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Multiline Hyper Edit Control

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A multiline hyper edit control derived from CEdit.
// HyperLink.cpp : implementation file
//
// HyperLink static control. Will open the default browser with the given URL
// when the user clicks on the link.
//
// Copyright (C) 1997 - 1999 Chris Maunder
// All rights reserved. May not be sold for profit.
//
// Thanks to P�l K. T�nder for auto-size and window caption changes.
//
// "GotoURL" function by Stuart Patterson
// As seen in the August, 1997 Windows Developer's Journal.
// Copyright 1997 by Miller Freeman, Inc. All rights reserved.
// Modified by Chris Maunder to use TCHARs instead of chars.
//
// "Default hand cursor" from Paul DiLascia's Jan 1998 MSJ article.

// These function have been borrowed from the article:
// http://www.codeproject.com/miscctrl/hyperlink.asp

#include "stdafx.h"
//#include "timeline.h"
#include "HyperEdit.h"

#include "atlconv.h"    // for Unicode conversion - requires #include <afxdisp.h> // MFC OLE automation classes

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

void CHyperEdit::SetDefaultCursor()
{
    if(m_hHandCursor == NULL){ // No cursor handle - load our own
        // Get the windows directory
        CString strWndDir;
        GetWindowsDirectory(strWndDir.GetBuffer(MAX_PATH), MAX_PATH);
        strWndDir.ReleaseBuffer();

        strWndDir += _T("\\winhlp32.exe");

        // This retrieves cursor #106 from winhlp32.exe, which is a hand pointer
		HMODULE hModule = LoadLibrary(strWndDir);

        if(hModule){
            HCURSOR hHandCursor = ::LoadCursor(hModule, MAKEINTRESOURCE(106));
            
			if(hHandCursor)
                m_hHandCursor = CopyCursor(hHandCursor);
        }

        FreeLibrary(hModule);
    }
}

LONG CHyperEdit::GetRegKey(HKEY key, LPCTSTR subkey, LPTSTR retdata)
{
    HKEY hkey;
    LONG retval = RegOpenKeyEx(key, subkey, 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, &hkey);

    if (retval == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
        long datasize = MAX_PATH;
        TCHAR data[MAX_PATH];
        RegQueryValue(hkey, NULL, data, &datasize);
        lstrcpy(retdata,data);
        RegCloseKey(hkey);
    }

    return retval;
}

void CHyperEdit::ReportError(int nError)
{
    CString str;
    switch (nError) {
        case 0:                       str = "The operating system is out\nof memory or resources."; break;
        case SE_ERR_PNF:              str = "The specified path was not found."; break;
        case SE_ERR_FNF:              str = "The specified file was not found."; break;
        case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT:        str = "The .EXE file is invalid\n(non-Win32 .EXE or error in .EXE image)."; break;
        case SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED:     str = "The operating system denied\naccess to the specified file."; break;
        case SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE:  str = "The filename association is\nincomplete or invalid."; break;
        case SE_ERR_DDEBUSY:          str = "The DDE transaction could not\nbe completed because other DDE transactions\nwere being processed."; break;
        case SE_ERR_DDEFAIL:          str = "The DDE transaction failed."; break;
        case SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT:       str = "The DDE transaction could not\nbe completed because the request timed out."; break;
        case SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND:      str = "The specified dynamic-link library was not found."; break;
        case SE_ERR_NOASSOC:          str = "There is no application associated\nwith the given filename extension."; break;
        case SE_ERR_OOM:              str = "There was not enough memory to complete the operation."; break;
        case SE_ERR_SHARE:            str = "A sharing violation occurred. ";
        default:                      str.Format(_T("Unknown Error (%d) occurred."), nError); break;
    }
    str = "Unable to open hyperlink:\n\n" + str;
    AfxMessageBox(str, MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
}

HINSTANCE CHyperEdit::GotoURL(LPCTSTR url, int showcmd)
{
    TCHAR key[MAX_PATH + MAX_PATH];

    // First try ShellExecute()
    HINSTANCE result = ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), url, NULL,NULL, showcmd);

    // If it failed, get the .htm regkey and lookup the program
    if ((UINT)result <= HINSTANCE_ERROR) {

        if (GetRegKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, _T(".htm"), key) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
            lstrcat(key, _T("\\shell\\open\\command"));

            if (GetRegKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,key,key) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
                TCHAR *pos;
                pos = _tcsstr(key, _T("\"%1\""));
                if (pos == NULL) {                     // No quotes found
                    pos = _tcsstr(key, _T("%1"));      // Check for %1, without quotes 
                    if (pos == NULL)                   // No parameter at all...
                        pos = key+lstrlen(key)-1;
                    else
                        *pos = '\0';                   // Remove the parameter
                }
                else
                    *pos = '\0';                       // Remove the parameter

                lstrcat(pos, _T(" "));
                lstrcat(pos, url);

                USES_CONVERSION;
                result = (HINSTANCE) WinExec(T2A(key),showcmd);
            }
        }
    }

    return result;
}

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