An MFC extension library to enable DLL plug-in technology for your application using MESSAGE_MAPs

Roger Allen

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A plug-in architecture which allows you to write plug-in DLLs for your application and extend/modify its functionality.

example1_4.zip
- AppPlugInCore
  - AppPlugInCore.cpp
  - AppPlugInCore.dsp
  - AppPlugInCore.dsw
  - AppPlugInCore.h
  - AppPlugInCore.rc
  - AppPlugInCoreDoc.cpp
  - AppPlugInCoreDoc.h
  - AppPlugInCoreView.cpp
  - AppPlugInCoreView.h
  - ChildFrm.cpp
  - ChildFrm.h
  - MainFrm.cpp
  - MainFrm.h
  - ReadMe.txt
  - Release
    - AppPlugInCore.exe
    - PlugInLibrary.dll
    - PlugIns
      - EPrintPreview.dll
      - ODMenu.dll
      - PIMDITabs.dll
      - SingleInstance.dll
  - res
    - AppPlugInCore.ico
    - AppPlugInCore.rc2
    - AppPlugInCoreDoc.ico
    - Toolbar.bmp
  - resource.h
  - StdAfx.cpp
  - StdAfx.h
- EPrintPreview
  - EnhancedPreview.cpp
  - EnhancedPreview.h
  - EnumPrinters.h
  - EPrintPreview.cpp
  - EPrintPreview.def
  - EPrintPreview.dsp
  - EPrintPreview.dsw
  - EPrintPreview.rc
  - MappedBitmapButton.cpp
  - MappedBitmapButton.h
  - MultiPagePreview.cpp
  - MultiPagePreview.h
  - MyDialogBar.cpp
  - MyDialogBar.h
  - ReadMe.txt
  - res
    - EPrintPreview.rc2
    - pages.bmp
    - pages_to.bmp
    - prev_set.bmp
    - PrevEnd.BMP
    - PreviewHome.BMP
    - PreviewNext.BMP
    - PrevPrevious.BMP
    - PrevPrint.BMP
    - PrevZoomin.bmp
    - PrevZoomout.BMP
  - resource.h
  - StdAfx.cpp
  - StdAfx.h
- ODMenu
  - BCMenu.h
  - DebugMenu.cpp
  - DebugMenu.h
  - ODMenu.cpp
  - ODMenu.def
  - ODMenu.dsp
  - ODMenu.dsw
  - ODMenu.h
  - ODMenu.rc
  - ODMenuDLL.cpp
  - ReadMe.txt
  - res
    - ODMenu.rc2
  - resource.h
  - StdAfx.cpp
  - StdAfx.h
  - toolbar.bmp
- PIMDITabs
  - bitmap1.bmp
  - MFPlugIn.cpp
  - MFPlugIn.h
  - PIMDITabs.cpp
  - PIMDITabs.def
  - PIMDITabs.dsp
  - PIMDITabs.dsw
  - PIMDITabs.rc
  - PopupMenu.cpp
  - PopupMenu.h
  - ReadMe.txt
  - res
    - PIMDITabs.rc2
    - tabview.bmp
  - resource.h
  - StdAfx.cpp
  - StdAfx.h
  - ViewManager.cpp
  - ViewManager.h
  - WindowManager.cpp
  - WindowManager.h
  - WindowTabCtrl.cpp
  - WindowTabCtrl.h
- PlugInLibrary
  - boiler_plate.cpp
  - boiler_plate.h
  - DLLwrapper.cpp
  - DLLwrapper.h
  - FileFinder.cpp
  - FileFinder.h
  - MyDocManager.cpp
  - MyDocManager.h
  - MyMultiDocTemplate.cpp
  - MyMultiDocTemplate.h
  - Path.cpp
  - Path.h
  - PIChildFrame.cpp
  - PIChildFrame.h
  - PIDialog.cpp
  - PIDialog.h
  - PIDoc.cpp
  - PIDoc.h
  - PIFormView.cpp
  - PIFormView.h
  - PIScrollView.cpp
  - PIScrollView.h
  - PIState.h
  - PIView.cpp
  - PIView.h
  - PlugInApp.cpp
  - PlugInApp.h
  - PlugInLib.h
  - PlugInLibrary.cpp
  - PlugInLibrary.def
  - PlugInLibrary.dsp
  - PlugInLibrary.dsw
  - PlugInLibrary.rc
  - PlugInMainFrame.cpp
  - PlugInMainFrame.h
  - PlugInMap.cpp
  - pluginmap.h
  - ReadMe.txt
  - res
    - PlugInLibrary.rc2
  - Resource.h
  - StdAfx.cpp
  - StdAfx.h
- SingleInstance
  - Article
  - ReadMe.txt
  - res
    - SingleInstance.rc2
  - Resource.h
  - SingleInstance.cpp
  - SingleInstance.def
  - SingleInstance.dsp
  - SingleInstance.dsw
  - SingleInstance.rc
  - sinstance.cpp
  - sinstance.h
  - SIPI.cpp
  - SIPI.h
  - StdAfx.cpp
  - StdAfx.h
pil1_4.zip
- boiler_plate.cpp
- boiler_plate.h
- DLLwrapper.cpp
- DLLwrapper.h
- FileFinder.cpp
- FileFinder.h
- MyDocManager.cpp
- MyDocManager.h
- MyMultiDocTemplate.cpp
- MyMultiDocTemplate.h
- Path.cpp
- Path.h
- PIChildFrame.cpp
- PIChildFrame.h
- PIDialog.cpp
- PIDialog.h
- PIDoc.cpp
- PIDoc.h
- PIFormView.cpp
- PIFormView.h
- PIScrollView.cpp
- PIScrollView.h
- PIState.h
- PIView.cpp
- PIView.h
- PlugInApp.cpp
- PlugInApp.h
- PlugInLib.h
- PlugInLibrary.cpp
- PlugInLibrary.def
- PlugInLibrary.dsp
- PlugInLibrary.dsw
- PlugInLibrary.rc
- PlugInMainFrame.cpp
- PlugInMainFrame.h
- PlugInMap.cpp
- pluginmap.h
- ReadMe.txt
- PlugInLibrary.rc2
- Resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
exampleapplication.zip
- AppPlugInCore.cpp
- AppPlugInCore.dsp
- AppPlugInCore.dsw
- AppPlugInCore.h
- AppPlugInCore.rc
- AppPlugInCoreDoc.cpp
- AppPlugInCoreDoc.h
- AppPlugInCoreView.cpp
- AppPlugInCoreView.h
- ChildFrm.cpp
- ChildFrm.h
- MainFrm.cpp
- MainFrm.h
- ReadMe.txt
- AppPlugInCore.exe
- PlugInLibrary.dll
- ODMenu.dll
- PIMDITabs.dll
- AppPlugInCore.ico
- AppPlugInCore.rc2
- AppPlugInCoreDoc.ico
- Toolbar.bmp
- resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
- bitmap1.bmp
- MFPlugIn.cpp
- MFPlugIn.h
- PIMDITabs.cpp
- PIMDITabs.def
- PIMDITabs.dsp
- PIMDITabs.dsw
- PIMDITabs.rc
- PopupMenu.cpp
- PopupMenu.h
- ReadMe.txt
- PIMDITabs.rc2
- tabview.bmp
- resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
- ViewManager.cpp
- ViewManager.h
- WindowManager.cpp
- WindowManager.h
- WindowTabCtrl.cpp
- WindowTabCtrl.h
- boiler_plate.cpp
- boiler_plate.h
- DLLwrapper.cpp
- DLLwrapper.h
- FileFinder.cpp
- FileFinder.h
- MyDocManager.cpp
- MyDocManager.h
- MyMultiDocTemplate.cpp
- MyMultiDocTemplate.h
- Path.cpp
- Path.h
- PIChildFrame.cpp
- PIChildFrame.h
- PIDialog.cpp
- PIDialog.h
- PIDoc.cpp
- PIDoc.h
- PIFormView.cpp
- PIFormView.h
- PIScrollView.cpp
- PIScrollView.h
- PIState.h
- PIView.cpp
- PIView.h
- PlugInApp.cpp
- PlugInApp.h
- PlugInLib.h
- PlugInLibrary.cpp
- PlugInLibrary.def
- PlugInLibrary.dsp
- PlugInLibrary.dsw
- PlugInLibrary.rc
- PlugInMainFrame.cpp
- PlugInMainFrame.h
- PlugInMap.cpp
- pluginmap.h
- ReadMe.txt
- PlugInLibrary.rc2
- Resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
pil_source.zip
- Projects
  - PlugInLibrary
    - boiler_plate.cpp
    - boiler_plate.h
    - DLLwrapper.cpp
    - DLLwrapper.h
    - FileFinder.cpp
    - FileFinder.h
    - MyDocManager.cpp
    - MyDocManager.h
    - MyMultiDocTemplate.cpp
    - MyMultiDocTemplate.h
    - Path.cpp
    - Path.h
    - PIChildFrame.cpp
    - PIChildFrame.h
    - PIDialog.cpp
    - PIDialog.h
    - PIDoc.cpp
    - PIDoc.h
    - PIFormView.cpp
    - PIFormView.h
    - PIScrollView.cpp
    - PIScrollView.h
    - PIView.cpp
    - PIView.h
    - PlugInApp.cpp
    - PlugInApp.h
    - PlugInLib.h
    - PlugInLibrary.cpp
    - PlugInLibrary.def
    - PlugInLibrary.dsp
    - PlugInLibrary.dsw
    - PlugInLibrary.rc
    - PlugInMainFrame.cpp
    - PlugInMainFrame.h
    - PlugInMap.cpp
    - pluginmap.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - res
      - PlugInLibrary.rc2
    - Resource.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h
pluginlibrary_v1_2.zip
- boiler_plate.cpp
- boiler_plate.h
- DLLwrapper.cpp
- DLLwrapper.h
- FileFinder.cpp
- FileFinder.h
- MyDocManager.cpp
- MyDocManager.h
- MyMultiDocTemplate.cpp
- MyMultiDocTemplate.h
- Path.cpp
- Path.h
- PIChildFrame.cpp
- PIChildFrame.h
- PIDialog.cpp
- PIDialog.h
- PIDoc.cpp
- PIDoc.h
- PIFormView.cpp
- PIFormView.h
- PIScrollView.cpp
- PIScrollView.h
- PIState.h
- PIView.cpp
- PIView.h
- PlugInApp.cpp
- PlugInApp.h
- PlugInLib.h
- PlugInLibrary.cpp
- PlugInLibrary.def
- PlugInLibrary.dsp
- PlugInLibrary.dsw
- PlugInLibrary.rc
- PlugInMainFrame.cpp
- PlugInMainFrame.h
- PlugInMap.cpp
- pluginmap.h
- ReadMe.txt
- PlugInLibrary.rc2
- Resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
pluginlibrary1_3.zip
- boiler_plate.cpp
- boiler_plate.h
- DLLwrapper.cpp
- DLLwrapper.h
- FileFinder.cpp
- FileFinder.h
- MyDocManager.cpp
- MyDocManager.h
- MyMultiDocTemplate.cpp
- MyMultiDocTemplate.h
- Path.cpp
- Path.h
- PIChildFrame.cpp
- PIChildFrame.h
- PIDialog.cpp
- PIDialog.h
- PIDoc.cpp
- PIDoc.h
- PIFormView.cpp
- PIFormView.h
- PIScrollView.cpp
- PIScrollView.h
- PIState.h
- PIView.cpp
- PIView.h
- PlugInApp.cpp
- PlugInApp.h
- PlugInLib.h
- PlugInLibrary.cpp
- PlugInLibrary.def
- PlugInLibrary.dsp
- PlugInLibrary.dsw
- PlugInLibrary.rc
- PlugInMainFrame.cpp
- PlugInMainFrame.h
- PlugInMap.cpp
- pluginmap.h
- ReadMe.txt
- PlugInLibrary.rc2
- Resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
pil_examples.zip
- AppPlugInCore
  - AppPlugInCore.cpp
  - AppPlugInCore.dsp
  - AppPlugInCore.dsw
  - AppPlugInCore.h
  - AppPlugInCore.rc
  - AppPlugInCoreDoc.cpp
  - AppPlugInCoreDoc.h
  - AppPlugInCoreView.cpp
  - AppPlugInCoreView.h
  - ChildFrm.cpp
  - ChildFrm.h
  - Debug
    - PlugIns
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - Release
      - AppPlugInCore.exe
      - PlugInLibrary.dll
      - PlugIns
        
        PIMDITabs.dll
        
        PlugIn1.dll
    - res
      - AppPlugInCore.ico
      - AppPlugInCore.rc2
      - AppPlugInCoreDoc.ico
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - Resource.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h
  - PIMDITabs
    - bitmap1.bmp
    - MFPlugIn.cpp
    - MFPlugIn.h
    - PIMDITabs.cpp
    - PIMDITabs.def
    - PIMDITabs.dsp
    - PIMDITabs.dsw
    - PIMDITabs.rc
    - PopupMenu.cpp
    - PopupMenu.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - res
      - PIMDITabs.rc2
      - tabview.bmp
    - resource.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h
    - ViewManager.cpp
    - ViewManager.h
    - WindowManager.cpp
    - WindowManager.h
    - WindowTabCtrl.cpp
    - WindowTabCtrl.h
  - PlugIn1
    - MFExamplePI.cpp
    - MFExamplePI.h
    - PlugIn1.cpp
    - PlugIn1.def
    - PlugIn1.dsp
    - PlugIn1.dsw
    - PlugIn1.rc
    - ReadMe.txt
    - res
      - PlugIn1.rc2
    - resource.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h
    - TestDialog.cpp
    - TestDialog.h
    - toolbar1.bmp
    - boiler_plate.cpp
    - boiler_plate.h
    - DLLwrapper.cpp
    - DLLwrapper.h
    - FileFinder.cpp
    - FileFinder.h
    - MyDocManager.cpp
    - MyDocManager.h
    - MyMultiDocTemplate.cpp
    - MyMultiDocTemplate.h
    - Path.cpp
    - Path.h
    - PIChildFrame.cpp
    - PIChildFrame.h
    - PIDialog.cpp
    - PIDialog.h
    - PIDoc.cpp
    - PIDoc.h
    - PIFormView.cpp
    - PIFormView.h
    - PIScrollView.cpp
    - PIScrollView.h
    - PIView.cpp
    - PIView.h
    - PlugInApp.cpp
    - PlugInApp.h
    - PlugInLib.h
    - PlugInLibrary.cpp
    - PlugInLibrary.def
    - PlugInLibrary.dsp
    - PlugInLibrary.dsw
    - PlugInLibrary.rc
    - PlugInMainFrame.cpp
    - PlugInMainFrame.h
    - PlugInMap.cpp
    - pluginmap.h
    - ReadMe.txt
    - PlugInLibrary.rc2
    - Resource.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h
example1_3.zip
- AppPlugInCore.cpp
- AppPlugInCore.dsp
- AppPlugInCore.dsw
- AppPlugInCore.h
- AppPlugInCore.rc
- AppPlugInCoreDoc.cpp
- AppPlugInCoreDoc.h
- AppPlugInCoreView.cpp
- AppPlugInCoreView.h
- ChildFrm.cpp
- ChildFrm.h
- MainFrm.cpp
- MainFrm.h
- ReadMe.txt
- PlugInLibrary.dll
- EPrintPreview.dll
- ODMenu.dll
- PIMDITabs.dll
- AppPlugInCore.ico
- AppPlugInCore.rc2
- AppPlugInCoreDoc.ico
- Toolbar.bmp
- resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
- EnhancedPreview.cpp
- EnhancedPreview.h
- EnumPrinters.h
- EPrintPreview.def
- EPrintPreview.dsp
- EPrintPreview.dsw
- EPrintPreview.rc
- MappedBitmapButton.cpp
- MappedBitmapButton.h
- MultiPagePreview.cpp
- MultiPagePreview.h
- MyDialogBar.cpp
- MyDialogBar.h
- ReadMe.txt
- EPrintPreview.rc2
- pages.bmp
- pages_to.bmp
- prev_set.bmp
- PrevEnd.BMP
- PreviewHome.BMP
- PreviewNext.BMP
- PrevPrevious.BMP
- PrevPrint.BMP
- PrevZoomin.bmp
- PrevZoomout.BMP
- resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
- BCMenu.h
- DebugMenu.cpp
- DebugMenu.h
- ODMenu.cpp
- ODMenu.def
- ODMenu.dsp
- ODMenu.dsw
- ODMenu.h
- ODMenu.rc
- ODMenuDLL.cpp
- ReadMe.txt
- ODMenu.rc2
- resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
- toolbar.bmp
- bitmap1.bmp
- MFPlugIn.cpp
- MFPlugIn.h
- PIMDITabs.cpp
- PIMDITabs.def
- PIMDITabs.dsp
- PIMDITabs.dsw
- PIMDITabs.rc
- PopupMenu.cpp
- PopupMenu.h
- ReadMe.txt
- PIMDITabs.rc2
- tabview.bmp
- resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
- ViewManager.cpp
- ViewManager.h
- WindowManager.cpp
- WindowManager.h
- WindowTabCtrl.cpp
- WindowTabCtrl.h
- boiler_plate.cpp
- boiler_plate.h
- DLLwrapper.cpp
- DLLwrapper.h
- FileFinder.cpp
- FileFinder.h
- MyDocManager.cpp
- MyDocManager.h
- MyMultiDocTemplate.cpp
- MyMultiDocTemplate.h
- Path.cpp
- Path.h
- PIChildFrame.cpp
- PIChildFrame.h
- PIDialog.cpp
- PIDialog.h
- PIDoc.cpp
- PIDoc.h
- PIFormView.cpp
- PIFormView.h
- PIScrollView.cpp
- PIScrollView.h
- PIState.h
- PIView.cpp
- PIView.h
- PlugInApp.cpp
- PlugInApp.h
- PlugInLib.h
- PlugInLibrary.cpp
- PlugInLibrary.def
- PlugInLibrary.dsp
- PlugInLibrary.dsw
- PlugInLibrary.rc
- PlugInMainFrame.cpp
- PlugInMainFrame.h
- PlugInMap.cpp
- pluginmap.h
- ReadMe.txt
- PlugInLibrary.rc2
- Resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h

// (c) R.I.Allen 2002
// You may use this code in anyway that you feel, no guarantees or waranties are implied
// please keep all headers with any source used.
//
// MyMultiDocTemplate.h: interface for the CMyMultiDocTemplate class.
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#if !defined(AFX_MYMULTIDOCTEMPLATE_H__9545A663_F409_11D3_ABBD_00C04F89AE42__INCLUDED_)
#define AFX_MYMULTIDOCTEMPLATE_H__9545A663_F409_11D3_ABBD_00C04F89AE42__INCLUDED_

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000

class _PLUGIN_API CMyMultiDocTemplate : public CMultiDocTemplate
{
	DECLARE_DYNAMIC(CMyMultiDocTemplate)
public:
						CMyMultiDocTemplate(UINT nIDResource, CRuntimeClass* pDocClass, CRuntimeClass* pFrameClass, CRuntimeClass* pViewClass );
	virtual				~CMyMultiDocTemplate();
#ifdef _DEBUG
	virtual void		AssertValid() const;
	virtual void		Dump(CDumpContext& dc) const;
#endif
	CString				GetDocClass() ;
private:
};

#endif // !defined(AFX_MYMULTIDOCTEMPLATE_H__9545A663_F409_11D3_ABBD_00C04F89AE42__INCLUDED_)

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Written By

Roger Allen

Software Developer (Senior) Sirius Analytical Instruments

United Kingdom

A research and development programmer working for a pharmaceutical instrument company for the past 17 years.

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An MFC extension library to enable DLL plug-in technology for your application using MESSAGE_MAPs

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