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Hi there!
I am creating a custom control in MFC, which, when finished, should be something like a Command Prompt. I have ruled out the possibility of using a standard CEdit control as I need loads of different features which can only be accomplished by using a customized control.
It already is working fairly well: it outputs the character input by the user; it performs backspace action (with validation); and some other (very basic) features.
This is my first time creating custom controls in MFC and as you may have figured out by now, I am having some problems. So here it is:
- Obviously enough the Control must have keyboard input but whenever it has the focus and a key is pressed, a beep is sounded as if the control is not supposed to accept keyboard input. Why? Is it not correctly setup? How can I workaround this?
- Also, the only way I can get access to the keyboard input is by listening to the OnKeyDown message as OnChar doesn't work for some reason. Is this normal? Moreover, the keyboard input I get is based on virtual keys and not on the Keys themselves. Can someone tell me the best way to get the actual input char (upper/lower/plus flags)?
- Finally, whenever the control receives the focus, the event handler tries to show the caret (which was previously created), but it just doesn't show up. Again, is this occurring due to lack of proper setup?
Thank you for taking the time to read through.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
David
dNimrod#X
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dNimrod#X wrote:
Obviously enough the Control must have keyboard input but...
Second time this has come up during the last days. Handle WM_GETDLGCODE, returning DLGC_WANTALLKEYS.
dNimrod#X wrote:
Also, the only way I can get access to the keyboard...
It might very well be. You haven't stated what type of control you derive from. WM_CHAR is sent as a result of a WM_KEYDOWN in the message loop TranslateMessage. Seeing that you would like to get the actual key pressed, the OnKeyDown-handler is more "low-level" than OnChar, so this should not pose any problem for you? As for the physical key, you don't want it. The VK_-codes will among other things guarantee that some other input-device emulating a keyboard can "fake" keys, which is a Good Thing. You have 8 bits (if memory serves) of "OEM scan code" in the input param flag, which ought to indicate the physical key, if you must have it. There is also GetAsyncKeyState if you want to check the state of other keys. Beware, this function will have to be called twice, the first time to clear some state (you might want to search MSDN for GetAsyncKeyState for more info on this).
dNimrod#X wrote:
Finally, whenever the control receives the focus,
Never shown? There are a lot of restrictions governing a caret, it has to be shown the same amount of time it has been hidden, the position has to be set etc. etc. etc. Have you tried the caret with a normal CEdit to begin with?
While you are to be commended on this brave endeavor, be prepared that it is not easy if you want to add stuff such as selection, copy and cut etc. Personally, I would have used a normal CEdit embedded in a larger CWnd-derived control.
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Johan Rosengren wrote:
Handle WM_GETDLGCODE, returning DLGC_WANTALLKEYS.
This is what I was missing!!!. The control was behaving much like if it wasn't enabled - I was racking my brains out because of that. And, in the end, I just had to handle ONE message: WM_GETDLGCODE!
Johan Rosengren wrote:
While you are to be commended on this brave endeavor, be prepared that it is not easy if you want to add stuff such as selection, copy and cut etc. Personally, I would have used a normal CEdit embedded in a larger CWnd-derived control.
Thanks for the comment. I am aware of the coding needed to implement all those (and other) features and I personally take that as the easy part. : )
Johan Rosengren wrote:
Never shown? There are a lot of restrictions governing a caret, it has to be shown the same amount of time it has been hidden, the position has to be set etc. etc. etc.
Yeah apparently you have to follow a number of different steps (which you have described) in order to construct and display a caret. I have definitely done so. But still the bastard won't show up!
I must be missing something out, surely.
Thanks a lot for all your help Johan.
dNimrod#X
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I need to save a CString to regedit this is what I gave done.
HKEY hKey;
LONG lResult = ERROR_SUCCESS;
DWORD dwType;
CString str;
CString sTest;
sTest = "Ok ok";
str = "RegName";
lResult = RegCreateKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
USER_SETTINGS_KEY, &hKey);
dwType = REG_SZ;
lResult = RegSetValueEx( hKey, str, NULL, dwType, (unsigned char*)&sTest, dwSize );
RegCloseKey( hKey );
When this does to regedit it locks like this = Œ.Â
It sems like it save as a char but how can i make it saves like a CString???
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You can't save it as a CString, the registry has a limited amount of variables you can save data as....CString isn't one of them. Check out MSDN for the types....
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Well if LPTSTR str how can I get a CString value into str??
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GetBuffer(0) and ReleaseBuffer
modified 12-Sep-18 21:01pm.
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Larsson wrote:
(unsigned char*)&sTest
pass in the CString, not the address of the CString. The CString's LPCTSTR() operator will take care of passing the pointer.
(unsigned char*)sTest
Also, I do not see where you set the value for dwSize. It must be the length of the string, plus 1 for the terminating NULL.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03
"Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" mYkel - 21 Jun '04
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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PJ Arends wrote:
It must be the length of the string, plus 1 for the terminating NULL.
The size is in bytes, so for a Unicode build, you have to double it. Safest way is to use
dwSize = (sTest.GetLength() + 1) * sizeof(TCHAR)
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You are correct, but Larsson was casting it to an unsigned char* so he is not using Unicode. Introducing TCHARs in the answer would more than likely confuse a beginner.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03
"Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" mYkel - 21 Jun '04
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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Given how it's used, casting to char* doesn't say anything about the build. RegSetValueEx takes CONST BYTE* as the fifth parameter, so a CString passed in would *have* to be cast in a Unicode build (preferably to BYTE*, but since BYTE is typedef'ed to unsigned char anyway, casting to unsigned char* works).
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hi everyone. Im trying to get flash working on my desktop using the shockwave actvex control.
Essentially i want to have the activex control there but with its container window completely invisible. I cant seem to get both of these happening at the same time.
Would this just be a matter of choosing the right window options or would i need to take control on the background of the window?
help 
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maruku wrote:
Essentially i want to have the activex control there but with its container window completely invisible.
You can't. If you make a window invisible, it's children will be invisible as well.
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Thanks for the reply Ryan but this is definately possible. I have played with a 3rd party program that turns shockwave movies into Windows apps and you can certainly make the window invisible.
Perhaps i need to override OnPaint, or OnEraseBackground to simulate the invisibility myself??
Maruku
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That's what you'd have to do. You can't use Windows to make a parent invisible and its children visible, so you'll have to subclass the parent window and do no drawing (not just in OnPaint()/OnEraseBackground(), but anywhere), and also add the WS_EX_TRANSPARENT extended window style so that mouse clicks go "through" the window to the window underneath.
Be careful with your definitions. There is a difference between an invisible window (one hidden with ShowWindow()) and a window that you simply don't paint. For instance, if I create a top-level window that covers the entire screen and don't do any drawing, then whatever is underneath it will be visible (it will be "invisible") but it will still capture mouse clicks and prevent the user from interacting with any other windows. If the window is hidden with ShowWindow(), it doesn't have any side-effects.
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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hi,
i got this control on a dialog, how can i initialize it to be null when i first open my window?
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That depends on what you mean by 'initialize it to null'.
If you want to initialize the control, do it in the OnInitDialog() handler of your dialog class. You can use CDateTimeCtrl member functions like SetFormat and SetTime to set the format and content of the control, respectively.
If you want to hide the control, and then show it later, you can also do that in the OnInitDialog() handler. Just call the control's member function ShowWindow(SW_HIDE) to hide the control, and then ShowWindow(SW_SHOW) to show it.
Software Zen: delete this;
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i ment that i want that the control to be blank (empty) with no date on it.
can it be done?
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I m Using VC++ 6
I want to make SETUP of my application .
to instal it on client.
How can i do it . any tool ??
thanx
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you can use windows installer, it should be included in visual studio.
Eugi Games
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I guess this will be the July "Which setup program is best" thread....
I use Inno-Setup from http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php[^]
You will find that IS-Tool http://www.istool.org/[^] is a good script editor if Inno-Setup.
You can start simple and add on as your needs expand. Their support via news-groups is excellent.
Best yet! I'ts free. 
The only downside is that if you're going for the Windows Logo, it doesn't create .MSI setups 
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Im building an MDI app that retrieves and updated data from/to a database.
for each table i want to have a childwindow.
i open my childwindows with the main menu.
in each childwindow i want to have a grid table (datatable childwindow) that shows the table's data and an Edit button that will open another window (Update childwindow) with textfields for the user to update the data.
my question is - bcuz i want this to be MDI, should i use Doc/View for the ? and if so, should the Update child window should be Dialog or also Doc/View like the datatable childwindow?
any suggestions?
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If you are editing data on a view, and don't edit it directly (such as in an editable database grid), then you should of course use a dialog - see my earlier window. Synchronizing will be more difficult otherwise, you'll have to do lots of unusual stuff to get the modal behaviour you get for free with a dialog.
You should also use Doc/View - you get lots for free as regards application management with it.
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I am trying to add the TextToSpeech control to the MS Developer Studio (VC++ vers 4.0) Dialog Editor control set. I followed the instructions given in a posting referenced by The CP "Threads with MFC" tutorial by Aria Ansari as follows:-
"Downloading the MS speech API (now at ver.5) did not work for me.
Here is what I did to get the TextToSpeech control to appear as a registered activex control
(this is a much smaller download too).
1. Look for the file c:\windows\speech\xvoice.dll.
If you have this file, go to step 3.
2. Download the speech control and run the actcnc.exe program
you'll find this at: http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/agent2/actcnc.exe
3. Register the activex component.
Open a console window (Start->Run->cmd)
cd \windows\speech
regsrv32 xvoice.dll
Hope this helps those"
I actually ran c:\MSDEV\bin\regsrv32 xvoice.dll. The registration all ran very quickly but seemed to be successful. However, I don't know how to get the control to appear in the Dialog Editor -the instructions in the article are:-
"Step 12:
Open the resource view and double click on the Dialog resource ID of your newly created dialog ,in order to open the dialog editer.
from the main menu choose:
Project ->Add to Project->Components and Controls...
Step 13:
Now the "Components and Controls Gallery" should be opened, double click on the Registered ActiveX controls folder. Choose and insert the TextToSpeech class and close the "Components and Controls Gallery".
Version 4 of Developer Studio only seems to have Insert->Components. What SHOULD I be doing in ver4.0 of Developer Studio to get the control added ?
Any help would be appreciated
Doug
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how can i get the last boot time?
any API 's ?
[ there is one -> statistics Server/client switch in net.exe , but i need to do it in my program.]
mind is everything.
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