C / C++ / MFC

Re: how to add windows type properties to our own files..?

27-May-03 1:21

As far as I know, that has to do with shell programming. Look at Mike Dunn's awesome articles about shell programming here on CP.

A short explanation :

Your file extension has an entry in the registry uder HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.har, and the associated value is your file names, like "Harinath Files".

Then, under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Harinath Files\shell\command\open, you have your application path, this meaning that the shell conmand "open" will launch the appliaction associated to .har files.

Now if you add some other commands, then they will be showed in the menu.

Check the articles I meant, and you'll see.

~RaGE();

Rage27-May-03 1:23

Re: how to add windows type properties to our own files..?

27-May-03 1:23

That's the link

http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguideindex.asp[^]

Spot part I and part III.

~RaGE();

harinath27-May-03 1:29

harinath

27-May-03 1:29

Thank you buddy.
I am reading the article.

Thanks a lot.

cheers
harinath

Harinath Reddy
HOneywell Technology Solutions Lab,
Bangalore,
India-560076
harinath@vandemataram.com

Re: how to add windows type properties to our own files..?

harinath27-May-03 1:37

harinath

27-May-03 1:37

Thanks

Harinath Reddy
HOneywell Technology Solutions Lab,
Bangalore,
India-560076
harinath@vandemataram.com

Problem by using Property Page as a Dialog

praveenpnayak27-May-03 0:49

praveenpnayak

27-May-03 0:49

Hi,

I am trying to use a property page as a dialog. When I bring up the property page using DoModal funtion, the controls in the property page do not get tabbed. TAB does not move the focus to the next control.

Ex:
CPropertyPage* pPage = new CPropertyPage(IDD_DIALOG1);
pPage->DoModal();

If I use the same resource as a dialog, it works fine. I am able to tab to the next control in the dialog.
Ex:
CDialog* pDlg = new CDialog(IDD_DIALOG2);
pDlg->DoModal();

Has anyone seen this behaviour before?
Could I use property page as a dialog?

Please let me know if you have any solutions for this.

Thanks Smile | :)

.

Praveen

Rage27-May-03 1:02

27-May-03 1:02

Why do you want to use a Property Page like that Confused | :confused:

?

Create your property page, create one propertysheet, and Add() the propertypage to the property sheet. Then use pPropSheet->DoModal();, and here the dialog tabs are handled "normally".

~RaGE();

praveenpnayak27-May-03 1:27

praveenpnayak

27-May-03 1:27

I just wanted to reuse my code. I have the property page which I am adding it to the propertysheet in my app. I have commandline options for my app which will display only the property page as a dialog.

Please let me know if you have any solution for this.

Thanks Smile | :)

.

Praveen

Rage27-May-03 2:33

27-May-03 2:33

I am not sure about that, but I actually think that this is because of the Wizard Mode ability of Propertypages. Generally, the tabs in PropertyPages are handled by their PropertySheet, and not by the Pages themselves. This allows the tabs in wizard mode to be set only on the back, next and finish buttons.

Maybe you can try to mess with the m_psp member of the propertypage, maybe there actually is a way to set the tabs feature back, but I doubt it ...

~RaGE();

Renjith Ramachandran27-May-03 4:09

Renjith Ramachandran

27-May-03 4:09

You must insert the Properthpage in propertysheet

Derive a Class from CPropertySheet says CMyProSheet oSheet;
Derive a Class from CPropertypage says CMyProPage oPage1;

in CMyProSheet Constructor,
You just add the
AddPage(&oPage1)

Then
oSheet.DoModal();

[ It is possible to represent everything in this universe by using 0 and 1 ]

Disable close button in AfxMessageBox

praveenpnayak28-May-03 0:11

praveenpnayak

28-May-03 0:11

Thanks guyz for helping. I have found a the solutions. The below code would solve my problem.

BOOL MyPropPage::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
{
if( pMsg && (pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN))
{
if (pMsg->wParam == VK_TAB)
{
CWnd* pNextControl = GetNextDlgTabItem(GetFocus(), (GetKeyState( VK_SHIFT ) & 0x8000));
if (pNextControl)
GotoDlgCtrl(pNextControl);//pNextControl->SetFocus();
}
}
return CPropertyPage::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
}

Praveen

DialogBox problem

Jump_Around27-May-03 0:02

Jump_Around

27-May-03 0:02

I create DialogBox using Api Windows
my question is how to get handle to this dialog before the dialog appears?

in MFC i got
CMyDlg dlg;
now I am able to pass dlg somwhere (to the tread in my case)
and I do dlg.doModal;

I want to do similar thing in WinAPi
but if I do
DialogBox(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_AUTHORIZATION), h, (DLGPROC)authDialog);

the dialog box appears imiedetly, and I don't have HWND of it.

Please help

Re: DialogBox problem

Daniel Strigl27-May-03 0:18

Daniel Strigl

27-May-03 0:18

It's not possible to work with the HWND of a dialog before the dialog is created! There exists no HWND until the dialog is created!

If you want to use some functions that uses the HWND the dialog have to exist, otherwise the doesn't work!

Daniel Wink | ;)

---------------------------
Never change a running system!

Re: DialogBox problem

Neville Franks27-May-03 0:32

Neville Franks

27-May-03 0:32

Grab WM_INITDIALOG inside your authDialog proc. You can do the same stuff here you would do in OnInitDialog()

Neville Franks, Author of ED for Windows. Free Trial at www.getsoft.com

rohit.dhamija26-May-03 23:27

rohit.dhamija

26-May-03 23:27

Dear All,

How can we 'disable' close button in AfxMessageBox MessageBox ?
ie. it show it disabled and should not work.

Thanks in advance

Rohit Dhamija

dabs26-May-03 23:48

dabs

26-May-03 23:48

One option would be to simply remove it. You can control what buttons are shown on a message box through the MB_xxx constants. If my memory serves me right then AfxMessageBox allows you to do that, otherwise you will have to use the ::MessageBox API directly.

If you already knew all this and you simply want to disable this button without removing it then there's no easy way to do it. Russ Freeman had an excellent article here somewhere where he described a method to hook into the creation of a message box and modify it - I can't seem to find it again. Then there is another article with a custom message box: http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/xmessagebox.asp[^] which you might want to take a look at.

Hope this helps.

Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beierhund das oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

rohit.dhamija27-May-03 0:13

rohit.dhamija

27-May-03 0:13

Thanks a lot. Can you please which MB_XXX constant can be used to disable Close button ?
Rohit

Anonymous27-May-03 0:29

Anonymous

27-May-03 0:29

there is no MB_xxx that allows you to do that!!!!!!!!!!!
you should be careful when guiding others, or don't guide them al all if you don't know what you are talking about !!

Maximilien27-May-03 0:45

Maximilien

27-May-03 0:45

read the manual please ...

...<br />
Message_Box Types <br />
MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE   The message box contains three pushbuttons: Abort, Retry, and Ignore. <br />
MB_OK   The message box contains one pushbutton: OK. <br />
MB_OKCANCEL   The message box contains two pushbuttons: OK and Cancel. <br />
MB_RETRYCANCEL   The message box contains two pushbuttons: Retry and Cancel. <br />
MB_YESNO   The message box contains two pushbuttons: Yes and No. <br />
MB_YESNOCANCEL   The message box contains three pushbuttons: Yes, No, and Cancel.<br />
...

Those are used to create the AfxMessageBox, maybe not for dynamically remove buttons.

If you want a message box with only an OK button, you create with MB_OK only flag.

Maximilien Lincourt
For success one must aquire one's self

rohit.dhamija27-May-03 1:03

rohit.dhamija

27-May-03 1:03

DEAR ALL.,,
I think I should make my problem more clearer to ALL.
-----------------------
How can we Disable Close button in title bar of a MessageBox ?
----------------------
Rohit

Rage27-May-03 1:16

27-May-03 1:16

Lol .. Ok now I get what you want. You are talking about the cross in the upper right corner ? Then answer is easy : you can't. You shall make your own MessageBox if you want ot do this.

Why do you want to get rid of it ?

~RaGE();

Rage27-May-03 1:12

27-May-03 1:12

Anonymous wrote:
you should be careful when guiding others, or don't guide them al all if you don't know what you are talking about !!

OMG | :OMG:

What are you trying to say ?

If you accuse dabs of giving wrong indications, then reread his post and you'll see what he says is perfectly correct.

If you mean Rohit Divas misunderstood what dabs answered and seems to ask something impossible, then please answer quietly its question.

In both cases, let me remind you that you are on a Forum here, that all the questions might seem silly when you already know the answer, but not when you don't know it, and that giving clues that may lead to a wrong direction (which happen very seldom on CP) is not a crime, but can happen to everybody. You are here to help, or to ask for help, but keep your sad remarks for you. Unsure | :~

~RaGE();