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Jose Lamas Rios11-Jul-05 16:19

11-Jul-05 16:19

g0ju wrote:
i have a dialog window with some controls on it. the programme changes the size and position of these controls. and there is my problem: if i can not see all the controls on the window, i want to scroll the dialog. but i don't know how. maybe some of you can help me.

Would Add Scrolling to a CWnd or CDialog using a C++ Helper Class[^] be a solution?

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Colored text in static text box

Member 206903511-Jul-05 11:18

Member 2069035

11-Jul-05 11:18

How do you change the color of the text in a static text box in VC++? I want to change the color to red, but in the property box there is not a font option. Do yo have to use CFont? If so, how do you set the color to red?

Re: Colored text in static text box

PJ Arends11-Jul-05 11:27

PJ Arends

11-Jul-05 11:27

Look up WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC in MSDN.

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adonisv11-Jul-05 9:17

adonisv

11-Jul-05 9:17

I downloaded their library package and attempted to make a project but my compiler complained that I was missing header files and I was. I have not been able to find the missing files or a work around. Has anyone successfully used this library? D'Oh! | :doh:

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!running 2 instances of app concurrently

Member 206903511-Jul-05 8:29

Member 2069035

11-Jul-05 8:29

I want only one instance of my VC++ 6.0 app to run at a time. How do I prevent users from running 2 or more instances at the same time?

John

Re: !running 2 instances of app concurrently

Geert van Horrik11-Jul-05 8:33

Geert van Horrik

11-Jul-05 8:33

Put this code in your InitInstance function:

	// Create mutex, because there cannot be 2 instances of this application<br />
	HANDLE hMutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, "MyAppName"); <br />
<br />
	// Check if mutex is created succesfully<br />
	switch(GetLastError())<br />
	{<br />
	case ERROR_SUCCESS:<br />
		// Mutex created successfully. There is no instance running<br />
		break;<br />
		<br />
	case ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS:<br />
		// Mutex already exists so there is a running instance of our app.<br />
		return FALSE;<br />
		<br />
	default:<br />
		// Failed to create mutex by unknown reason<br />
		return FALSE;<br />
	}

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Re: !running 2 instances of app concurrently

David Crow11-Jul-05 8:51

David Crow

11-Jul-05 8:51

John Schwartz wrote:
How do I prevent users from running 2 or more instances at the same time?

See here.

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auto_ptr

act_x11-Jul-05 7:45

act_x

11-Jul-05 7:45

I need to convert an existing library to use auto_ptr

So say in one class

class C
{
public :
auto_ptr<ccriticalparser> parser ;
} ;

Now in code that manages an Object of C I need to pass a pointer to CCriticalParser

class D {

void Foo-D()
{
C c1(char *fileName) ;
E e1(c1->parser);

}
}

class E {
E(const CCriticalParser *parser);
}

I get a compiler error in

E e1(c1->parser);

Now I want to be able to pass the Raw pointer , but still want the auto_ptr to maintain the object in C , hence I do not want to use auto_ptr::Release() .

I need to know a call in auto_ptr where I can obtain the Raw Pointer . Also where can i find proper documentation for auto_ptr ?

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Re: auto_ptr

lemleyd11-Jul-05 8:30

lemleyd

11-Jul-05 8:30

you can always call get() (a method on auto_ptr) to get the raw pointer.

You should easily be able to find documentation for any STL class on the web.

Re: auto_ptr

act_x11-Jul-05 8:51

act_x

11-Jul-05 8:51

What is the best way of forcibly deleting the pointer pointed by the auto_ptr

My compiler complains about

autoPtrVar.reset(NULL) ;

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Re: auto_ptr

Jack Puppy11-Jul-05 10:40

Jack Puppy

11-Jul-05 10:40

Try release(), then delete the returned pointer.

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ListView with LVS_ICON style...

Ian Bowler11-Jul-05 7:17

Ian Bowler

11-Jul-05 7:17

Hello,

I have a CListView - derived class with the LVS_ICON style. My text for the icons only wraps to two lines. I need the text to wrap more than two lines. Is there a way to do this?

NOTE:

This is how it looks now (pretend this is an icon):

|====|
|icon|
|====|
LineOne
LineTwo L...

This is how I want it to look:

|====|
|icon|
|====|
LineOne
LineTwo
LineThree

Thanks!

Re: ListView with LVS_ICON style...

Neelesh K J Jain11-Jul-05 20:18

Neelesh K J Jain

11-Jul-05 20:18

This is default view the list view will work. If you want to wraps the text then simply change the size of the icon dynamically, then it will wrap the text to the next line. But it all depends upon the size of the Icon you want to display in the ListView.

Pre-allocation of virtual memory

De Nardis Andrea11-Jul-05 7:12

De Nardis Andrea

11-Jul-05 7:12

Hi all,
Is there a way to pre-allocate some large amount of virtual memory for a process and then let it use?
I have the following problem: there is a very important service that use large amount of memory (up to 400MB and more) but its memory usage depends on time: sometime uses as low as 4MB of memory, sometimes 400MB. Sometimes it happens that it cannot find 400MB free because other less important processes uses it. A possible solution would be to pre-allocate 400MB, and then let 'malloc' and 'new' allocate from the pre-allocated pool.
Do you know a way to do it in W2K/XP?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Regards,
Andrea

Re: Pre-allocation of virtual memory

krmed11-Jul-05 7:45

krmed

11-Jul-05 7:45

You could overload the new operator and handle the details yourself...

See MSDN article "How to overload new..." http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;139638[^]

Hope that helps.

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Re: Pre-allocation of virtual memory

Jack Puppy11-Jul-05 10:43

Jack Puppy

11-Jul-05 10:43

Did you try VirtualAlloc?

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Re: Pre-allocation of virtual memory

De Nardis Andrea11-Jul-05 21:42

De Nardis Andrea

11-Jul-05 21:42

Hi,
unfortunately I have to reserve a large amount of global virtual memory because virtual memory (either physical or in page file) is a shared, limited resource. The article about the heap should fit but I still do not undestand how to use STL::new and malloc without making custom allocation classes.
So the problem is still open...
regards,
Andrea

simplistic font question.

Maximilien11-Jul-05 6:53

Maximilien

11-Jul-05 6:53

For a potentially unicoded application.

I use the alias "MS Shell Dlg" font in my application; I believe this is a proportional font.

Is there an equivalent for a fixed sized font ? does Courier ( Courier New ) fit what I'm looking for ?

Or Am I completly off the subject ?

Thanks.

Max.

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I need help (fatal + urgent)

TA-RS11-Jul-05 5:33

TA-RS

11-Jul-05 5:33

this is very important (fatal) for me. I think you can help me.
I need code of a Scentefic Calculator with C++ or VC++
that can draw functions like (y=sin(x)) and so on.
If you can give me an address or guidance.
Thank you very much again and again.

TA RedStar

Re: I need help (fatal + urgent) [edited - bis]

toxcct11-Jul-05 5:42

toxcct

11-Jul-05 5:42

certainly...

do you want it by e-mail, by postal mailing, drawn on a wing of a paper plane, or do you want me to send it to you with a carrier pigeon ???

man, forum are not stores for full designed applications... we're are not here to do the job the teacher excpects you to do. we are just here to HELP you making your project complete on the point you cannot reach by yourself...

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moreover, there are several of good graphical calculators on CP ; i doubt you search for that first (see here[^] for more)...

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Re: I need help (fatal + urgent) [edited - bis]

TA-RS14-Jul-05 13:02

TA-RS

14-Jul-05 13:02

I need help in drawing section for exp how ishoud draw sin(x)
and textbox that can be edited but when i refer to it it readed as string
i know vb but ihavn't enough time to neccessery cnversion

TA RedStar

Re: I need help (fatal + urgent)

Maximilien11-Jul-05 5:45

Maximilien

11-Jul-05 5:45

TA-RS wrote:
Scentefic Calculator

a calculator that smells ?

anyway ... where are you exactly in your project ?

Do you have problems with the UI ? the calculation part ? or the graph drawing functions ?

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Returning a date

Camron11-Jul-05 5:27

Camron

11-Jul-05 5:27

I'm very rusty, but I can't find any function on MSDN about returning a date. Can anyone help me?

Re: Returning a date

David Crow11-Jul-05 5:42

David Crow

11-Jul-05 5:42

Camron wrote:
...I can't find any function on MSDN about returning a date.

That does not stand for Microsoft Singles Dating Network! Big Grin | :-D

Have you tried time()?

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Re: Returning a date

Maximilien11-Jul-05 5:49

Maximilien

11-Jul-05 5:49

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