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Re: Memory read error on Win2K, but not on XP

Joe Smith IX30-Jul-07 9:08

30-Jul-07 9:08

Does this mean there is ABSOLUTELY no way this code could run in Win2K?
(If you see header part on http://www.codeproject.com/buttonctrl/WowButtons.asp[^], you can see that it SHOULD run even on Win95/NT4. Or I shouldn't rely on this information?)

If that so, is there any way I can differentiate which code is executed depending on the windows version? (The declaration is in the .h file, not in .cpp)
Can I do something like: (pseudo-code) in the .h file

class CMyDlg : public CDialog
{
...
// Dialog Data
	//{{AFX_DATA(CLoginDlg)
	enum { IDD = IDD_MYDLG };
if(WindowsVersion>=XP)
  ThemeButton m_btn1;
else
  CButton m_btn1;
...
	//}}AFX_DATA
...
}

Re: Memory read error on Win2K, but not on XP

Mark Salsbery30-Jul-07 9:58

Mark Salsbery

30-Jul-07 9:58

I'm not sure why my posts got voted 5....I haven't helped any Smile | :)

If I had documentation on this "GdiDrawStream" function in GDI32.DLL it would be much easier
to give a definite answer.

If this is something that is only supported with the new visual styles, and you want to use it in
Windows 2000, then I would recommend modifying the button class instead of checking the OS
version in the class using the buttons (like you've shown). That would encapsulate the OS
versioning stuff nicely so you wouldn't need to use different button classes in your dialogs.

The ThemeButton class is already derived from CButton, so it should be pretty easy to
modify the class - if the OS version is < XP just use the default CButton implementation.

Mark

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++
Java | [Coffee]

Re: Memory read error on Win2K, but not on XP

led mike30-Jul-07 11:31

led mike

30-Jul-07 11:31

Mark Salsbery wrote:
I'm not sure why my posts got voted 5....I haven't helped any

Maybe you are spurring visions of Filet-O-Fish

Re: Memory read error on Win2K, but not on XP

Mark Salsbery30-Jul-07 14:45

Mark Salsbery

30-Jul-07 14:45

<homersimpsonvoice> mmmmm....filet-o-fish...</homersimpsonvoice>

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++
Java | [Coffee]

Re: Memory read error on Win2K, but not on XP [modified]

Joe Smith IX30-Jul-07 16:55

Joe Smith IX

30-Jul-07 16:55

Mark Salsbery wrote:
I'm not sure why my posts got voted 5....I haven't helped any

Sure you've helped (maybe just a little bit by pointing me to the right direction). I generally vote either 1 or 5. I have difficulty deciding in between Smile | :)

The msdn page you referred states that the visual aspect is provided by the new ComCtl32.dll and UxTheme.dll in Windows XP. Can I include these 2 dll's from my XP, then load them in run time if the OS is less than XP?

I'll poke around some more. If I ended up giving up, I'll just check the OS version in the ThemeButton class like you suggested.

Thanks.

Re: Memory read error on Win2K, but not on XP

Rick York30-Jul-07 9:52

Rick York

30-Jul-07 9:52

It looks like you are initializing a static variable with the result from GetProcAddress and that's not a recommended practice because the application is not fully initialized. You can find some interesting blog entries about these issues on this page : http://blogs.msdn.com/mgrier/archive/2005/06.aspx[^]

It is best to initialize the function pointer to NULL and make the call to GetProcAddress later during "real" application execution.

Re: Memory read error on Win2K, but not on XP

Joe Smith IX30-Jul-07 17:22

Joe Smith IX

30-Jul-07 17:22

But the code runs fine on XP...

I don't have Win2K box with me right now, so I'll try your idea tomorrow.

Thanks.

Parsing C files?

julvr230-Jul-07 5:06

julvr2

30-Jul-07 5:06

I want to make an application which parses a .h file, and for every enum in it, output a function to print the members (like so Smile | :)

enum { eVal1=1; eVal2=2 } SomeEnum;

would generate the following function:

const char * getSomeEnumString ( SomeEnum e)
{
switch (e)
{
case eVal1: return "eVal1";
case eVal2: return "eVal2";
default" return "Unknown";
}
}

I'm wondering if someone knows an easy way to do this (without having to write my own C-Language parser). Ideally I would like to modify it in the future to dump contents of structures as well.

John

Re: Parsing C files?

David Crow30-Jul-07 5:21

David Crow

30-Jul-07 5:21

When you encounter the enum keyword, start parsing from that point. For each { brace encountered, increment a counter. For each } brace encountered, decrement a counter. When the counter is 0 and you find a semicolon, stop parsing.

"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

Re: Parsing C files?

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer30-Jul-07 5:38

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

30-Jul-07 5:38

Further to David's answer, don;t forget that people can do:

enum Fwibble { fwibOne = 9, fwibTwo, fwibThree, fwibFour = 99, fwibFive };

At least you're just looking for stuff between two {}'s, with no further internal {}s like you'll get for structures!

Iain.

Re: Parsing C files?

julvr230-Jul-07 6:00

julvr2

30-Jul-07 6:00

Yeah, I was kind of hoping to avoid having to write my own parser (lazy or efficient -- you choose Smile | :)

)

Structures will be a pain because of type names and sub-strucutres, so that one is being put off for a bit. I'll post my code once I have it going.

John

Re: Parsing C files?

Robert Surtees31-Jul-07 6:35

Robert Surtees

31-Jul-07 6:35

Do yourself a favor and pick up a book on one of the parser / compiler tools -- lex, yacc, bison, (or something newer as I haven't looked at this sort of stuff in 20 years) and do it the proper way. It's not as hard as you think and you'll be left with a very flexible system. Most of these tools come with basic C parsers as examples so you will have a guide to work / cut & paste from.

I work with a message based system. It uses a tool that parses all header files and creates a database of message formats based on each message's struct. It also retains #define values (that were needed anyway to resolve the structs) to allow constants to be used in flat files.

The tool was written by a new hire that had no prior experience with lex and yacc. Actually, at the time he told me he knew all about it which is why he got assigned the job -- it turned out he ran out that night and bought the lex/yacc animal book and had a crash course. End of story is he had it done in a couple of weeks and was the Hero of the Day. We still use the same program over a decade later.

need help with thread functions

alberthyc30-Jul-07 4:17

alberthyc

30-Jul-07 4:17

i declared a static thread funtion in my CMYDlg class:

static UINT __cdecl Start(LPVOID pParam);

in the cpp file,Start function is defined as following:

UINT __cdecl Start(LPVOID pParam){

do{
//some stuff
Outputdata();
//some other stuff
}while(Run==True)

}

The Outputdata function is defined as:

CMYDlg::Outputdata(){//get the slider position and write into a data array
int i;
for(i=0;i<MAX;i++)
pbydata[i]=m_SliderCtrl[i].GetPos();//having problem with this line
}

so what i'm basically doing is try to create a worker function that continuously output data from my data buffers, by changing the slider position, i can change the data in the array and corresponding output.

the problem i'm having that when i compile, i got error saying m_SliderCtrl[i] is nostatic, and GetPos has to be follow some kind of struct.

could anyone help me fix this problem? Blush | :O

Re: need help with thread functions

CPallini30-Jul-07 4:33

CPallini

30-Jul-07 4:33

in static member functions you cannot access instance (i.e. non static) members. If you need to access instance members then pass this as parameter to your static member function.
Smile | :)

If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler.
-- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

Re: need help with thread functions

alberthyc30-Jul-07 4:42

alberthyc

30-Jul-07 4:42

i think i did pass " this" to the function
CWinThread* pThread=AfxBeginThread(Start,this);

in the start() function , i modified:
CMyDlg* me=(CMYDlg*)pParam;
//something here
me->Ouputdata();

but it still doesn't work

A bit generic...

CPallini30-Jul-07 4:50

CPallini

30-Jul-07 4:50

alberthyc wrote:
but it still doesn't work

What is the error message?
Smile | :)

If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler.
-- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

Re: need help with thread functions

julvr230-Jul-07 4:59

julvr2

30-Jul-07 4:59

You're trying to access a class member from within a static function. Static member functions have no concept of an instance of a class, so you can't access a member variable of an instance which doesn't exist... make sense?

So you do need to pass in the 'this' pointer, and you need to use the this pointer to access the variable.

In your case, you call Start (which does not have a class instance), which then calls Outputdata (which is also static, and thus has no class instance). Outputdata, then tries to access m_slider, but, because you have no class instance, you're essentially trying to do NULL->m_slider, which the compiler doesn't like.

So you were on the right track in the above email, but you need to take it a step further:

Try:

CMyDlg* me=(CMYDlg*)pParam
me->Outputdata(me);

Then in outputdata:

...me->m_slider...

John

Re: need help with thread functions

alberthyc30-Jul-07 6:06

alberthyc

30-Jul-07 6:06

hi, this works, but i got new problems,
in function:
Start(LPVOID pParam){
CMy61xxTestDlg* me=(CMy61xxTestDlg*)pParam;
me->param1 = 0;
do{
...
me->Outputdata(me);
me->param1++;
.....}

param1 is declared as long param1; i got error: illegal reference to non-static member 'CMyxxxDlg::param1';
then i make param1 static, it compiled,
i got error like this during linking: xxxDlg.obj error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static long CMyxxxDlg::param1

what's going on????

Re: need help with thread functions

led mike30-Jul-07 5:23

led mike

30-Jul-07 5:23

alberthyc wrote:
but it still doesn't work

Yes MFC CWnd is not freethreaded. MFC uses thread local storage to contain the map of HWND and CWnd objects, or something like that. There is like a 10 year old technical note on MSDN about it. You need to post messages to the UI thread and have it alter the User Interface.

Re: need help with thread functions

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer30-Jul-07 5:45

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

30-Jul-07 5:45

What I do in this sort of case:

class CMyClass
{
...
   UINT MyThread ();
   static UINT __cdecl MyThread (LPVOID pParam)
   {
      CMyThead *pThis = (CMyThread *) lpParam;
      pThis->MyThread ();
   }
   ...
};


    CreateThread (blah, ...,  (LPARAM)this);

As has been said, you have to be careful about CWnds, as the the HWND -> CWnd mapping is done on a per thread basis. But if (eg) m_SliderCtrl already has been attached to a HWND, then you should be OK.

And if you're monitoring something in your thread, don't forget to Sleep (0) occasionally to be a good thread citizen on your PC!

Good luck,

Iain.

Run an exe from MFC app

koumodaki30-Jul-07 4:09

koumodaki

30-Jul-07 4:09

I am programming a MFC application in which I have to start another independently developed application on click of a button and continue with my application.
I could use _execv() but the control does not return to my application, until the other application is closed. Is there any other way to do this??

Re: Run an exe from MFC app

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer30-Jul-07 4:16

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

30-Jul-07 4:16

Look for 2 API calls:

CreateProcess is the raw win32 one, or you may be better off with ShellExecute (a bit friendler)

Iain.

Re: Run an exe from MFC app

Roberto Italy30-Jul-07 21:12

Roberto Italy

30-Jul-07 21:12

Try to use the standard spawn() family of functions, using
_P_WAIT or _P_NOWAIT
as the 'mode'parameter.

Roberto

Re: Run an exe from MFC app

Hamid_RT31-Jul-07 21:14

Hamid_RT

31-Jul-07 21:14

Does ShellExecute helpful?

WhiteSky

post thread message()

shakumar_2230-Jul-07 3:59

shakumar_22

30-Jul-07 3:59

Hi
In my vc++ 6.0 i used

THREADFUNCTION(WPARAM &wp,LPARAM &lp)
{
CString t_str;
t_str.format("%s",wp);
AfxmessageBox(t_str);
}

i Received the correct out put, here no problem.

I Compiled my programme in Visual studio 2005(vc 8.0)
It shows compile error , so iremoved all "&".
eg :(THREADFUNCTION(WPARAM wp,LPARAM lp) no compile error.

but there was an error in displaying result(its displaying some symbols)

THREADFUNCTION(WPARAM wp,LPARAM lp)
{
CString t_str;
t_str.format("%s",wp); /**** error ***/
AfxmessageBox(t_str);
}

how to convert WPARAM TO STRING in Visua Studio 2005.

Awaiting for the result.

Regards
shakumar

shakumar

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