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Re: A pointer delimma (requesting help from pointer/dynamic array gurus)

NTense10-Jul-04 7:22

10-Jul-04 7:22

That worked perfectly!!!! Thanks Pete.. I didn't even know that container existed, .. which will help a quite a few more problems I've been facing. Thanks Again Smile | :)

Testing which OS I'm on

Timothy Grabrian9-Jul-04 6:15

Timothy Grabrian

9-Jul-04 6:15

Hello,
I am writing a program that needs to do diffrent stuff depending on which OS it's running.
How can I do this?
Can I do it without GetVersionEx?
Can I do it with #if(WINVER >= #)? If so what values are for which OS?

Thanks.

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Re: Testing which OS I'm on

David Crow9-Jul-04 7:01

David Crow

9-Jul-04 7:01

KingKruncher wrote:
Can I do it without GetVersionEx?

Why would you want to?

KingKruncher wrote:
Can I do it with #if(WINVER >= #)? If so what values are for which OS?

See here for values.

"When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half." - Gracie Allen

Re: Testing which OS I'm on

palbano9-Jul-04 7:04

palbano

9-Jul-04 7:04

KingKruncher wrote:
Can I do it with #if(WINVER >= #)?

No, that is a compile time directive not a runtime evaluation.

"No matter where you go, there your are." - Buckaroo Banzai

-pete

Re: Testing which OS I'm on

jmkhael9-Jul-04 7:05

jmkhael

9-Jul-04 7:05

You'll eventually need to compile an exe for each version if you'll use #if(WINVER >= # method

It wont be the same exe

Papa

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Re: Testing which OS I'm on

Michael Dunn9-Jul-04 10:05

Michael Dunn

9-Jul-04 10:05

The purpose of GetVersionEx() is to tell you the OS version, why wouldn't you use it? There are also GetVersion() and the CRT variables _winmajor and _winminor.

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Re: Testing which OS I'm on

ThatsAlok9-Jul-04 19:25

ThatsAlok

9-Jul-04 19:25

here you can use my code for this
//structure
struct NmpWindowVersion
{
public:
CString WindowName;//name of windows
int Plateform;//0 stand for single user and 1 stand for multi user
CString WindowsVersion;// contain the iformation abbt service pack etc
CString BuildNumber;
};
////function
int MeCheckVersionInfo(NmpWindowVersion &StructVar)
{
OSVERSIONINFO info;
info.dwOSVersionInfoSize=sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO);
GetVersionEx(&info);
int nMajor,nMinor;
CString BuildStr;

//getting Verion nme
switch (info.dwMajorVersion)
{
case 3: StructVar.WindowName="Windows NT 3.51";
nMajor=3;
nMinor=51;

break;
case 4: switch(info.dwMinorVersion)
{
case 0:
if(info.dwPlatformId==VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS)
StructVar.WindowName="Windows 95";
else
StructVar.WindowName="Windows NT 4.0";

nMajor=4;
nMinor=0;

break;

case 10: StructVar.WindowName="Windows 98 ";
nMajor=4;
nMinor=10;

break;

case 90: StructVar.WindowName="Windows Me ";
nMajor=4;
nMinor=90;

break;
}
break;

case 5: switch(info.dwMinorVersion)
{
case 0: StructVar.WindowName="Windows 2000";
nMajor=5;
nMinor=0;

break;
case 1: StructVar.WindowName="Windows XP";
nMajor=5;
nMinor=1;

break;
case 2: StructVar.WindowName="Windows Server 2003 family 2";

nMajor=5;
nMinor=2;

break;

}
break;

}

////getting Plateform ID
switch(info.dwPlatformId)
{
case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS:StructVar.Plateform=0; break;
case VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT :StructVar.Plateform=1; break;
}

///getting Platform version

StructVar.WindowsVersion=(CString)info.szCSDVersion;

////getting the build number
BuildStr.Format("%d.%d.%d",nMajor,nMinor,LOWORD(info.dwBuildNumber));
StructVar.BuildNumber=BuildStr;
return 0;
}

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adding help to application

BlackDice9-Jul-04 6:10

BlackDice

9-Jul-04 6:10

I forgot (like I often do) to add help to my app's settings when creating my project. I'm pretty far along in the project now, so I don't want to start over, so what do I need to do to add help now since the project is already created?

If it's broken, I probably did it

bdiamond

Re: adding help to application

David Crow9-Jul-04 7:03

David Crow

9-Jul-04 7:03

Anytime you forget to do something with AppWizard, it's usually best to create a temp project using the desired settings, and then compare to see what items your project is missing.

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Re: adding help to application

BlackDice9-Jul-04 7:11

BlackDice

9-Jul-04 7:11

yeah, I thought about doing that, but I was hoping there was an easier way!! (just lazy Smile | :)

) thanks!

If it's broken, I probably did it

bdiamond

fullscreening a dialog

locoone9-Jul-04 4:47

locoone

9-Jul-04 4:47

what message handlers uses the min,max and close button

Re: fullscreening a dialog

Timothy Grabrian9-Jul-04 6:02

Timothy Grabrian

9-Jul-04 6:02

Handle WM_SYSCOMMAND
and these three values of wParam
SC_MINIMIZE
SC_MAXIMIZE
SC_CLOSE

and right before you "return 0;" you should do this:
SetWindowLong(hwnd,DWL_MSGRESULT,0); //For a dialog box

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CPtrList

Mahendra_7869-Jul-04 4:46

Mahendra_786

9-Jul-04 4:46

Hi,
I am trying to iterate and delete the elements (assuming atleast 1 element) in a CptrList with this:

void *pPt = NULL;
POSITION pos = NULL;
for (pos = m_points.GetHeadPosition(); !m_points.IsEmpty(); m_points.GetNext(pos)) {
// TRACE("pos: %d, %d\n", pos, NULL);
pPt = m_points.GetAt(pos);
m_points.RemoveAt(pos);
delete pPt;
}

TRACE shows that pos is not equal to NULL as it should be after the last element has been seen.
So pos != NULL check does not work contrary to the MSDN Library documentation. THIS IS ONE PROBLEM.
The OTHER is even if there are more than 1 elements the second element returned by GetAt is not
"valid" (0xcdcdcdcd) and RemoveAt asserts.
Any clues?

Regards
Mahendra

Re: CPtrList

Navin9-Jul-04 5:10

Navin

9-Jul-04 5:10

As soon as you remove the element, you invalidate the position. Here's a better way of doing it:

{
  void *pPt = NULL;
  POSITION pos = NULL;
  for (pos = m_points.GetHeadPosition(); pos != NULL; m_points.GetNext(pos)) 
  {
    // TRACE("pos: %d, %d\n", pos, NULL);
    pPt = m_points.GetAt(pos);
    delete pPt;
  }
  // Now we have a list full of invalid pointers, so remove them all

  m_points.RemoveAll();
}

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Re: CPtrList

Mahendra_7869-Jul-04 6:12

Mahendra_786

9-Jul-04 6:12

But is this ok - (re)moving from the tail end if a sub-sequence has to be removed and RQUIRES using
RemoveAt. This seems to works:

for (pos = m_points.GetTailPosition(); !m_points.IsEmpty(); m_points.GetPrev(pos)) {
pPt = m_points.GetAt(pos);
delete pPt;
m_points.RemoveAt(pos);
}
pos is still not NULL in the end though!

Or like in the MSDNL RemoveAt help!:
POSITION pos1 = NULL;
POSITION pos2 = NULL;
for (pos1 = m_points.GetHeadPosition(); (pos2 = pos1) != NULL; ) {
m_points.GetNext(pos1);
pPt = m_points.GetAt(pos2);
delete pPt;
m_points.RemoveAt(pos2);
}

Due Regards
Mahendra

Re: CPtrList

Gary R. Wheeler10-Jul-04 2:38

Gary R. Wheeler

10-Jul-04 2:38

One problem I see in your example is the line delete pPt;. This line won't work correctly. Since pPt is a void pointer, the compiler won't know which delete operator and destructor to call. This will lead to memory leaks and possibly heap corruption. A better approach would be:

while (!m_points.IsEmpty()) {
    MyType *pPt = (MyType *)m_points.RemoveHead();
    delete pPt;
}

In this case, MyType is the type of the value pointed to by members of the list.

If you use a CTypedPtrList<>, you can delete the contents of a list more simply as follows:

CTypedPtrList<MyType> m_points;
//...
while (!m_points.IsEmpty()) {
    delete m_points.RemoveHead();
}

Using CTypedPtrList you don't need type casts.

Software Zen: delete this;

ListBox activex

Peter Toss9-Jul-04 4:16

Peter Toss

9-Jul-04 4:16

I'm writing an activex control and I have subclass the ListBox control.
I want to handle the messages WM_MEASUREITEM and WM_DRAWITEM, but I see that there are not virtual functions for the activex control class to override those message. So if I add the handles for thoses messages nothing happens.
How can I handle those messages, 'cause I want to provide the posibility of change the font, then the items measure change.

Thank you.

Re: ListBox activex

Jeffrey Walton14-Jul-04 12:59

Jeffrey Walton

14-Jul-04 12:59

Hi Peter,

You might be able to catch it in PreTranslateMessage( ).

Jeff

Simulation:- Rings moving out from points with some delay & store sim. to movie file

JHAKAS9-Jul-04 4:04

JHAKAS

9-Jul-04 4:04

Hi All

I have to develop a simulation application (MFC or OpenGL, yet to decide. )

I have to simulate explosive blasting and post blasting air wave movement.
There are some holes on the view (say screen). Each hole is having explosive filled.
Hole will blast one by one with delay in between. Say firts hole blast when it was initiated and then other holes one by one after some delay.

When one hole blasts then a air wave pulse will move out from teh hole location at the propogation speed of the sound. Similar will be for rest of holes.

SO i have to simulate following things:
>Explosive in hole blasts
>Air wave circle generates around the point of blast
>Air wave circle keep on moving/travelling away from the point of blast and its size keep on expanding based on time i.e. air wave circle size keep on increasing.

I have to show the above seq. in my simulation.

So this is the first part of my problem. How to do this? How to start with?

Next is i want to save complete simulation as movie file either avi,asf,mpeg (I do not have any idea regarding this)

How to proced?

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"calling" a dialog box

Keck9-Jul-04 4:04

Keck

9-Jul-04 4:04

Hi folks - trying to get the hang of Dialog boxes in an MFC application.. I can create the box okay and add member functions. I want to use a menu command to display the box. What do I need to do to actually make the box appear?
TIA

Keck

Re: "calling" a dialog box

David Crow9-Jul-04 4:57

David Crow

9-Jul-04 4:57

Keck wrote:
What do I need to do to actually make the box appear?

For a modal box, simply call DoModal().

CMyDialog dlg;
dlg.DoModal();

For a modeless box, you'll need to call Create() and ShowWindow().

CMyDialog *dlg = new CMyDialog;
dlg->Create();
dlg->ShowWindow();

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Re: "calling" a dialog box

Maximilien9-Jul-04 5:36

Maximilien

9-Jul-04 5:36

The Menu part ? or the DoModal part ? ( last one already answered by David )

Maximilien Lincourt
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script on this page ..

Marian779-Jul-04 3:10

Marian77

9-Jul-04 3:10

Hello,
I have problem with ActiveX server included in MS Internet Explorer 5.5.
The aplication changes several pages in circle and all events are handling by Javascript.
After som time IExplorer shows message, like : "script on this page is causing internet explorer to run slowly".
I found this IExplorer bug in MSDN and I Set Timeout Period for Script by creating a new value in registry "MaxScriptStatements"=dword:ffffffff.
But after some time of running aplication, IExplorer shows this message again.
Have you any other idea how to fix this problem? (e.g. where IE saves total number of tracks of executed script statements ?)

Please help me.
Thanks.

How to Create SetUP of my Application

Zeeshan Bilal9-Jul-04 1:39

Zeeshan Bilal

9-Jul-04 1:39

How to can i create Setup of my Application
i have saw Visual Studio Installer.
But i not saw here the Changing of Dialogs Text as displayed on them ,, only can change there properties that is a Bmp banner ..

i want to create my own Dialog or want to change backgruods of dialog.

there is also a InnoSetup. but i not know abut its Script ,,

any other easy way or tools

some one said may there is a Installer for VC++ 6 in Visual Studio.

but there is a combine VS intaller is it that one ..
it makes only .msi file .. not a Setup File

thanx

Re: How to Create SetUP of my Application

palbano9-Jul-04 5:33

palbano

9-Jul-04 5:33

You can create your own dialogs in a Windows Installer installation. I have never done it. See if Installsite helps you.

http://www.installsite.org/[^]

"No matter where you go, there your are." - Buckaroo Banzai

-pete

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