT_TIMEOUT. This prevents the need to KILL the thread to get it to stop before the timeout period has elapsed. If you want the thread to respond to messages, then use the MsgWaitForMultipleObjects. Having the thread Sleep() just makes other parts of the application unresponsive and is poor design, such as in system shutdown Mad | :mad:

The timing will not be terribly precise, but if you can tolerate +-1 second or less, you are probably fine.

WIndows Controls

Ross White21-Jun-05 5:15

Ross White

21-Jun-05 5:15

I have seen a lot of discussion and examples on sub-classing existing windows controls (i.e. MFC's CEdit) to override or add your own functionality. However, I have found virtually no information on how Window's native controls are created in the first place. WinCtrl fairy maybe? I realize that they are part of the OS and possibly beyond mere mortals.

We have combo boxes, tree contols, list controls, and so on and I have examined creating windows at the API level, that is CreateWindow(...). Is it possible to create an entirely new type of window/control from scratch? Some insight into the "black-box" of windows and controls would be interesting.

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Re: WIndows Controls

Blake Miller21-Jun-05 5:43

Blake Miller

21-Jun-05 5:43

Yes. It all starts with a call to RegisterClassEx. Then you define the icons, menus, window message handler, etc. for your totally new 'custom' window type. Typically all this code and the resources required for the menus, icons, brushes, etc. is put into a DLL and then you export a function that registers these custom windows.

For example, you get a many of the 'normal' classes registered when your MFC application calls InitCommonControlsEx.

Re: WIndows Controls

James Brown21-Jun-05 7:30

James Brown

21-Jun-05 7:30

visit:

www.catch22.net/tuts/custctrl.asp[^]
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Re: WIndows Controls

Andy Moore21-Jun-05 7:35

Andy Moore

21-Jun-05 7:35

Yes. Look at the RegisterClassEx function and the WNDCLASSEX structure. This will define the parameters of your new control such as icons, menues, and window procedure. You will have to write your own WndProc and handle any messages you need to draw the control, handle mouse clicks, etc. You most likely would write this code in a dll and export a function to call RegisterClassEx to register your control class before calling CreateWindowEx to create your control.

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Re: WIndows Controls

Ross White21-Jun-05 8:08

Ross White

21-Jun-05 8:08

Thank all for the input. I will have to go back and do some more home work!!

Ross White

dynamic check box creation

softtec21-Jun-05 4:33

softtec

21-Jun-05 4:33

hello!
can anybody tell me how can i create check box in the group box dynamically.

Re: dynamic check box creation

Blake Miller21-Jun-05 6:05

Blake Miller

21-Jun-05 6:05

Find the window handle of your group box.
Do a Create on the checkbox control window and make sure it is inserted in Z-Order AFTER the group box window. That will effectively place the checkbox 'in' the group box. The Z_Order will affect the tab order, which is one of the criteria the group box uses to determine which controls are part of the 'group'. Also, certain controls must have the WS_GROUP style set, all child controls from one with WS_GROUP set untilt the next one with WS_GROUP set are considered a single group.

For example:

Group Box - WS_GROUP

CheckBox - WS_GROUP
CheckBox - NO WS_GROUP
CheckBox - NO WS_GROUP
CheckBox - NO WS_GROUP

Push Button - WS_GROUP

This makes for four checkboxes all part of same group.

Ultimate Grid 6.1 (tab font)

smbelow21-Jun-05 4:32

smbelow

21-Jun-05 4:32

I am trying to set a different font inside a grid tab. The following code is a snippet of what I’m doing. When I run the application it crashes! Has anyone used the function call SetTabFont? And if so can you share some insight on how to properly use this thing. The commented code is what I’m inputting to try and get my desired response.

Thanks for any help, Steve…

void CProcessGrid::OnSetup()
{
CUGCell cell;
CUGTab mTab;

SetNumberSheets(3);

AddTab("Procedure", 0);
AddTab("Parts", 1);
AddTab("Tools", 2);

SetTabWidth(500);

SetCurrentTab (0);

//************ Change Font Size **********[SMB 06/20/05]
//
//CFont *mFont;
//int fontIndex;
//fontIndex = AddFont("Arial", 8, 2);
//mFont = GetFont(fontIndex);
//mTab.SetTabFont(mFont);
//
//*****************************************************

Re: Ultimate Grid 6.1 (tab font)

lynchspawn21-Jun-05 4:41

lynchspawn

21-Jun-05 4:41

Is it possible that the mTab object hasn't been created yet (not a window yet)?

DLL question ( clueless )

Maximilien21-Jun-05 4:05

Maximilien

21-Jun-05 4:05

( in VC6 )

I have a DLL from a 3rd party.

there is only one function in the DLL which is declared like this in the simplist documentation :

int __stdcall Function( long,double*, long , long );<code><br />
<br />
in my code I do this : <br />
<br />
<pre>
 typedef int (*FunctionProc)(long , double*, long, long );
/// LoadLibrary and GetProcAdress work ( they don't return NULL )
///...
 double* p;
 int iRes = FunctionProc( 1, p, 2, 3 );
// cleanup ....
}</pre><br />
<br />
When I run this, I get a ESP error telling me the calling convention is not good between the DLL function and the function prototype I use.<br />
<br />
I changed the calling conventions of my sample project from __cdecl to __stdcall ( in the project settings ) and it looks like it works, the Function gets called without crashing.<br />
<br />
Is there a way to "transform" the function calling convention ? <br />
<br />
in my real application, I would like not to change the calling convention if possible, I don't really know the implications.<br />
<br />
Thanks.<br />
<br />
Max.<br />
 <br />
<br />
<hr><a href="http://www.thesorus.qc.ca">Maximilien Lincourt</a><br />
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Re: DLL question ( clueless )

LCI21-Jun-05 4:15

LCI

21-Jun-05 4:15

I'd use __cdecl . It has always worked well for me in the past

Re: DLL question ( clueless )

Tom Archer21-Jun-05 4:15

Tom Archer

21-Jun-05 4:15

No because the caller has been built with a specified calling convention and the stack must be set up accordingly.

Re: DLL question ( clueless )

Antony M Kancidrowski21-Jun-05 4:24

Antony M Kancidrowski

21-Jun-05 4:24

Why not change the typedef

typedef int (__stdcall *FunctionProc)(long, double*, long, long);

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Re: DLL question ( clueless ) probably self-answered

Maximilien21-Jun-05 4:30

Maximilien

21-Jun-05 4:30

ok, I think I typo-ed somewhere ...

I do this :
typedef int ( __stdcall * FunctionProc)(long , double*, long, long );

and it seems to "work"...

Thank.

Maximilien Lincourt
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Re: DLL question ( clueless ) probably self-answered

Antony M Kancidrowski21-Jun-05 4:44

Antony M Kancidrowski

21-Jun-05 4:44

That is perfectly acceptable

Ant.

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I'm coloured, yet clear.
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SDI w/ splitter - SetActiveView()???

lynchspawn21-Jun-05 4:04

lynchspawn

21-Jun-05 4:04

I have an SDI app with a splitter and two views. The left view is a tree view and I'm trying to make the app come up with the last selection visible/active.

The menus/toolbars are indicating that the view is active but the focus/selection mark in the tree control acts as if it is not the active view. Part of the problem may be that the EnsureVisbile() call doesn't actually make it visible (the selection is hidden under a scroll bar). I don't know if that is what is causing the trouble or if the fact that the view really isn't the active view (in terms of mouse, keyboard) is why they EnsureVisible() isn't working (the chicken/egg thing).

I'm using a timer in the MainFrame and forcing the active view after 300ms using SetActiveView(). Is there something else I should be doing to make the view act as if I just clicked on the item? Any idea why the EnsureVisible() isn't placing the selected item within sight?

Thanks.

Reading a node value from XML file

LCI21-Jun-05 3:40

LCI

21-Jun-05 3:40

Can someone please tell me what i am doing wrong here. I can load the XML file fine but when i select the node that i want and try to retrieve the text, i get nothing back.

std::string value;
HRESULT hr;
MSXML2::IXMLDOMDocumentPtr pDocument;
MSXML2::IXMLDOMNodePtr ptagNode;

_bstr_t mybstrtagResponseKey = "//Response//ResponseKey";
_bstr_t mybstrtagResponseText = "//Response//ResponseText";

_bstr_t myxmlfile = "C:\\sample.xml";

// Create XMLDOMDocument
hr = CoInitialize(NULL);

hr = pDocument.CreateInstance("Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0");

if (FAILED(hr))
{

}
try
{
// Load xml file.
if (pDocument->load(myxmlfile)!= VARIANT_TRUE)
{
}

else
{
ptagNode = pDocument->selectSingleNode(mybstrtagResponseKey);
//if text exists, get it...
while (ptagNode)
{
value = ptagNode->text;

}

}

}

Re: Reading a node value from XML file

Tom Archer21-Jun-05 4:24

Tom Archer

21-Jun-05 4:24

It doesn't appear that you're setting the root:

You're not setting the root:

MSXML2::IXMLDOMDocumentPtr plDomDocument = NULL;
MSXML2::IXMLDOMElementPtr pDocRoot;

HRESULT hr = plDomDocument.CreateInstance(MSXML2::CLSID_DOMDocument);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
BSTR xml = _com_util::ConvertStringToBSTR(response);
variant_t vResult = plDomDocument->loadXML(xml);
if (((bool)vResult) == TRUE) // success!
{
// now that the document is loaded, we need to initialize the root pointer
MSXML2::IXMLDOMElementPtr pDocRoot = plDomDocument->documentElement;
			
CComPtr<MSXML2::IXMLDOMNode> pDisp = pDocRoot->selectSingleNode(_T("Disposition"));
if (pDisp)
...

Re: Reading a node value from XML file

Tom Archer21-Jun-05 4:27

Tom Archer

21-Jun-05 4:27

By the way, in my code I'm loading the DOM object from memory (via loadXml) while you're doing it from disk (via load). However, the main issue is that you have to set the root and call its selectXXX functions to retrieve the desired elements.

Re: Reading a node value from XML file

LCI21-Jun-05 5:03

LCI

21-Jun-05 5:03

I learn something new everyday. This is awsesome. I must say, Tom, you really know your XML. I appreciate your help.

I have another question though...
After i retrieve the node value, it will be a blob of data. I have to search this blob and pick out certain pieces of data. I am currently looking to use std::string. Is there a cooler way to search text using XML instead of string? Or is string sufficient for this case?

using ifstream to read a file.

Hachaso21-Jun-05 2:12

Hachaso

21-Jun-05 2:12

Hi!

I'm creating a small program that reads from a text file, using ifstream.
I'm wondering how I can tell the stream to start reading the file from the beginning?

Is this possible or do I have to close the file and reopen it?

This is what I'm doing:

ifstream file(filename);

if(!file.is_open())
{
// Error message.
}

while(!file.eof())
{
file.getline(buf, 200);
// after comes more code that is not relevant here.
}

When I do this getline starts reading line by line.
So how can I tell it to start from the beginning?

Thanks!

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