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ppp00128-Dec-03 17:00

28-Dec-03 17:00

Hi,

What is the pro and cons of programming in pure win32 Vs in MFC for CE ? (beside that MFC is more object-oriented)

And what is the ratio of developers are developing in pure Win32 and pure MFC ?

Thanks

Re: programming win32 Vs MFC in CE

#realJSOP28-Dec-03 23:59

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28-Dec-03 23:59

MFC is part of the core OS in CE and PocketPC. It's already there (in memory), so why not use it?

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Re: programming win32 Vs MFC in CE

ppp00129-Dec-03 6:58

ppp001

29-Dec-03 6:58

Thanks for your advice.

But i need to program some Win32 code(for link to other library)inside the MFC project,
and I found that those two types of programming(Win32 and MFC) cannot be well-mixed inside the same project, so I consider now to write the whole project in pure Win32, but I am afraid that it is a out-dated practice to program in Win32 and I also will lose many powerful feature of MFC.

Therefore I ask for the comparison of the two programming practice.

Re: programming win32 Vs MFC in CE

#realJSOP29-Dec-03 7:14

#realJSOP

29-Dec-03 7:14

What makes you thihnk you can't easily mix win32 and MFC?

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Re: programming win32 Vs MFC in CE

ppp00130-Dec-03 3:28

ppp001

30-Dec-03 3:28

Cause when I add pure Win32 code within the MFC classes like CDialog, it force me to use the MFC function instead the pure Win32 one. For example, when I use the "GetRect(...)" function, it force me to use MFC "GetRect(...)" where the arguments are different from the Win32 one.

Re: programming win32 Vs MFC in CE

Ian Darling30-Dec-03 4:09

Ian Darling

30-Dec-03 4:09

pyhtang1 wrote:
Cause when I add pure Win32 code within the MFC classes like CDialog, it force me to use the MFC function instead the pure Win32 one. For example, when I use the "GetRect(...)" function, it force me to use MFC "GetRect(...)" where the arguments are different from the Win32 one.

Call ::GetRect() instead, to make it unambiguous to intellisense.

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Re: programming win32 Vs MFC in CE

#realJSOP30-Dec-03 5:05

#realJSOP

30-Dec-03 5:05

What Ian said...

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GetActiveWindow

misha_grewal26-Dec-03 23:10

misha_grewal

26-Dec-03 23:10

GetActiveWindow returns the active window - be it system or the current running program window.

HANDLE h = GetActiveWindow();
///show some other dialog
mydlg->DoModal;
delete mydlg;
SetForeGroundWindow(h);

So whenever there is a system window like error message or battery information, GetActiveWindow returns the handle of this window. The SetForeGroundwindow method then takes the user to the Start menu rather than the previous program window.
Any ideas how to remove this defect. What other method can i use instead of GEtActiveWindow? Can i get window information like is it a system window or my program window. Would GetWindow help in this case?

Thanks...

file reading problem - pcoket pc

bryce26-Dec-03 13:43

bryce

26-Dec-03 13:43

Hi I'm writing my file successfulling to my pocket pc, with all the data,
but when i try and read the file with something simple

<br />
<br />
FILE *stream;<br />
BYTE list[25];<br />
if( (stream = fopen( "encrypt.txt", "r+t" )) != NULL )<br />
{<br />
     /* Attempt to read in 25 characters */<br />
	int numread = fread( list, sizeof( char ), 25, stream );<br />
	fclose( stream );<br />
}<br />
	<br />

or even

<br />
CFile f;<br />
if( !f.Open( "encrypt.txt", CFile::modeRead ) ) <br />
{<br />
	AfxMessageBox(_T("Unable to open the database"));<br />
	EndDialog(0);<br />
	return FALSE;<br />
}<br />
int nSize = f.GetLength();<br />
char * pBuf = new char[nSize];<br />
int nRead = f.Read(pBuf,nSize);<br />
	<br />

I only get 1 character (the very first) read from the file.
What am i missing?
regards
Bryce

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Re: file reading problem - pcoket pc

Ian Darling26-Dec-03 14:17

Ian Darling

26-Dec-03 14:17

Are you sure it's an ANSI/ASCII text file. CE based platforms prefer to use UNICODE....

Only appearing to get the first character would be consistent with that.

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Re: file reading problem - pcoket pc

bryce26-Dec-03 21:49

bryce

26-Dec-03 21:49

coor
cheers i bet it is that ( i didnt know ce preferred unicode)
bryce

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Re: file reading problem - pcoket pc

IceBerG7129-Dec-03 20:17

IceBerG71

29-Dec-03 20:17

i think you still can use character reading in Window CE as i have done in.

i think possible cause is it
1) is the file 25 character long?? file szie = 25characters

2)is it suppose to use fread(&list,sizeof(char),25,fp); as it is an array?? i am using structure and the & sign is in.

Can check it out, just giving my views. Hope it helps

qsort() problem on pocketpc

Amit Dey26-Dec-03 11:39

Amit Dey

26-Dec-03 11:39

Has anyone had any wied problems with qsort()? I'm using evc++3 and debugging on emulator(ppc2000) and the call to qsort() always causes an access violation? the same code works for the desktop.

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thought I heard you call my name now.

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CCriticalSection and Locking

Anonymous25-Dec-03 17:15

Anonymous

25-Dec-03 17:15

Which method of using CCriticalSection should be preferred?
Using CSingleLock to lock the critical section object or using the Critical Sections's own method i.e Lock, unlock etc.

I am using follwing code. I don't know why CSingleLock object is provided for locking?

Static CCriticalSection m_Critical

Thread1(){
m_Critical.Lock();
//process
m_Critical.Unlock();
}

Thread2(){
m_Critical.Lock();
//process
m_Critical.Unlock();
}

Thanks in advance..

Not deleting particular file after unistallation of Cab

shubhs24-Dec-03 21:19

shubhs

24-Dec-03 21:19

Hello ,

I have one Cab with the help of which I install few dlls. But after uninstalling that Cab , my dlls are also getting deleted. Is there any mechanism so that after uninstallation of Cab also, dlls will not get deleted.

Thanx in advance,

Shubhangi.

Scrolling dialog III - The Re-Awakening

#realJSOP23-Dec-03 7:03

#realJSOP

23-Dec-03 7:03

The article (such as it is) is up. Smile | :)

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Re: Scrolling dialog III - The Re-Awakening

Daniel Strigl23-Dec-03 7:10

Daniel Strigl

23-Dec-03 7:10

Thanks!

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ADOCE3.1 DLL registration programmatically

shubhs19-Dec-03 19:25

shubhs

19-Dec-03 19:25

Hello,

Does anyone have any idea to register system DLL(ADOCE 3.1)
programmaticaly using eVC for PocketPC 2002??

Thanx in advance,

Shubhangi

Re: ADOCE3.1 DLL registration programmatically

João Paulo Figueira20-Dec-03 13:15

João Paulo Figueira

20-Dec-03 13:15

Already replied on www.pocketpcdn.com. Also, check this: http://www.codeproject.com/ce/ado_ce_ca.asp?msg=695228#xx695228xx

Regards,
João Paulo

Scrolling Dialog in CE II - Son Of Scrolling Dialog

#realJSOP18-Dec-03 6:05

#realJSOP

18-Dec-03 6:05

João, that was a valiant effort, but your method was untenable in our situaion. I did, however, find an alternative. It could be made better, but I simply don't have the time to doink with it any longer.

I'll post an article on it sometime in the near future.

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Re: Scrolling Dialog in CE II - Son Of Scrolling Dialog

João Paulo Figueira18-Dec-03 7:46

João Paulo Figueira

18-Dec-03 7:46

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I'll post an article on it sometime in the near future.

I'm looking forward to your article! Wink | ;)

Regards,
João Paulo

Re: Scrolling Dialog in CE II - Son Of Scrolling Dialog

#realJSOP18-Dec-03 8:06

#realJSOP

18-Dec-03 8:06

It's a butt-ugly kludge (well, the whole program is at this point, but that's not the issue. Smile | :)

).

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Re: Scrolling Dialog in CE II - Son Of Scrolling Dialog

Daniel Strigl18-Dec-03 20:05

Daniel Strigl

18-Dec-03 20:05

I would be also interested in your article Smile | :)

.

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Compact Framework graphics

RichLee16-Dec-03 23:18

RichLee

16-Dec-03 23:18

Hi,
I need to build a quick and dirty front end for a prototype on a Pocket PC. I don't mind what I use, but I'd prefer C#/.NET, and I don't have any serious graphics experience. The key feature I need is to be able to rotate a graphic - could be a bitmap, or could be dynamically drawn. The functionality I want to reproduce is basically System.Drawing.Drawing2D.Matrix.Rotate() in the full framework, so I can rotate images.

So without having to dive into graphics drawing first principles, and hoping to avoid any explicit math in calculating a redraw, are there any examples or pointers to how to do this in the CF?

I guess I also need to ask about double-buffering and managing the form's background repaint to avoid flicker.

If you think I should stick with C++ for this then I'd be grateful for a pointer or two instead - not asking much Smile | :)

Thanks in advance
Rich

Re: Compact Framework graphics

Daniel Strigl17-Dec-03 0:44

Daniel Strigl

17-Dec-03 0:44

Take a look at James Image Rotation in .NET article.

I hope this will help you!

Regards,
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