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Hi,
I am making a gui for an application, which requires me to invoke a windows command prompt inside a MFC gui window.I am very new to MFC, I will highly appreciate, if somebody can give an idea, how to invoke a windows command prompt inside a MFC window.
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Opening a command prompt window is not related to MFC. It can be performed by any Windows application using ShellExecute[^]:
ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), _T("cmd.exe"), _T("/k"), NULL, SW_SHOW);
ShellExecute starts cmd.exe here which opens the shell. The /k parameter specifies that the shell is not closed immediately but requires closing the window or typing 'exit' (type 'help cmd' in a shell to list available options). The fifth parameter can be used to specify a directory.
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Hi,
I want to embedd the command prompt inside a mfc window, can u suggest some template and how to do this.
Thanks,
Kamlendra
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Why do you need a command prompt? Much better to use a label for the question, and an edit control (CEdit) for the response.
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I have some structures in my application (which is pretty big). To test certain error conditions, I have to input wrong values to these variables and send across another system (using udp sockets). How can I use the treeview to populate all the structures and upon user selection of one of the node (the struct variable), i wants to input error values and update the same structure variable in my app. Here is the sample
Quote: hRoot = m_TreeView.InsertItem(_T("Messages"), 0, 1);
hMainMsg = m_TreeView.InsertItem("XXXXX", 0, 1, hRoot);
hSubMsg = m_TreeView.InsertItem("MsgHdr", 2, 3, hMainMsg);
m_TreeView.InsertItem(_T("msgId"), 4, 5, hSubMsg);
m_TreeView.InsertItem(_T("InfId"), 4, 5, hSubMsg);
m_TreeView.InsertItem(_T("Seq No"), 4, 5, hSubMsg);
m_TreeView.InsertItem(_T("msgLen"), 4, 5, hSubMsg);
m_TreeView.InsertItem(_T("timeStamp"), 4, 5, hSubMsg);
in double click event,
HTREEITEM nodSelected = m_TreeView.GetSelectedItem();
CString strSelected = m_TreeView.GetItemText(nodSelected);
HTREEITEM hParent = nodSelected;
while (hParent = m_TreeView.GetParentItem(hParent))
{
CString strParent = m_TreeView.GetItemText(hParent);
if (strcmp(strParent,"Messages")==0)
break;
m_TreeView.SetItemState(hParent, TVIS_BOLD, TVIS_BOLD);
strSelected = strParent + "." + strSelected;
}
m_txtMsg = strSelected + "=";
for ex. m_txtMsg will be now "XXXXX.msgHdr.msgId=<some value="">"
Is there any way to use this text data to assign as my variable
Please help.
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You can only set the content of a structure by referring to it by address (aka pointer/reference). So rather than adding the item as text to each tree node, you should create a structure item, populate it with the data, and save its address in the node.
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Thank you for the answer.
I checked the methods to insertitem to treeview. (Quote: HTREEITEM InsertItem( LPTVINSERTSTRUCT lpInsertStruct );
HTREEITEM InsertItem(UINT nMask, LPCTSTR lpszItem, int nImage, int nSelectedImage, UINT nState, UINT nStateMask, LPARAM lParam, HTREEITEM hParent, HTREEITEM hInsertAfter ) etc..
So how can I save address of a variable in the node? Can u please share the code segment for the same or any link to the same.
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Yes, I used the SetItemData() and GetItemData() methods with lparam. I am passing the (DWORD)<structure var="">. But the variables are of different data types. the value has to be changed for the selected variable. I have lots of fields in the struct and 8 structures are there in the tree. Compare and set values for each fields will be cumbersome. Can you give proper guidance.
thank you
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Sorry, I don't understand what you are asking, or what you mean by "I am passing the (DWORD)". You should create your structures, populate them with the relevant data, and then take their address as a pointer, which you send in the lParam field. You then have direct access to each structure in the relevant tree node.
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Sorry to post you incomplete question. I mean the address of the variable I am passing in the lParam.
But again in my GetDataItem() method, i have to typecast to the corresponding variable. is it?
for eg.
typedef struct address
{
CString houseName;
CString placeName;
int cnrtyCode;
char pinCode[6];
};
typedef struct node
{
CString Name;
int Age;
float Height;
address adrs;
};
this is my structure. and
HTREEITEM hItems, hRoot;
TVINSERTSTRUCT tvInsert;
pNode->Name = "Shibu";
pNode->adrs.cnrtyCode = 91;
pNode->adrs.houseName = "House No 23";
pNode->adrs.placeName = "Bnglr";
pNode->Height = 5.5;
pNode->Age = 28;
hRoot = m_tree.InsertItem(_T("Personal Data"), 0, 1);
tvInsert.hParent = hRoot;
tvInsert.hInsertAfter = NULL;
tvInsert.item.mask = TVIF_TEXT | TVIF_PARAM;
tvInsert.item.pszText = "Name";
hItems = m_tree.InsertItem(&tvInsert);
m_tree.SetItemData(hItems, DWORD(&pNode->Name));
.......
.....
tvInsert.item.pszText = "Age";
hItems = m_tree.InsertItem(&tvInsert);
m_tree.SetItemData(hItems, DWORD(&pNode->Age));
Now my requirement is when i select the treeitem, associated value has to be displayed in a label. Also i have to change the value (through text box entry ; one text box only) of the selected item. Each value ( name,age etc.) are of different data types.
first i tried by passing address of pNode. then how to check my selection (whether user selected name/age/..).
Please help me with a code portion.
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I am not sure that I understand what you mean or what you are trying to do. Presumably you have some nodes that are addresses, so you should add some key as the nodename, and then a pointer to the address structure as the item data. And for the other nodes you have some other type. But I am having trouble visualising exactly why you are using a TreeView in this instance.
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As my actual structure is pretty huge as I mentioned earlier, designing a form with label & textbox for each one is difficult. So I planned to use treeview to list the items and one text box to enter value.
my form is simple with 1 treeview, label and textbox.
in this case,my requirement is when i select the treeitem, associated value has to be displayed in a label and change the value through text box.
Hope you are clear with my struct.
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That sounds quite straightforward, so I do not really understand what the problem is. If the user selects the "Name" node, then you display the name, and if it gets changed, save the new information from the textbox. But perhpas you should be looking more at your overall design.
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Yes exactly. So this design will not work for this requirement. is it?
any how thank you for the interest and help provided.
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I was wondering what is the best way to set constanta in C/C++. Using a header file with all constants set as #defines? Kind of like:
#define pi (3.1416f)
#define gravity_m_div_sqrt_secs (9.81f)
Or, set as static members of a class?
#ifndef __COMMON__
#define __COMMON__
class Common{
public:
static float k_pi;
static float k_gravity_m_div_sqrt_secs;
};
#include "Common.h"
float Common::k_pi = 3.1416f;
float Common::k_gravity_m_div_sqrt_secs = 9.81f;
It think is better to set 'em as a class, because sometimes you need to access them in any part of the code. And if you modify any one of them, the compilation time will be faster. But then I think how much RAM will these constants will be use, so in that case #defines are useful.
I really want to know your opinion.
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Waaaay... back in the 90s, the company's guru said to always use defines -- to save memory.  We know better now.
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That's a PRETTY good point. But at least you agree with me to set the define for each .cpp file and not all of them in one header file. One modification and BAM, at least 15 minutes to compile for one little change!
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The converse point is also true. A typo in one place can lead to almost unfindable bugs.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I would go the second way, mostly for not polluting the global namespace. Also you should set the types to static const float, assuming they are not supposed to change during runtime. I like to name constants in all upper case, but that's just a personal preferrence.
The good thing about pessimism is, that you are always either right or pleasently surprised.
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Message Closed
modified 17-Feb-15 4:55am.
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Message Closed
modified 17-Feb-15 5:04am.
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Don't use #define for constants. If you want to keep things tidy, use a dedicated namespace, and a separate definition.
namespace constants
{
extern const float pi;
}
#include "constants.h"
namespace constants
{
const float pi = 3.141593;
}
...
int i = 5;
float angle = constants::pi * i;
int* pi = &i;
...
This also demonstrates why using #defines will break your code
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When using namespaces (in Visual Studio) you get the added benefit of IntelliSense helping you out.
I personally think it is overkill to put the definition in a cpp file as long as we are talking about simple constants.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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