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Looking for GUI simple tutorial with VC++ .NET version 7.1 Smile | :)

I am a newbie in this product. I would like to have a GUI simple tutorial for VC++ version 7 using with MFC (such as click on button then get result of addition of 2 numbers or display a note on edit box. I downloaded 1 sample from www.msoe.edu/eecs, but it for older version then I was stuck in the middle instruction (due to ClassWizard could not be found). I found microsoft VC++ devepment tool is very very hard to learn.
Please advise me a good book about MFC and GUI for beginner.
I am a hardware guy, so I like GUI to interface with devices and instrument.
Thanks.

MilkyWay

MilkyWay

Loc Milkyway wrote:
I found microsoft VC++ devepment tool is very very hard to learn.

Well, C++ is a difficult language and Visual C++ is an intimidating environment! Other languages, such as VB and C# are far easier for doing GUIs.

Anyway, I took a peek at this site and it looks quite good.

http://www.functionx.com/visualc/[^]

If you click on the "Introduction to Applications" link in the top left it takes you into a tutorial in which they occasionally tell you how to do it if you're using VC++ 6 and how to do it in VC++ 7.1. You will also see VC++ 7.1 IDE screenshots in various places.

Instead of ClassWizard you have to use the Class View and Poperties windows. See here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore/html/vcgrfWhereIsClassWizardInVisualCNET.asp[^]

Kevin

Kevin ! Thank you... Smile | :)

thank you very much. www.functionx.com is the cool site for me.

MilkyWay

Hi,

I'm currently creating a lot of ownerdrawn MFC-controls. Can anybody tell why i should use DrawItem() instead of OnPaint()?

for many controls, DrawItem will give you information about the specific sub-item (menu choice, list box item, etc) that you need to draw. OnPaint is for the control as a whole.

for controls that don't have sub-items, there's not much difference between the two (buttons, etc)

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Chris Losinger wrote:
for controls that don't have sub-items, there's not much difference between the two (buttons, etc)

For buttons, DrawItem provides provides a lot of info that OnPaint does not, such as selection and focus state, and whether the button is up, down, disabled, ect.

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good morning,

anybody has experience with this? the report is txt file, everything looks just fine, but when send it to print, between some pages it would print blank pages, it didn't miss any info, but between 2&3, 3&4, 4&5 it "insert" empty page into. I have check the form feet and everything on txt file, it looks fine.

here is the print job:
if ( nPageNo > 1 )
m_Rpt->rptMessage( "\f" ); // form feed...

m_Rpt->rptMessage( m_strOrientCPI );

//do line drawings, detail headers, etc.
if ( nFirstGrpChg != -1 )
{
checkForNewPage( true );

drawBottomLine();
doDetailSummary();
drawBottomLine();

checkForNewPage( false, nFirstGrpChg );
if ( m_nCurrentPageLine == 0 )
doHeaders();
else
{
//if not a new page, still need a seperator line
fprintf(pf_rptlog,"\n" );
m_nCurrentPageLine++;
}

//call formatData here to correct witdth after footer and headers
strOut = formatData( pszData, delimiter, 0, true );

while( nFirstGrpChg < m_nDrillDownLevels )
{
drawTopLine( ( nFirstGrpChg + 1 ) );
fprintf(pf_rptlog,"%s\n",doBoinks( vholdDataHdr[nFirstGrpChg], (nFirstGrpChg + 1) ).c_str() );
m_nCurrentPageLine++;
nFirstGrpChg++;
}

drawTopLine();
doDetailHeader();
drawMiddleLine();
}
else
{
checkForNewPage( true );

if ( m_nCurrentPageLine == 0 )
{
doHeaders(); //include firstpages stuff in here

nFirstGrpChg = checkGroupHeaders( vholdDataHdr, pszData, delimiter );

loadFormat( m_currentFmt ); //this will set correct with for first grp on first page
strOut = formatData( pszData, delimiter, 0, true );

if ( nFirstGrpChg != -1 )
{
while( nFirstGrpChg < m_nDrillDownLevels )
{
drawTopLine( ( nFirstGrpChg + 1 ) );
fprintf(pf_rptlog,"%s\n",doBoinks( vholdDataHdr[nFirstGrpChg], (nFirstGrpChg + 1) ).c_str() );
m_nCurrentPageLine++;
nFirstGrpChg++;
}
}

drawTopLine();
doDetailHeader();
drawMiddleLine();
}
else
{
strOut = formatData( pszData, delimiter, 0, true );
}
}

m_bFirstGrpLine = false;

if ( m_nFrameGroup != -1 )
{
strOut = doBoinks( strOut ); //getBoink() + strOut + getBoink();
}

fprintf(pf_rptlog,"%s\n",strOut.c_str() );
m_nCurrentPageLine++;

if ( m_nCurrentPageLine == ( m_nPageLength - 1 ) )
doFooter();

Have anybody seen any examples or source code how to make toolbar for Outlook Express?

See Demo toolbar for OE
http://www.plugins-soft.com/demos.html
BUT this commercial source.

Hi I'm trying to do the following:
1) generate a random # from the array layer_array[]
2) swap the number generated with a negative number, to avoid repetition of that random #.

I'm not sure I'm correctly sampling from layer_array[]. And I'm definitely not implementing swap() correctly....how would i proceed?

Please help.

// rgen.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.<br />
//<br />
<br />
#include <cmath><br />
#include "stdafx.h"<br />
#include <ctime><br />
#include <cstdlib><br />
#include <algorithm><br />
#include <fstream><br />
#include <iostream><br />
#include <iomanip><br />
using namespace std;<br />
<br />
int main()<br />
{<br />
	const int size = 20;<br />
<br />
	//initialize all elements of the layer array to zero.<br />
	int layer_array[size]={0};<br />
<br />
	//re-initialize the array elements by incrementing...good if u got a million variables...<br />
	for(int i=0; i<size; i++)<br />
		 layer_array[i]=i+1;<br />
<br />
	//seed the random # generator using the system time<br />
	srand((unsigned)time(0)); <br />
<br />
	int random_integer[size] ={0};//initialize the array of random numbers<br />
<br />
	for(int index=0; index<size; index++)<br />
	{<br />
		random_integer[index] = (rand()%size)+1; <br />
		swap(&layer_array[index],&layer_array[index*-1]);//error c2664<br />
<br />
		cout << random_integer[index] << endl; <br />
	}<br />
<br />
    return 0;<br />
}<br />

aaadetos wrote:
swap(&layer_array[index], &layer_array[index * -1]);//error c2664

I'm curious what you are expecting to swap with this. You typically don't dereference an array using a negative number.

By the very definition of random, uniqueness is not a quarantee. Therefore, you can't get a random number that is guaranteed to not repeat. If you do, then it is not random. However, if you are simply wanting a list of unique numbers returned to you in a pseudo-random order, that is a different beast altogether.

"Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it." - Native American Proverb

I'm curious too! According to the code presented, [index * -1] would result in an illegal array index value, except for index=0.

INTP
Every thing is relative...

you say you have a c2664 compiler error, ,but does it say exactly ?

C2664 is : 'function' : cannot convert parameter number from 'type1' to 'type2'

please tell the entiere error message, ,otherwise it doesn't mean anything for us...

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One way to obtain an array of random numbers with none repeating is as follows:

Since your random number is to be in the range 1-n, it is better to simply initialize an array of size n with the numbers 1-n:

for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)<br />
    layer_array[i] = i + 1;

(BTW for peformance, don't initialize the array first with "{0}" since you are immediately initializing it one line later.)

Now, seed the random number and then go through the array again exchanging every value with the value at a randomly selected offset:

for (i = 0; i < size; i++)<br />
{<br />
    int dst = rand() % size;<br />
<br />
    // do the swap<br />
    int tmp = layer_array[i];<br />
    layer_array[i] = layer_array[dst];<br />
    layer_array[dst] = tmp;<br />
}

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- P.J. O'Rourke

Hi I'm not sure what u mean:
(1) to fill an array with non-repeating random numbers
or (2) to shuffle array elements

From your code it looks more like 2. It also looks like the [Delete] was pushed here and there...

The technique of marking used elements is not good. If u had an array of 1M the last iteration would lots of time coz u'd repeat it lots of time till u hit the one out million left..

What u should do is this:

<br />
int i, new_array[size], old_array[size];<br />
<br />
for(i=0; i<size; i++) // init old_array<br />
    init(old_array+i);<br />
<br />
// repeat this till size is zero<br />
for(i=0; size>0; i++) {<br />
    // Choose and copy<br />
    new_array[i] = old_array[x=(rand()%size)];<br />
<br />
    // Delete the used element:<br />
    // The most efficient way is to copy the last one into the 'space'<br />
    // and reduce the size.<br />
    // This is allowed coz we don't care for the order in the old array<br />
    old_array[x] = old_array[--size];<br />
}<br />

HTH
Yakov

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I am new to the use of sockets, ports and client/server applications.
I have an application that will Connect to a proxy server (to allow for remote commands).
However if the server is temporarily lost (unexpectedly) how do I detect it returning?
My application continues to run but never re-Connects to the server.
Does the server notify me? if so how?

Should I use GetPeerName or can I continually try to Connect to an already connected port

I have a 2 minute timeout timer that I intend to use as a Connect retry control but I need to know when to start.

I am using Visual Studio 6 and VC++

cgb143 wrote:
However if the server is temporarily lost (unexpectedly) how do I detect it returning?

If a socket connection is closed, you need to reinitiate it. On TCP/IP level there is no notification when another peer is back "online" after the connection is closed, you could try to reconnect in intervalls or work out a protocol where the server activly sends something (like a broadcast inside a LAN). Make sure you don't flood the network with wild/endless reconnect attempts, e.g. give up after the 10th reconnect attempt. Hope it helps.

i'm trying to implement a button that functions for example the way that the seek or pitchbend controls function on a cd player. that is, you press/'push' it and 'work starts getting done' and 'stops getting done' when/after you release the button.

the only way that i know and that works is to check mouse coordinates upon WM_LBUTTONDOWN/UP (since WM_COMMAND gets sent only after you press and depress a button) and compare them with the button position/recantgle and then take appropriate action... but that seems too complicated (calculating, storing & comparing coordinates), is there a simpler way ?

thnx Smile | :)

There are lots of button examples here.

"Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it." - Native American Proverb

DavidCrow wrote:
There are lots of button examples here.

i know, but there are only two examples on this/similar topic. http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/mouserepeat.asp[^] and http://codeproject.com/buttonctrl/repeatbutton.asp[^]. actualy that is only one example since the latter uses the first, and they both use the 'check if in client rectangle on lmbutton down' method and mfc... i'm looking for a perhaps simpler/more efficient method (and with using just win32) ...

Anonymous wrote:
i'm looking for a perhaps simpler/more efficient method (and with using just win32) ...

While only partially related, have you seen this?

"Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it." - Native American Proverb

DavidCrow wrote:
While only partially related, have you seen this?

hmm thanks for the link but i can't find the handling of WM_LMBUTTONDOWN (and checking if it's for the desired button) in the shown code of that example... am i blind or is it somehow hidden/already implemented by mfc ?

i found a different approach, explained here http://www.pluralsight.com/articlecontent/cpprep0797.htm[^]. it seems simpler and more logical but to implement it for this purpose the button control, that is it's window, should have it's own window procedure which i could then override to handle WM_LMBUTTONDOWN/UP messages... so my question is do even the buttons have a window procedure ?

although when i think about it this approach also isn't as straitforward as it looks, at least not for what i need to use it. in the new wnd procedure i would then have to call GetParent() and then send a message to the parent dialogbox which would then again have to be processed by the dialogbox procedure ... Smile | :)

in your opinion, which method is more efficient then ? Smile | :)

domagoj saric wrote:
so my question is do even the buttons have a window procedure ?

the psdk says it does Blush | :O

Hi I am a student.When I do my homework,i encounter a problem.I can not get
the actual value in VisualC++.
The question is how to get 95.123 raised by 12.
Maybe I haven't explained my mean.Sorry about my poor English!
Thanx first!

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