C / C++ / MFC

while(somecondition)
{
	MSG oMSG;
	while(::PeekMessage(&oMSG, NULL, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE))
	{
		if(::GetMessage(&oMSG, NULL, 0, 0))
		{
			::TranslateMessage(&oMSG);
			::DispatchMessage(&oMSG);
		}
		else
		{
			break;
		}
	}

	//Your processing code goes here
	//Hopefully the work is done in chunks and continues to the top of the loop.

}
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#define WM_START_ANIMATION WM_USER + 0x8
#define WM_INC_PROGRESS WM_USER + 0x10

void TestPb::OnButton1() 
{
thpbar=AfxBeginThread(thPrgbar,THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL,0,0,NULL);
}


UINT TestPb::thPrgbar( LPVOID pParam )
{
CMainFrame* pFrame = (CMainFrame*)AfxGetMainWnd();

::PostMessage(pFrame->GetSafeHwnd(),WM_START_ANIMATION,IDR_AVITEST,1);

int iCount;
int iPosition =0;
//Get count(*) from SQL DB and save into iCount;

// for each record in DB
while(reading DB)
{
// get 1 record
int iPercent = iCount * (iPosition / 100.0);
::PostMessage(pFrame->GetSafeHwnd(),WM_INC_PROGRESS,(WPARAM)iPercent,0);
++iPosition;
}
//end if
return (1);
}

void CMainFrame::OnStartAnimation( WPARAM id, WPARAM nPane /*=1*/ )
{
StopAnimation();
m_pAnimate = new CStatusbarAnimate;
m_pAnimate->Create(id, nPane);

}

void CMainFrame::StopAnimation()
{
if(IsAnimationActive())
{
delete m_pAnimate;
m_pAnimate = NULL;
}
}

bool CMainFrame::IsAnimationActive()
{
return (m_pAnimate != NULL);
}

// needed to ensure original text not visible
void CMainFrame::OnUpdateAnimate(CCmdUI* pCmdUI)
{
pCmdUI->SetText(_T(""));
} 

Add the following to your CMainFrame

///////
// ADD INTO YOUR CMainFrame HEADER FILE:
///////

afx_msg LRESULT OnMyProgress(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);

//////////
// ADD INTO YOUR CMainFrame MESSAGE MAP
/////////
ON_MESSAGE(WM_INC_PROGRESS,OnMyProgress)
ON_MESSAGE(WM_START_ANIMATION,OnStartAnimation)


//////////
// ADD INTO YOUR CMainFrame CPP file
/////////
LRESULT void CMainFrame::OnMyProgress(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
int iPercent = (int)wParam;

if(100 == iPercent && IsAnimationActive())
{
StopAnimation();
}
else
{
// Update visuals here perhaps to reflect percentage of completion
}

ptr_Electron wrote:

well, Yes true just i mentioned to as a length process
Thanks u
I want to paly the avi on the mainfram status bar and start some lenthly process, while still the avi is playing... pls advice

Member 3854600 wrote:

inform the user that since it recycle bin contains (x file

Member 3854600 wrote:

How can I either fix

Return Value

Returns nonzero if successful, or zero otherwise.

To retrieve extended error information, call GetLastError.

CString CDropEdit::ExpandShortcut(CString &inFile)
{
    CString outFile;

    // Make sure we have a path
    ASSERT(inFile != _T(""));

    IShellLink* psl;
    HRESULT hres;
    LPTSTR lpsz = inFile.GetBuffer(MAX_PATH);

    // Create instance for shell link
    hres = ::CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ShellLink, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IShellLink, (LPVOID*) &psl);

    if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
    {
        // Get a pointer to the persist file interface
        IPersistFile* ppf;

        hres = psl->QueryInterface(IID_IPersistFile, (LPVOID*) &ppf);
        if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
        {
            // Make sure it's ANSI
            WORD wsz[MAX_PATH];
            ::MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, lpsz, -1, wsz, MAX_PATH);

            // Load shortcut
            hres = ppf->Load(wsz, STGM_READ);

            if (SUCCEEDED(hres)) 
			{
				WIN32_FIND_DATA wfd;

				// find the path from that
				HRESULT hres = psl->GetPath(outFile.GetBuffer(MAX_PATH), 
								MAX_PATH,
								&wfd, 
								SLGP_UNCPRIORITY);

				outFile.ReleaseBuffer();
            }

            ppf->Release();
        }

        psl->Release();
    }

	inFile.ReleaseBuffer();

	// if this fails, outFile == ""
    return outFile;
}