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Re: Can We make ContextMenu as "sytem modal"

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer5-Oct-09 8:50

5-Oct-09 8:50

1/ I doubt it.
2/ How long is this menu appearing for? Yikes...
3/ If there was an answer, how long before your competitor says "Can I make my tooltip system modal, so no menu appears on top of it?"

Point 2 is the main one - a menu is a temporary thing.

If you *really* want to do your thing, make a window with lines of text that disappears when you click on one. You don't have to actually use the menu functionality of windows. It will be more work, but tough. You want something way aways from the norm, you have to do it manually.

Iain.

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problem with sizeof()

KASR15-Oct-09 1:18

KASR1

5-Oct-09 1:18

const char* str = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Test\\TestData";
int i = sizeof(str);

i always 4. why?

Re: problem with sizeof()

Rajesh R Subramanian5-Oct-09 1:23

Rajesh R Subramanian

5-Oct-09 1:23

KASR1 wrote:
const char* str = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Test\\TestData";
int i = sizeof(str);

i always 4. why?

Because str is a pointer and with sizeof(str), you're NOT finding the length of the string that str is pointing to.

If you need the length of the string, use strlen (or yet better use TCHAR and _tcslen)

It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

Re: problem with sizeof()

KASR15-Oct-09 1:54

KASR1

5-Oct-09 1:54

i have replaced with strlen() it works fine.

Re: problem with sizeof()

Code-o-mat5-Oct-09 1:31

Code-o-mat

5-Oct-09 1:31

Aside of what Rajesh R Subramanian suggested you can also try:

const char str[] = {"C:\\Documents and Settings\\Test\\TestData"};
int i = sizeof(str); //Note that this will also include the terminating NULL character

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. <
> Sometimes you just have to hate coding to do it well. <

Re: problem with sizeof()

Nemanja Trifunovic5-Oct-09 7:23

Nemanja Trifunovic

5-Oct-09 7:23

Code-o-mat wrote:
const char str[] = {"C:\\Documents and Settings\\Test\\TestData"};

No need for curly braces here.

utf8-cpp

Re: problem with sizeof()

Code-o-mat5-Oct-09 8:02

Code-o-mat

5-Oct-09 8:02

But they don't hurt either.

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. <
> Sometimes you just have to hate coding to do it well. <

Re: problem with sizeof()

Cedric Moonen5-Oct-09 1:32

Cedric Moonen

5-Oct-09 1:32

str is a char*, and a pointer has always a size of 4 bytes. sizeof returns the size of the pointer in this case, not the content. As Rajesh mentioned, you should use strlen instead.

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Re: problem with sizeof()

goonyangxiaofang5-Oct-09 1:45

goonyangxiaofang

5-Oct-09 1:45

You can try:
const char str[] = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Test\\TestData";
int i = sizeof(str);

The difference is the name of array and the pointer.

Re: problem with sizeof()

CPallini5-Oct-09 3:55

CPallini

5-Oct-09 3:55

goonyangxiaofang wrote:
the difference is the name

funny.

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Re: problem with sizeof()

goonyangxiaofang5-Oct-09 18:06

goonyangxiaofang

5-Oct-09 18:06

Why funny?
This is the first time I come here.So maybe my answer is wrong or stupid, but please do not laugh at me.

Re: problem with sizeof()

CPallini5-Oct-09 20:51

CPallini

5-Oct-09 20:51

Because the sentence "The difference is the name of array and the pointer" is actually funny.
Your answer is neither wrong nor stupid: it's just imprecise in a funny way: I'm laughing at it, not at you.
Smile | :)

How to Implement "Show In Groups" feature in Mini Shell Extension Framework III?

gurjant singh5-Oct-09 1:04

gurjant singh

5-Oct-09 1:04

Hi

I want to implement the feature "Show In Groups" (Arrange Icons By -> Show In Groups)in the MSF( Please visit to link http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/msf3.aspx? for more details). Please help me how can I implement this feature?

Regards,
-Gurjant

Re: How to Implement "Show In Groups" feature in Mini Shell Extension Framework III?

Richard MacCutchan5-Oct-09 10:38

Richard MacCutchan

5-Oct-09 10:38

gurjant singh wrote:
I want to implement the feature "Show In Groups" (Arrange Icons By -> Show In Groups)in the MSF

Since you already have the link to the creator of MSF (posted in bold rather than as a link[^], you know where to look.

program crash before main

hrishiS5-Oct-09 0:52

hrishiS

5-Oct-09 0:52

Hi to All,

Could anyone please tell me, in which case program can be crush before main. And most importantly, how do we handle that?

thanks in advance

-----------------------------
I am a beginner

Re: program crash before main

Code-o-mat5-Oct-09 1:28

Code-o-mat

5-Oct-09 1:28

If you have global objects in your program their constructor runs before main gets executed and if these perform something ugly then your program will crash before hitting main. And you handle it by not doing anything that causes your program to crash. What do you mean by "How we handle that"?

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. <
> Sometimes you just have to hate coding to do it well. <

Re: program crash before main

hrishiS5-Oct-09 2:06

hrishiS

5-Oct-09 2:06

thanks

-----------------------------
I am a beginner

Re: program crash before main

CPallini5-Oct-09 2:17

CPallini

5-Oct-09 2:17

hrishiS wrote:
how do we handle that?

We don't launch your program... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

On the serious side: What program (or, at least kind of)? Could you please elaborate (and possibly post some code)? Could you debug it (the call stack window is usually pretty informative)?
Smile | :)

Re: program crash before main

benjymous5-Oct-09 4:45

benjymous

5-Oct-09 4:45

Sounds like an interview / homework question to me

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Re: program crash before main

CPallini5-Oct-09 7:32

CPallini

5-Oct-09 7:32

Yes, maybe.
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ContextMenu with icons diplayed on right clicking the tray icon

Aabid5-Oct-09 0:31

Aabid

5-Oct-09 0:31

Hello all
i made an application in which i had to display icons next to menu item and i did it successfully and it works fine in windows 2000, vista, 7 but in case of windows 2003 and Xp, there lies a problem as if in case any tool tip is displayed over my context menu, the menu item over which the tool tip lies that menu item`s icon (Only Icon And Not The Text)gets erased......

Can Anybody Suggest me where exactly the problem lies

Any help is highly appreciated

Note :: It happens Only In Case Of Win 2003 and Win. Xp

Re: ContextMenu with icons diplayed on right clicking the tray icon

Code-o-mat5-Oct-09 8:53

Code-o-mat

5-Oct-09 8:53

Did you display the popup menu the way it is suggested here[^]? I mean this:

SetForegroundWindow(hDlg);

   // Display the menu
   TrackPopupMenu(   hSubMenu,
                     TPM_RIGHTBUTTON,
                     pt.x,
                     pt.y,
                     0,
                     hDlg,
                     NULL);

   PostMessage(hDlg, WM_NULL, 0, 0);

I know this seems unrelated to the drawing part but who knows...

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. <
> Sometimes you just have to hate coding to do it well. <

Exe is getting crashed when i enter wrong password/username

Vetukuri Raju5-Oct-09 0:17

Vetukuri Raju

5-Oct-09 0:17

Hi all,
I have migrated my application(vs-2003 developed) into vs-2008 to be worked on vista machine.I got the .exe and working successfully when i enter a valid username and valid password but fails when i enter a wrong password/username......I am using SYBASE for my aplication,so it comunicates with some SYBASE dlls to get the access.
the code looks like below
(I am providing login details from other dialog)

int DBInterface::LoginSequence (BOOL bFirstLogin)
{
CString user_name;
char dbver[16];
CString srvrname, dbname;
char uname[33];
char upwd[33];

UINT msg;

if (bFirstLogin)
{
dbinit ();
dbsetlogintime (8);
dbmsghandle ((MHANDLEFUNC) msghandle);
dberrhandle ((EHANDLEFUNC) errhandle);
}

int rv = 0;

while (Ops.m_bAutologin && bFirstLogin)
{
if (CSD_DdeReqUserName (uname) == 0)
break;

if (CSD_DdeReqUserPassword (upwd) == 0)
break;

srvrname = App.GetProfileString (INI_SEC, _T("DBServer"), "");
if (srvrname.IsEmpty ())
break;

dbname = App.GetProfileString (INI_SEC, _T("DBDatabase"), "");
if (dbname.IsEmpty ())
break;

strcpy (_loginfo.dbid, uname);
strcpy (_loginfo.dbpwd, upwd);
strcpy (_loginfo.dbsrv, srvrname);
strcpy (_loginfo.dbdb, dbname);

_dbproc = dbConnect (&_loginfo, "Phoenix");

if (_dbproc == NULL)
break;

rv = 1;

TRACE0("Phoenix: successfully logged in using LOGPARMS from anotherapp...\n");

break;
}

CLoginDlg dlg;

while (rv == 0)
{
if (dlg.DoModal() != IDOK)
{
PostQuitMessage(0);
return 0;
}
else {
lstrcpyn(_loginfo.dbpwd, dlg.m_csPassword, 31);
lstrcpyn(_loginfo.dbid, dlg.m_csUser, 31);
lstrcpyn(_loginfo.dbsrv, dlg.m_csServer, 31);
lstrcpyn(_loginfo.dbdb, dlg.m_csDatabase, 31);
}
_dbproc = dbConnect (&_loginfo, _T("Phoenix") );

if (_dbproc != NULL)
break;

msg = (::GetKeyState (VK_CAPITAL) & 0x0001) ?DS_ERR_LOGINFAILEDCAPS : IDS_ERR_LOGINFAILED;

if (AfxMessageBox (msg, MB_OKCANCEL | MB_ICONHAND) == IDCANCEL)
{
PostQuitMessage(0);
return 0;
}
}

In the abobe code from dbconnect()(bold code) it is calling some SYBASE dll and it is not getting the return value when i enter wrong password/username.......
Is there any problem with the dll or anyting else?????
Since i have migrated the code i am thinking that the dll is not compatiable,but this is just an assumption....!
So can anybody help me to solve this issue......

Thaks in advance.

Repost.

CPallini5-Oct-09 0:22

CPallini

5-Oct-09 0:22

BTW: why don't you write a minimal application just to test the dbConnect call?
Smile | :)

Re: Repost.

Vetukuri Raju5-Oct-09 0:31

Vetukuri Raju

5-Oct-09 0:31

Hi thanks for the reply...
From dbConnect() control is not getting a return value from a specific dll of SYBASE(hopefully libsybdb.dll) when i enter a wrong password/username..
Sybase works fine for vista ????

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