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void MyCode(void)
{
// call the ShowTheCircle function just as if the menu item was
// selected
   CMainFrame *pWndMainFrame = dynamic_cast<CMainFrame *>(AfxGetMainWnd());
   pWndMainFrame->ShowTheCircle();
// thanks for your help!

}

CMainFrame * pMainFrame = (CMainFrame *) AfxGetMainWindow();
CMainFrame * pMainFrame = (CMainFrame *) AfxGetMainWnd();
pMainFrame->ShowTheCircle();

Kwanalouie wrote:

Thanks to all for the help.

Kwanalouie wrote:

The function in your reply should have been AfxGetMainWnd() and not AfxGetMainWindow()

typedef int BOOL;

CPallini wrote:

typedef int BOOL

toxcct wrote:

not really

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

May be toxcct is on drugs today for a change

toxcct wrote:

come on, have you ever worked under linux ?

toxcct wrote:

Microsoft IS NOT the standard, even if 85% of the PCs worldwide are windows based... [D'Oh!]

toxcct wrote:

have you ever worked under linux

Cedric Moonen wrote:

What kind of drug is that ?

enum BOOL {
    FALSE = 0,
    TRUE
};

//if defined like this :
typedef int BOOL;
 
//this can be a mistake :
BOOL b = 4;
if (b == true) {
    //never enters here
    // because 4 != 1
}

toxcct wrote:

BOOL is different. it is an enum type inherited from the old C days.

it's definition is like this :

enum BOOL {
FALSE = 0,
TRUE
};

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

in the Windows world.

toxcct wrote:

0x00000001 (true) or 0x00000000 (false).