Re: (Previously) undocumented Win32 APIs - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

#realJSOP1-Apr-03 9:03

1-Apr-03 9:03

All of the filenames are different, a lot of types are renamed - it's quite impossible for me to use it.

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Re: Collection Classes Needed

Michael Dunn1-Apr-03 9:32

Michael Dunn

1-Apr-03 9:32

ATL has CSimpleArray and CSimpleMap which can substitute for std::vector and std::map. They might not be good substitutes depending on your needs, but at least all the code is templates so you can just copy & paste it in to try them out.

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How to make a fullscreen window in SDI or Dialogbased application

u990105@giki.edu.pk1-Apr-03 2:28

u990105@giki.edu.pk

1-Apr-03 2:28

Can anyone tell me how to make a fullscreen window in SDI and Dialog based application.

Omar Alvi

Re: How to make a fullscreen window in SDI or Dialogbased application

Joan M1-Apr-03 2:35

Joan M

1-Apr-03 2:35

If you want to occupy the area used by the taskbar you should do this:

CRect rectWorkArea;

rectWorkArea.left   = 0;
rectWorkArea.top    = 0;
rectWorkArea.right  = ::GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
rectWorkArea.bottom = ::GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);

SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETWORKAREA,0,&rectWorkArea,SPIF_SENDCHANGE);

and at OnInitDialog's end this->ShowWindow(SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED);

if you don't want to ocuppy the area used by the taskbar... then only this->ShowWindow(SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED); will do the work...

Hope this helps...

Easy and fast way of detecting if Outlook is installed

Braulio Dez1-Apr-03 2:12

Braulio Dez

1-Apr-03 2:12

Hi,

In my app the user can compose and e-mail with some data from the App, and then click "Send E-Mail", ... it send the e-mail to outlook...

I would like to test before the user spend his time writing the e-mail... if Outlook is installed on the computer or not, but it seems that creating an instance of Outlook automated would take a long time...

Is there any way to check it in a faster way ?

Thanks in advance, greetings
Braulio

Re: Easy and fast way of detecting if Outlook is installed

Daniel Strigl1-Apr-03 2:58

Daniel Strigl

1-Apr-03 2:58

Try to create an IPOutlookApp COM interface!

This code is just from a Pocket PC 2002 application, but I think you can also
use it on another system!

BOOL IsOutlookAppInstalled()
{
    HRESULT hr;
    IPOutlookApp* polApp;

    // Initialize COM for Outlook
    CoInitializeEx(NULL, 0);

    // Get the application object
    hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_Application, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IPOutlookApp, (LPVOID*)&polApp);

    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
    {
        // Release the COM interface
        polApp->Release();
    }

    // Uninitialize COM
    CoUninitialize();

    return (SUCCEEDED(hr) ? TRUE : FALSE);
}

Daniel

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(Previously) undocumented Win32 APIs

Ravi Bhavnani1-Apr-03 2:02

Ravi Bhavnani

1-Apr-03 2:02

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Re: (Previously) undocumented Win32 APIs

User 98851-Apr-03 6:55

User 9885

1-Apr-03 6:55

I see FindWindow and FindWindowEx in the list. Were they undocumented?

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Re: (Previously) undocumented Win32 APIs

Ryan Binns1-Apr-03 12:56

Ryan Binns

1-Apr-03 12:56

Thomas George wrote:
I see FindWindow and FindWindowEx in the list. Were they undocumented?

No, I actually recognise a lot of them...

Ryan

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Traduce from binary to decimal

calgonit1-Apr-03 2:00

calgonit

1-Apr-03 2:00

I need to do the same with Byte (VT_UI1), Short(VT_I2), float(VT_R4), and other VARIANT that what I have made with long (VT_I4).

How I can do it?

Thanks.

A part of the code:

for (long k=0;k<TOTALNUMPARAM;k++)<br />
	{<br />
		SafeArrayGetElement (PVAVLISTAVALORESPARAMETROS.parray,&k,&item);<br />
		switch (item.vt)<br />
		{<br />
		case VT_UI1:<br />
			break;<br />
		case VT_I2:<br />
			break;<br />
		case VT_I4:	// long<br />
			// The actual input's k-th parameter is of long type. It's traduced from<br />
			// binary to decimal assuming the representation is in C2 and with 32 bits.<br />
			item.lVal = 0;<br />
			if (input[parameter_start] == 0)<br />
			{<br />
				// It's positive.<br />
				for (int l=parameter_start+1;l<(parameter_start+32);l++)<br />
					item.lVal += input[l]*(int)pow(2,(parameter_start+32)-l-1);<br />
			}<br />
			else<br />
			{<br />
				// It's negative.<br />
				for (int l=parameter_start+1;l<(parameter_start+32);l++)<br />
					item.lVal += ((input[l]+1)%2)*(int)pow(2,(parameter_start+32)-l-1);<br />
				item.lVal++;<br />
				item.lVal *= (-1);<br />
			}<br />
			// Updating the k-th parameter and local variables.<br />
			parameter_start += 32;<br />
			SafeArrayPutElement (PVAVLISTAVALORESPARAMETROS.parray,&k,&item);<br />
			VariantInit(&item);<br />
			break;<br />
		case VT_R4:<br />
			break;<br />
                //Rest of switch with the other VARIANT

Hebrew and ResourceView on VC6

JolyGod1-Apr-03 1:21

JolyGod

1-Apr-03 1:21

Does anyone know how could I make the resource view support hebrew?

under "...\VC98\MFC\Include" I do not have a library "l.heb", does anyone where could I find a download for this?

DirectDraw question : about Overlay

Raphael Kindt1-Apr-03 1:18

Raphael Kindt

1-Apr-03 1:18

Hi...

I'm trying to create a single flippable overlay surface with a specific pixel format. Here is this pixel format:

DDPIXELFORMAT ddpf = { sizeof(DDPIXELFORMAT), DDPF_RGB | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED8, 0, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0}; // 8-bit B&W

In fact I want a 8 BPP surface... I've already try this format too:

DDPIXELFORMAT ddpf = { sizeof(DDPIXELFORMAT), DDPF_RGB, 0, 8, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0}; // 8-bit B&W

But the result is the same... That's failed when I create the corresponding surface.
Why this failed?... I suppose that is a Hardware capabilities problem...

Thanks for all who can help me !!!

Hello World!!! Smile | :)

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Re: DirectDraw question : about Overlay

Daniel Strigl1-Apr-03 2:46

Daniel Strigl

1-Apr-03 2:46

Can you show us the code where you create the overlay surface!?

Daniel Wink | ;)

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Re: DirectDraw question : about Overlay

Raphael Kindt1-Apr-03 4:19

Raphael Kindt

1-Apr-03 4:19

Yes I can.... Smile | :)

It's a little big but here is:
Note that I work in windowed mode (not Fullscreen)...

CString str_err = "";
HRESULT ddrval = DD_OK;
DDSURFACEDESC2 ddsd;
int i = 0;

DDPIXELFORMAT ddpf = { sizeof(DDPIXELFORMAT), DDPF_RGB | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED8,
    0, 8, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0}; // 8-bit B&W

// The overlay surface
//--------------------

// Try Overlay with double buffered complex overlay surface
ZeroMemory(&ddsd, sizeof(ddsd));
ddsd.dwSize = sizeof(ddsd);

ddsd.ddsCaps.dwCaps     = DDSCAPS_OVERLAY | DDSCAPS_FLIP | DDSCAPS_COMPLEX | DDSCAPS_VIDEOMEMORY;
ddsd.dwFlags            = DDSD_CAPS | DDSD_HEIGHT | DDSD_WIDTH | DDSD_BACKBUFFERCOUNT | DDSD_PIXELFORMAT;
ddsd.dwWidth            = MAX_DST_OV_WIDTH;
ddsd.dwHeight           = MAX_DST_OV_HEIGHT;
ddsd.dwBackBufferCount  = 1;
ddsd.ddpfPixelFormat    = ddpf;

ddrval = lpDD->CreateSurface(&ddsd, &lpDDS_POVideo, NULL);
if(FAILED(ddrval))
{
    str_err.Format("We couldn't create an overlay flippable surface? Code error %.8xh", ddrval);
    MessageBox(str_err);
    return FALSE;
}

// Get a pointer to the backbuffer that we will later draw to
DDSCAPS2 caps;
caps.dwCaps = DDSCAPS_BACKBUFFER;
caps.dwCaps2 = caps.dwCaps3 = caps.dwCaps4 = 0;
ddrval = lpDDS_POVideo->GetAttachedSurface(&caps, &lpDDS_BOVideo);
if( FAILED(ddrval) )
{
    str_err.Format("lpDDS_POVideo->GetAttachedSurface failed with code %.8xh", ddrval);
    MessageBox(str_err);
    return FALSE;
}

I suppose that's OK... But the 8 BPP pixel format always failed...
I hope that it's what you want.

Hello World!!! Smile | :)

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How to maximize a child window in a MDI project

uNsignedINT31-Mar-03 23:23

uNsignedINT

31-Mar-03 23:23

Hello, I don't know how to get my child window maximized when my app starts!
Need help!!!
Thanks! Frown | :(

Re: How to maximize a child window in a MDI project

tomiczek31-Mar-03 23:44

tomiczek

31-Mar-03 23:44

overwite the function ActivateFrame in your derived CMDIChildWnd class.
usually it is called CChildFrame...

implement it like this:

void CChildFrame::ActivateFrame(int nCmdShow)
{
// TODO: Speziellen Code hier einfügen und/oder Basisklasse aufrufen
nCmdShow = SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED;
CMDIChildWnd::ActivateFrame(nCmdShow);
}

Re: How to maximize a child window in a MDI project

uNsignedINT2-Apr-03 5:52

uNsignedINT

2-Apr-03 5:52

Thank you!! It did the trick!
See ya!

Re: How to maximize a child window in a MDI project

Alin Negru31-Mar-03 23:57

Alin Negru

31-Mar-03 23:57

Add a handler for WM_CREATE in CChildFrame and there ShowWindow(SW_MAXIMIZE);

splitter window

sameer_ba31-Mar-03 22:56

sameer_ba

31-Mar-03 22:56

Hello friends,

I am using a TVisualObject class given by Zoran M. Todorovic

I am able to split and place the tabs but one of the splitted window is occupying the entire space.I tried with changing the parametrew of CSize fn but its not working.i have attached the piece of code.Please suggest me to resize the window.

TVisualObject *pSplitter = new TVisualObject(1,"", 2, 1, pContext);
TVisualObject *pView1 = new TVisualObject(2,0,0,pContext, RUNTIME_CLASS(CDummyEdit), CSize(0,880));
TVisualObject *pView12 = new TVisualObject(13,0,0,1,2,pContext);
TVisualObject *pw12 = new TVisualObject(14,0,0,pContext,RUNTIME_CLASS(CDummyEdit),CSize(330,30));
TVisualObject *pw22 = new TVisualObject(15,0,1,pContext,RUNTIME_CLASS(CDummyEdit),CSize(0,80));

TVisualObject *pViewtab1 = new TVisualObject(3,1,0,pContext,RUNTIME_CLASS(TTabWnd),CSize(770,660));
TVisualObject *pTabView1 = new TVisualObject(4,"Log",pContext,RUNTIME_CLASS(CDummyEdit));
TVisualObject *pTabView2 = new TVisualObject(5,"Summary", pContext,RUNTIME_CLASS(CDummyTree));
//pTabView2->SetIcon(IDR_FINALTYPE);

m_Framework.Add(pSplitter);

m_Framework.Add(pSplitter, pView12);
m_Framework.Add(pView12,pw12);
m_Framework.Add(pView12,pw22);

m_Framework.Add(pSplitter, pViewtab1);
m_Framework.Add(pViewtab1,pTabView1);
m_Framework.Add(pViewtab1,pTabView2);

m_Framework.Create(this);
TVisualFrameworkIterator it(m_Framework);
while (!it.End()) {
TVisualObject *pObject = it.Get();
it++;
}
m_Framework.SetActivePane(pView12);
return TRUE;

Title Bar Buttons

Jim Busse31-Mar-03 22:36

Jim Busse

31-Mar-03 22:36

I have not been able to find a simple way to show only the minimize or maximize buttons on the title bar. Whether or not I include WS_SYSMENU in the createstruct.style, it seems the WS_MAXIMIZEBOX and WS_MINIMIZEBOX bits only enable/disable the functions of the boxes, but they both seem to show regardless of the settings. Is there any simple way to show only one of the boxes? Or do I have to get out of MFC and create my own main frame window? Thanks for any suggestions.

check whether a particular directory exists

naradaji31-Mar-03 22:35

naradaji

31-Mar-03 22:35

Hi all,

I need to check in my MFC 7 application whether a particular directory exists.
How can I do this?
I know how to create a directory, but not how to check whether it exists or not.

Thanks so much!

-- narada

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Re: check whether a particular directory exists

SteveKing31-Mar-03 22:50

SteveKing

31-Mar-03 22:50

BOOL PathFileExists(
LPCTSTR pszPath
);

Re: check whether a particular directory exists

naradaji31-Mar-03 23:10

naradaji

31-Mar-03 23:10

Thanks so much!

Just what I needed!

-- narada

dialog window question?

Anonymous31-Mar-03 22:17

Anonymous

31-Mar-03 22:17

how to create a modeless dialog window which behaves exactly the same as the "downloading window" from the Windws OS. what I really mean? I don't want this window to disapper when i minimize the main application. If i minimize the dialog I want to place it on the task bar, not on the main screen.

Waiting for your advices....

Re: dialog window question?

C^hris L^osinger1-Apr-03 3:33

C^hris L^osinger

1-Apr-03 3:33

try making the modeless dialog a child of the desktop, not of the main application. do this in the "Create" call to the modeless dlg. that should fix the minimize issue you describe.

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