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Processing Arrow Keys in a Modeless Dialog (DLL)

Justin Cooke9-Jun-04 6:08

9-Jun-04 6:08

Greetings All,

I'm trying to process the arrow keys in a modeless dialog implemented as a DLL (MFC.) I've tried various methods based on what I've found on CodeProject, but none have worked. OnKeyDown() and PreTranslateMessage() are never called in my dlg. Instead, PreTranslateMessage() in the client application that uses the DLL is called whenever I press the keys. I also tried overriding OnGetDlgCode() in my DLL dlg class and returning DLGC_WANTMESSAGE and DLGC_WANTALLKEYS, but that also had no effect.

I can't change anything in the client app to handle this because I'm not normally in control of that.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Justin

Re: Processing Arrow Keys in a Modeless Dialog (DLL)

mangellj9-Jun-04 9:55

mangellj

9-Jun-04 9:55

If you haven't already tried it, consider overridding the modeless Dialog's DefWindowProc and handling the WM_KEYDOWN there. If you have already tried it and it didn't work, sorry for wasting your time.

Re: Processing Arrow Keys in a Modeless Dialog (DLL)

Justin Cooke10-Jun-04 10:46

Justin Cooke

10-Jun-04 10:46

I hadn't tried it yet, but I did today and I still had the same problem. Thanks for the advice, though. Not a waste of time at all Smile | :)

I had forgotten about that particular override.

By the way, I found a description on MS' website about how to call a "FilterDllMsg()" func from the main app's PreTranslateMessage() and that, at least, allowed me to recieve the key messages in the dialog. (I'd rather be able to do this without modifying the main app code, but it's a start.)

However, I have a wierd crash bug now that goes away if I change the "m_pMainWnd = &dlg;" line in my main app's InitInstance() func to "m_pMainWnd = NULL;" If I press a key in the dialog, the DLL/app freeze. I'm probably going to post another question about this problem.

Thanks Again,
Justin

Here's the link to the MS sample: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vcsample/html/vcsamDllScreenCapSample.asp

can't delete all items from CListBox

kfaday9-Jun-04 5:47

kfaday

9-Jun-04 5:47

i've got this code from MSDN
<url>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/_mfc_clistbox.3a3a.deleteitem.asp

for (int i=0;i < pmyListBox->GetCount();i++)
{
   pmyListBox->DeleteString( i );
}

but it doesn't work, it deletes almost every item, but not all of them. It doesn't delete all items on the list. Any ideas how to do that?

Re: can't delete all items from CListBox

palbano9-Jun-04 5:53

palbano

9-Jun-04 5:53

pmyListBox->ResetContent();

"No matter where you go, there your are." - Buckaroo Banzai

-pete

Re: can't delete all items from CListBox

kfaday9-Jun-04 6:14

kfaday

9-Jun-04 6:14

thanks that did it

Re: can't delete all items from CListBox

walster9-Jun-04 7:36

walster

9-Jun-04 7:36

Sometimes, you need to see each item before deleting it (like to delete data associated with the item data pointer). The reason the original code didn't work was that deleting item 0 then moves all the other items up one. Then you delete item 1 and the same thing happens to items 2-n. You probably ended up with opnly about half the items deleted. The solution is to either go through the list backwards, or to make the loop like this:

<br />
while(lbx.GetCount())<br />
{<br />
   Data* p = (Data*)lbx.GetItemDataPtr(0);<br />
<br />
   // do something with p;<br />
<br />
   lbx.DeleteString(0);   <br />
}<br />

Re: can't delete all items from CListBox

Ravi Bhavnani9-Jun-04 9:04

Ravi Bhavnani

9-Jun-04 9:04

This is buggy - you want to do DeleteString(0) not DeleteString(i) since GetCount() will return you smaller values each time you call DeleteString().

Or as has already been pointed out, you can just use ResetContent().

/ravi

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Re: can't delete all items from CListBox

Shi Zhu9-Jun-04 17:14

Shi Zhu

9-Jun-04 17:14

for(int i=0;i<pmylistbox->GetCount()-1;i++)

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CWnd::OnEraseBkgnd usage

kfaday9-Jun-04 5:24

kfaday

9-Jun-04 5:24

I've created a custom control from drawing, deriving it from a generic CWnd, and i'm drawing on it in the OnPaint function.

I've registered it with

windowclass.hbrBackground = ::GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_WINDOW);

so it's 'white'

I want to clear it, paint it white again, when i click a button.
i've read about the CWnd::OnEraseBkgnd, but i don't know if it's alright to call it.
any ideas on how might i clear the control??

thanks!!!

Re: CWnd::OnEraseBkgnd usage

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer9-Jun-04 5:46

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

9-Jun-04 5:46

void CMyDlg::OnBtnClked ()
{
   m_MyCtrl.Invalidate ();
}

This will mark the whole window area as needing repainting. Part of that process is erasing the back
ground with the window class brush.

For further reading, See:

::InvalidateRect (...),
WM_PAINT,
::BeginPaint (...),
WM_ERASEBKGND,
::EndPaint (...)

for the raw information.

Iain.

Re: CWnd::OnEraseBkgnd usage

kfaday9-Jun-04 6:16

kfaday

9-Jun-04 6:16

when i press a botton from the dialog, i call

this->m_AreaPizarra.Invalidate();

then, i've overloaded the OnEraseBkgnd function, but it doesn't seem to work

BOOL CAreaPizarra::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC) 
{
	// TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default
	
	CPen pen(PS_SOLID, 1, RGB(0,0,0));
	CPen * pen_vieja = pDC->SelectObject(&pen);
	CRect rect;
	GetClientRect(rect);
	pDC->Rectangle(rect.left,rect.top,rect.right,rect.bottom);


	return CWnd::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
}

is there anything wrong in that code?

Re: CWnd::OnEraseBkgnd usage

palbano9-Jun-04 7:07

palbano

9-Jun-04 7:07

You are painting in the window and then calling the base class OnEraseBkgnd() which will of course ERASE everything you just painted... Yes?

This i am guessing is what is making you sad Cry | :((

"No matter where you go, there your are." - Buckaroo Banzai

-pete

NULL Char in a String ??

Ehsan Baghaki9-Jun-04 4:31

Ehsan Baghaki

9-Jun-04 4:31

hi i am using MSWinSock Activex in my project to Create a Simple TCP connection through a server.
for this purpose i have to Send an Message to that Server. My message should Contain Some NULL char char(0) in it.
for example my message should be something like this : HI***This is Ehsan******Accept my request (here * means char(0) or NULL char )

MSWinSock Uses this Syntax to send a Message : void CMSWinsockControl::SendData(const VARIANT& data)

this means that i have to Save my message in a VARIANT type variable and then Send it with this function.

in VARIANT i can use BSTR to store my message in VARIANT but as u know Char(0) means the end of a String So i need to Store my message in a Different way in VARIANT variable.

one way is to store a Char[] (an array of char) in a Variant !! is it Possible ??

Thankx a lot

Re: NULL Char in a String ??

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer9-Jun-04 4:55

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

9-Jun-04 4:55

As a BSTR includes the size of the string (rather than relying on null termination), it
should exactly suit your needs.

Just a quick look at CComBSTR:

CComBSTR( );
CComBSTR( int nSize );
CComBSTR( int nSize, LPCOLESTR sz );
CComBSTR( int nSize, LPCSTR sz );

nSize

[in] The number of characters to copy from sz.

sz

[in] A string to copy. The Unicode version specifies an LPCOLESTR; the ANSI version specifies an LPCSTR. Only nSize characters will be copied. The default value is NULL.

So that *should* sort out your problem.

Iain.

Re: NULL Char in a String ??

gamitech9-Jun-04 8:41

gamitech

9-Jun-04 8:41

why don't yopu try the void
*memset( void *dest, int c, size_t count );

function which inits the memory of a string with a given char on a certain length; or

char *_strset( char *string, int c );
char *_strnset( char *string, int c, size_t count );

#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void main( void )
{
char string[15] = "This is a test";
/* Set not more than 4 characters of string to be *'s */
printf( "Before: %s\n", string );
_strnset( string, '*', 4 );
printf( "After: %s\n", string );
}

Output

Before: This is a test
After: **** is a test

I hope this helped.

gabby

How to make a exe format ebook in C++

Tcpip20059-Jun-04 4:24

Tcpip2005

9-Jun-04 4:24

I found a lot of ebook on the web. I was very intrested. I want to make a ebook like this by myself.But what should I do and How can I do this? I want to use C++,Visual C++ 6.0. Any ideas or examples?

Thank you all.

Alick

Re: How to make a exe format ebook in C++

David Crow9-Jun-04 4:58

David Crow

9-Jun-04 4:58

Alick Xiong wrote:
I want to make a ebook like this by myself.But what should I do and How can I do this?

http://www.ebookswriter.com/

http://www.tomdownload.com/home_education/e_books_literature/ebookswriter.htm

http://www.axeman.co.nz/eBook_generator.html

http://www.webpronews.com/ebusiness/smallbusiness/wpn-2-20000514MakeYourOwnEbook.html

I do not know how to do it programmatically.

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cWho can share a CCamera (Driectx) with me?

chenbuaa9-Jun-04 3:37

chenbuaa

9-Jun-04 3:37

I need a CCamera class which indicate the camera in Directx.

Thanks~~

buaa_chenx@hotmail.com

How to log date and time

bhangie9-Jun-04 3:28

bhangie

9-Jun-04 3:28

Hi
I would like to know how to log the date and time and retrieve them at later stage.
Someone books to attend a conference i want to log the exact time and date the booking whas made.
Do i use the time class and just somehow write these to a file or how do i do that.

many thanks

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conversation completes him Wink | ;)

Re: How to log date and time

V.9-Jun-04 3:36

9-Jun-04 3:36

CTime class.
You can get the lot.
I usely get the year, month ... in integer and set them via the Format function of CString in a CString (like: yyyy/mm/dd hh/mimi/ss)

Have Fun,

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Re: How to log date and time

toxcct9-Jun-04 7:55

toxcct

9-Jun-04 7:55

<font style="color:blue;">#include</font> <ofstream>
 
<font style="color:blue;">void </font>LogMessage (LPCTSTR strMessage) {
    std::ostream OutputFile(<font style="color:purple;">"C:\\MyFolder\\My_log_file.txt"</font>);
    CTime CurrentTime = CTime::GetCurrentTime();
    CString TimeMrk = <font style="color:purple;">"["</font> + CurrentTime.Format(<font style="color:purple;">"%H:%M:%S"</font>) + <font style="color:purple;">"] "</font>;
 
    OutputFile << TimeMrk << strMessage;     <font style="color:green;">//Logging the message into the file, with the format (for example) : "[18:12:34] Message to log..."</font>
}

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VS.NET hangs on exit

Tim Smith9-Jun-04 3:23

Tim Smith

9-Jun-04 3:23

Ok, this isn't a programming question but...

Has anybody else out there had the problem of VS.NET hanging when you exit. The UI vanishes but devnet.exe remains in the background running. Practically everyone on this project has this problem.

Tim Smith

I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.

Binding DB-Grid & ADO problem

Sumit Kapoor9-Jun-04 2:54

Sumit Kapoor

9-Jun-04 2:54

Hi Dear...

I'm trying to bind DB-Grid & ADO..please help Me..
I'm using MS-DB Grid Control & MS ADO Control ActiveX.using vc+6.0. I want to bind ADO & Grid

Thanks for help Advance..

what I'm Doing is:

int CDBGridTestDlg::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{
if (CDialog::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
return -1;
m_Ado.Create (NULL,WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD,CRect(0,0,100,20),this,IDC_ADODC1);
m_Ado.SetConnectionString("Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;Data Source=FileCheck");
//m_Ado.SetCommandType(2);
m_Ado.SetRecordSource("Select * From TBL_ITEM_TYPE");
m_Ado.Refresh();

m_Grid.Create(NULL,WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD,CRect(20,20,300,200),this,IDC_DBGRID1);
LPUNKNOWN pCursor=m_Ado.GetDSCCursor();
m_Grid.SetDataSource(pCursor);
m_Grid.BindProperty(0x9, &m_Ado);
m_Grid.Refresh();
return 0;
}

bye

---Sumit Kapoor---

Detected memory leaks! - How to get the point of memory leak and remove it

JHAKAS9-Jun-04 2:46

JHAKAS

9-Jun-04 2:46

Hi

As usual i recd. following message on my build output window

How to find the point of the memory leak and how to overcome it.

Thanks a lot for any suggestion.

Sandeep

Detected memory leaks! <br />
Dumping objects -><br />
strcore.cpp(118) : {1639} normal block at 0x0063B6B0, 181 bytes long.<br />
 Data: <            ODBC> 01 00 00 00 A8 00 00 00 A8 00 00 00 4F 44 42 43 <br />
D:\Documents and Settings\erc\Desktop\Pattern\DBManager.cpp(32) : {1633} client block at 0x0063B900, subtype 0, 100 bytes long.<br />
a CDatabase object at $0063B900, 100 bytes long<br />
D:\Documents and Settings\erc\Desktop\Pattern\PatternDoc.cpp(508) : {1535} client block at 0x0063A180, subtype 0, 88 bytes long.<br />
a CObject object at $0063A180, 88 bytes long

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