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Programmatically find the version of MMC installed

1-Jun-07 5:29

Mixed-mode is the mixing of managed and unmanaged code in the same assembly. Unmanaged code
is your old standard C++ code. Managed code uses a managed heap and allows access to the
.NET framework from C++ code.

There's lots of forms of interop, but relative to managed/unmanaged code, interop is
"interoperability", the ability to work with data across differing platforms, languages, and
systems. For example, managed C++ provides interop marshaling for passing managed objects
back and forth between managed and unmanaged code. One example is when you need to call a Windows
API that requires a pointer to an object, but you're calling from managed code and you only
have a managed pointer. Objects pointed to by managed pointers can be moved by the system at any
time and also may have data types that don't exist in the unmanaged world. In that case you need
to use interop marshaling so the API gets data it can work with (that doesn't move).

Just my 2 cents...
Mark

"Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears." Chris Maunder

Mushtaque Nizamani1-Jun-07 4:33

Mushtaque Nizamani

1-Jun-07 4:33

Hi,
I want to find MMC's version installed on a system, is there any API or registry key?

Warm Regards,
Mushq

Re: Programmatically find the version of MMC installed

David Crow1-Jun-07 5:30

David Crow

1-Jun-07 5:30

Mushq wrote:
I want to find MMC's...

MultiMedia Card
Microsoft Management Console

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Re: Programmatically find the version of MMC installed

Mushtaque Nizamani1-Jun-07 5:34

Mushtaque Nizamani

1-Jun-07 5:34

sorry for inconvenience, it is "Microsoft Management Console", thanks for that Smile | :)

Re: Programmatically find the version of MMC installed

David Crow1-Jun-07 7:06

David Crow

1-Jun-07 7:06

How about using the version-related functions on mmc.exe?

"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

Bitmaps in a dialog

SimplCodr1-Jun-07 4:10

1-Jun-07 4:10

I would like to be able to turn on and off a bitmap in a dialog when a particular condition exists. I can create the bitmap but I can't seem to find out how to make it invisible when I dont want to see it. Can someone tell how to accomplish this?

Thanks,
Terry

includeh101-Jun-07 5:15

includeh10

1-Jun-07 5:15

how do u display your bitmap?
if u call RedawWindow() without displaying it, the bitmap is invisible.

SimplCodr1-Jun-07 6:36

1-Jun-07 6:36

I have created the bitmap through the dialog editor. I have an ID for the bitmap but am not able to change it's state. How do I implement RedrawWindow? GetDlgItem(IDB_BITMAP)->RedrawWindow(??)?

Mark Salsbery1-Jun-07 6:42

1-Jun-07 6:42

Bitmaps don't have a state, nor are they dialog controls. Is the bitmap being displayed in a control? If so, hide or show that control using ShowWindow(). If you are drawing the bitmap
yourself, don't draw it if you want it invisible.

Mark

"Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears." Chris Maunder

SimplCodr1-Jun-07 6:57

1-Jun-07 6:57

Excellent thanks Mark. I did not realize what I was doing. I did use a picture control to display the bitmap. After you mentioned the bitmap being displayed in a control it clicked. When I used
GetDlgItem(IDC_MYCONTROL)->ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);
The bitmap was hidden and I can make it visible when I need it.

Terry

Hamid_RT1-Jun-07 5:27

1-Jun-07 5:27

if you have a control for show bitmap you can use of ShowWindow(SW_HIDE|SW_SHOW); for visible or invisible.

WhiteSky

SimplCodr1-Jun-07 6:39

1-Jun-07 6:39

I tried to change the state by using GetDlgItem(IDB_BITMAP)->ShowWindow(SW_HIDE); but I get an error at runtime but builds okay. I am sure I am missing something. I created the bitmap in the dialog editor and gave it an ID (IDB_BITMAP).

SimplCodr1-Jun-07 6:58

1-Jun-07 6:58

Thanks. Once I figured out what I was doing I was able to use ShowWindow(SW_HIDE) to hide the bitmap.

Terry

Hamid_RT1-Jun-07 9:24

1-Jun-07 9:24

It seems its not your control does IDB_BITMAP a bitmap resource?what control do you use? CStatic or Button ...
and how did you create it?
-----------------------
Well I think you solved problem.

WhiteSky

SimplCodr1-Jun-07 9:54

1-Jun-07 9:54

To answer your questions... Yes I was originally trying to do this with my bitmap resource "IDB_BITMAP", which was not working at all. I created a picture control which is CStatic I believe and added the bitmap resource to it. I did not realize what I had done until Mark had mentioned the control was what I needed to change and not the bitmap. Yes, I got it going now. Thanks for your responses.

Terry

GDI / GDI+

Adno1-Jun-07 4:09

1-Jun-07 4:09

hi im trying to code below, but is not working.

void update(HWND hwnd){<br />
	<br />
	HBITMAP pBitmap;<br />
	pBitmap = LoadBitmap(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1)); // using this it works <br />
	<br />
	//Image* pBitmap = new Image(L"clockbg.bmp"); // this is the same image as above, it doesn't work when i use it <br />
	no errors it compiles fine just no window <br />
	// i want to use GDI+ to load the image because i want to use a png just trying to get it to work first<br />
<br />
	HDC pDC = GetDC(hwnd);<br />
	HDC dcMem;<br />
	dcMem = CreateCompatibleDC(pDC);<br />
	COLORREF colour;<br />
	colour = RGB(255,255,255);<br />
	<br />
	SelectObject(dcMem,pBitmap);<br />
	<br />
	BLENDFUNCTION blend;<br />
	blend.BlendOp = AC_SRC_OVER;<br />
	blend.BlendFlags = 0;<br />
	blend.SourceConstantAlpha = 255;<br />
	blend.AlphaFormat = AC_SRC_ALPHA;<br />
<br />
	POINT ptSrc = {0, 0 };<br />
	SIZE sz = { 270, 270 };<br />
<br />
	//int t = UpdateLayeredWindow(hwnd, NULL, NULL, &sz, dcMem, &ptSrc, colour, &blend, ULW_COLORKEY );<br />
	int p = UpdateLayeredWindow(hwnd, NULL, NULL, &sz, dcMem, &ptSrc, colour, &blend, LWA_ALPHA );<br />
}

thank you

Hamid_RT1-Jun-07 5:28

1-Jun-07 5:28

Whats the problem?

WhiteSky

Adno1-Jun-07 5:41

1-Jun-07 5:41

pBitmap = LoadBitmap(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1)); //
^ this shows the window

Image* pBitmap = new Image(L"clockbg.bmp");
^ this does not

they are the same image loaded differently.

thank you

Mark Salsbery1-Jun-07 5:50

1-Jun-07 5:50

Lamefif wrote:
Image* pBitmap = new Image(L"clockbg.bmp");
^ this does not

Maybe you need the full pathname of the file?

Mark

"Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears." Chris Maunder

Hamid_RT1-Jun-07 5:55

1-Jun-07 5:55

And where's clockbg.bmp(path of file)?

WhiteSky

Adno1-Jun-07 6:30

1-Jun-07 6:30

the image is in my project folder and i know it loads because i can display it like this:

Bitmap bitmap(L"clockbg.bmp");
graphics.DrawImage(&bitmap, 0, 0);

and it shows Confused | :confused:

thanks

Mark Salsbery1-Jun-07 6:48

1-Jun-07 6:48

Bitmap is derived from Image.

If

Bitmap bitmap(L"clockbg.bmp");
graphics.DrawImage(&bitmap, 0, 0);

works, then

Image* pBitmap = new Image(L"clockbg.bmp");
graphics.DrawImage(pBitmap, 0, 0);

should work.

Mark

"Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears." Chris Maunder

Adno1-Jun-07 7:06

1-Jun-07 7:06

i know Mark thats not my problem, but when i use GDI+ to load the image:
Image* pBitmap = new Image(L"clockbg.bmp"); or Bitmap.

as appose to:
HBITMAP pBitmap = LoadBitmap(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP1));

and i use it for my:
UpdateLayeredWindow(hwnd, NULL, NULL, &sz, dcMem, &ptSrc, colour, &blend, LWA_ALPHA );

the window doesn't show, as i've posted in the code above
is the same image and i now it loads, i dont now..

thank you

Mark Salsbery1-Jun-07 7:25

1-Jun-07 7:25

Sorry about that - I should have read the first post more closely Smile | :)

Maybe this will work better...

Image* pBitmap = new Image(L"clockbg.bmp");
 
HDC pDC = GetDC(hwnd);
HDC dcMem;
dcMem = CreateCompatibleDC(pDC);
COLORREF colour;
colour = RGB(255,255,255);
 
// Assuming white is the transparent color
<code>HBITMAP hBitmap;
pBitmap->GetHBITMAP(Color(0xFF,0xFF,0xFF), &hBitmap);</code>
 
SelectObject(dcMem, hBitmap);
...

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Adno1-Jun-07 7:48