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Re: Compiler, Linker and Assembler in Visual C++ 2005

Mike Dimmick7-Jul-07 4:04

7-Jul-07 4:04

If by 'kernel' you mean something that runs without another operating system present, you can't do it in Visual C++ 2005 unless you already have a bootloader that gets the system into 32-bit (or 64-bit) protected mode. The PC traditionally starts up in 16-bit Real Mode - you'll need a 16-bit real mode compiler to write code for this mode. Microsoft's last 16-bit compiler was Visual C++ 1.52c, which is available to MSDN subscribers. I believe Extensible Firmware Interface switches to 64-bit protected mode within the early ROM boot code - 32-bit EFI exists but Microsoft aren't supporting it for Windows Vista (64-bit EFI on x64 is due to be supported in Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008).

To stop the compiler and linker producing an executable that links to any Win32 DLLs, you need to tell it not to link the Microsoft C Runtime. You do this with the /nodefaultlib switch. You will also need to change the entry point function; by default this is (for an ANSI console application) mainCRTStartup. You need to supply your own with the /entry switch. If you were producing a Windows binary the entry point function would need to match the WinMain function.

LINK only supports generating 32-bit (or 64-bit) PE/COFF outputs. It can accept Borland's Object Model Format files but not create them. Windows only runs PE files - even the Windows kernel, NTOSKRNL.EXE, is a PE file, as are device drivers (they're linked /DRIVER /SUBSYSTEM:NATIVE).

The PE base address cannot be below 64KB as the first 64KB of the address space is reserved in Windows. This is so that functions that take a resource identifier can differentiate between a numeric identifier (a value below 65536 cast to an LPTSTR) and a string identifier.

ML is the macro assembler - it stopped being a separate product a while ago. Again, it's designed to produce PE/COFF files. I'm not sure which Visual Studio editions it ships with - it might not be in Express Edition.

Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder

Re: Compiler, Linker and Assembler in Visual C++ 2005

SolidusSnake9-Jul-07 3:14

SolidusSnake

9-Jul-07 3:14

Mike Dimmick wrote:
you can't do it in Visual C++ 2005 unless you already have a bootloader that gets the system into 32-bit (or 64-bit) protected mode.

I just realized why some CALL in code section use 4 bytes displacement instead of 2 bytes. Thanks, I'll create a code to switch to protected mode first before calling the PE. Because the PE is memory-mapped, I think I can just load the PE into memory and jump into it entry-point from image-base.

Thanks.

Re: Compiler, Linker and Assembler in Visual C++ 2005

Matthew Faithfull7-Jul-07 4:14

Matthew Faithfull

7-Jul-07 4:14

Ok a few bits here where I might be able to contribute:

SolidusSnake wrote:
the PE result still call Windows dependent library.

If you're still linking to the C Runtime which VS 2005 does pretty silently then you'll get loads of dependencies. If you remove the CRT link and set /nodefaultlib you can get it down to a few dependencies on Kernell.dll/NtDll.dll.

SolidusSnake wrote:
Can "LINK.EXE" create another binary interface except PE/COFF?

There are alternatives to COFF on the symbol side the same as there were in VC6 but you're stuck with PE as far as I know.

SolidusSnake wrote:
I heard about "ML.EXE". Is that full version of MASM packaged together with Visual C++?

It certainly is a working version of MASM, whether it's 'full' or not I don't know as it's the first MS assembler I've used.

SolidusSnake, where have I come accross that name before?

Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.

Re: Compiler, Linker and Assembler in Visual C++ 2005

SolidusSnake9-Jul-07 3:05

SolidusSnake

9-Jul-07 3:05

Thanks for the answer.

Matthew Faithfull wrote:
SolidusSnake, where have I come accross that name before?

That from my favorite game, Metal Gear Solid [Hideo Kojima]. There are Solid and Solidus Snake.

Re: Compiler, Linker and Assembler in Visual C++ 2005

Randor 7-Jul-07 5:03

Randor

7-Jul-07 5:03

heh,
Your post caused me to start experimenting, and heres the best I could come up with:

2 kilobytes with VC8 Big Grin | :-D

Make sure [Code Generation] -> [Buffer Security Check] is set to NO. (I could not find a pragma to accomplish this)

<br />
#include windows.h<br />
<br />
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN<br />
<br />
#pragma comment(linker, "/NODEFAULTLIB")<br />
#pragma comment(linker, "/SUBSYSTEM:console")<br />
#pragma comment(linker, "/MERGE:.rdata=.data")<br />
#pragma comment(linker, "/MERGE:.text=.data")<br />
#pragma comment(linker, "/STACK:65536,65536")<br />
#pragma comment(linker, "/OPT:NOWIN98") <br />
<br />
#pragma comment (linker, "/ENTRY:main")<br />
int __cdecl main()<br />
{<br />
	char msg[] = "Hello World";<br />
	HANDLE stdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);<br />
	DWORD dwCount;<br />
	WriteFile(stdout, msg, lstrlen(msg), &dwCount, NULL);<br />
   return 0;<br />
}<br />

The file would be slightly smaller if we changed the default alignment.

Best Wishes,
-Randor (David Delaune)

Re: Compiler, Linker and Assembler in Visual C++ 2005

SolidusSnake9-Jul-07 3:08

SolidusSnake

9-Jul-07 3:08

Thanks for the experiment and the result here.

How system updates input languages for processes created before input language changes ?

vilius_m7-Jul-07 2:53

vilius_m

7-Jul-07 2:53

I'm talking about win32 API here.
My example:

There was 2 available languages in the system( English and French for
example), app1 was launched (notepad for example), then I launched new
process - app2 which calls LoadKeyboardLayout() ( loads German for example)
and displays some messagebox, after that I launched app3 (another instance
of notepad). So if I set focus on app2 or app3 - language bar displays 3
languages (English, French, German), but if I focus app1 - language bar
displays only two languages (English, French). So I conclude that language
list of processes created before LoadKeyboardLayout() call was not updated.
If I for example use "Text Services and Input Languages" GUI instead of
LoadKeyboardLayout() call to add German, language bar displays 3 available
languages either I focus app1, app2 or app3.
So, when I use "Text Services and Input Languages" GUI to add language,
system updates all running processes, while LoadKeyboardLayout() updates
only processes started after the call. So system does "more" then
LoadKeyboardLayout().
What ?

Re: How system updates input languages for processes created before input language changes ?

Mike Dimmick7-Jul-07 4:09

Mike Dimmick

7-Jul-07 4:09

Generally when you change a system setting you should broadcast the WM_SETTINGCHANGE message to inform other processes about a change of settings, and allow them to reload any modified settings.

Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder

Re: How system updates input languages for processes created before input language changes ?

vilius_m7-Jul-07 7:16

vilius_m

7-Jul-07 7:16

not bad idea,
but do not work.

FormView scrolling problem

Md. Ali Naser Khan7-Jul-07 2:48

Md. Ali Naser Khan

7-Jul-07 2:48

I have a view class derived from CFormView class.I have used scroll bar by using 'SetScrollSizes(...)' function. Now the problem is that when I set the Scroll Bar position by using 'SetScrollPos(...)' function, the view postion is not changed according to the Scrollbar positon. But if I change the Scrollbar position by using mouse, the view posion is changed accroding to the Scrollbar position. I have used also used OnVerScroll(...) and OnHorScroll(...) message mapping functions to solve the problem but it does not work.

Re: FormView scrolling problem

Mark Salsbery7-Jul-07 6:43

Mark Salsbery

7-Jul-07 6:43

I don't think SetScrollPos() causes a WM_HSCROLL/WM_VSCROLL message to be sent, so after you
call SetScrollPos() you should redraw the scrolled window contents accordingly.

Mark

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enable ctr+c and ctr+v shortkeys in edit box

samira forooghi7-Jul-07 1:33

samira forooghi

7-Jul-07 1:33

Hi everyone
I have one single document project than drived from CFormView.
I add one new edit box on form and build my project.
When run my project ctr+c and ctr+v keys for edit are disable and don’t work.
How enable these short keys?
Please help me my friends

Re: enable ctr+c and ctr+v shortkeys in edit box

Hans Dietrich7-Jul-07 2:50

Hans Dietrich

7-Jul-07 2:50

First, in the accelerator table, delete the entries for Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and Ctrl+X. Be careful what you delete - you might find multiple entries for ID_EDIT_COPY, etc. - what you want are the ones with Ctrl+C, etc. under the Key column. This will get Ctrl+C, etc., and the edit control's popup menu to work.

To get the menubar's Edit menu to work, add the line

afx_msg void OnCopy();

to the message map in the view.h file. In the view.cpp file, add the line

ON_COMMAND(ID_EDIT_COPY, OnCopy)

to the message map. Then add the function

void CMyView::OnCopy()
{
    CEdit *pEdit = (CEdit *)GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1);
    CWnd *pWnd = GetFocus();
    if (pEdit && pWnd && (pWnd->m_hWnd == pEdit->m_hWnd))
        pEdit->Copy();
}

to view.cpp. (Make any changes for the IDC_xxxxx, etc.). Add similar functions for cut and paste.

Best wishes,
Hans

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Re: enable ctr+c and ctr+v shortkeys in edit box

samira forooghi7-Jul-07 23:24

samira forooghi

7-Jul-07 23:24

your answer was very Complate.

thank u very much

good luck dear

single selection in list control

samira forooghi7-Jul-07 1:14

samira forooghi

7-Jul-07 1:14

Hi everyone
There is "single select" property in LictCtrl properties.
How set this property in my source?
Is there a FLAG than I can used it in SetExtendedStyle() function?
Please help me.
With special thanks.

Re: single selection in list control

Hans Dietrich7-Jul-07 1:27

Hans Dietrich

7-Jul-07 1:27

LVS_SINGLESEL. You can use it in the Create() function. Or ModifyStyle().

Best wishes,
Hans

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Re: single selection in list control

samira forooghi7-Jul-07 1:30

samira forooghi

7-Jul-07 1:30

thank u very much my freind.

good luck & good bye

PIDL and IShellFolder

Abhijeet Pathak6-Jul-07 22:54

Abhijeet Pathak

6-Jul-07 22:54

Hi,

The IShellFolder interface to Desktop folder can easily be accessed using
SHGetDesktopFolder() but please tell me how can I retrieve the PIDL and IShellFolder interface to any drive (e.g. "C:\") or folder (e.g. "C:\Windows").

Regards,
Abhijeet

Re: PIDL and IShellFolder

Hans Dietrich7-Jul-07 1:33

Hans Dietrich

7-Jul-07 1:33

Take a look at this: Selecting a subfolder from a particular folder.

Best wishes,
Hans

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Dialog without resources

prithaa6-Jul-07 20:43

prithaa

6-Jul-07 20:43

Hello,

I have created dialog without resources and the dialog has a combobox on it. The combo box appears on the dialog and I can select options from it .

But the selected item is not transferred in a variable.The DoDataExchane() does not transfer the content from the control to a variable.
I think I need to subclass the dlg item for the messages to work properly.
How do I subclass the combo box ?

Thanks and regards
Prithaa

Re: Dialog without resources

Jhony george6-Jul-07 20:49

Jhony george

6-Jul-07 20:49

Re: Dialog without resources

Perspx6-Jul-07 20:57

Perspx

6-Jul-07 20:57

prithaa wrote:
But the selected item is not transferred in a variable.

Do you want the cursor selection of the combo box to be transferred to a variable or the actual data? If you want the cursor selection, use:

SendMessage(hComboBox, CB_GETCURSEL, 0,0);

where hComboBox is the window handle to your combo box.

If you want to get the actual data, use:

SendMessage(hComboBox, CB_GETLBTEXT, SendMessage(hComboBox, CB_GETCURSEL, 0,0),&text_buffer);

See MSDN for more on CB_GETLBTEXT[^]

where hComboBox is the window handle to your combo box, and text_buffer is a char which receives the data.

Hope this helps!
--PerspX

"Nowadays, security guys break the Mac every single day. Every single day, they come out with a total exploit, your machine can be taken over totally. I dare anybody to do that once a month on the Windows machine." - Bill Gates

Re: Dialog without resources

sheshidar7-Jul-07 0:18

sheshidar

7-Jul-07 0:18

U can use this code

CComboBox m_combo;//in header file
m_combo=(CComboBox *)GetDlgItem(ID_OF_COMBOBOX);

so now you can use m_combo as member variable , if you use this u don not need
DoDataExchane()

Good Luck

Re: Dialog without resources

prithaa7-Jul-07 1:33

prithaa

7-Jul-07 1:33

Hello,
Thanks
For now my problem is solved and I could get the value from the combo box without DoDataExchange() because I do not know subclassing .
But is it possible to do the subclassing part and is it as simple as calling
SubclassDlgItem() for my combo box and then using the id in DoDataExchange() for value of data.

Thanks
Prithaa

Re: Dialog without resources

Mark Salsbery7-Jul-07 6:51

Mark Salsbery

7-Jul-07 6:51

The CWnd::SubclassDlgItem documentation[^] shows an example of how to do it Smile | :)

Mark

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