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Even with the WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW style added?
Can you post the line(s) of code calling Create()?
Mark
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Hi Mark:
Sure, here it is:
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CRuntimeClass* pRTC;<br />
pRTC = RUNTIME_CLASS( COneView );<br />
pWindow = (CWnd *)pRTC->CreateObject( ) ;<br />
pWindow->Create( (LPCTSTR)m_strTypeOneView, <br />
TEXT("One Little View"), <br />
WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, <br />
CRect(0, 0, 400, 300), this, 4567 );<br />
The "mstrTypeOneView" string contains the result returned from an earlier call to
AfxRegisterWndClass:
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try<br />
{<br />
m_strTypeOneView = AfxRegisterWndClass(<br />
0,<br />
::LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_CROSS),<br />
(HBRUSH)reinterpret_cast<HBRUSH>(COLOR_BACKGROUND+1),<br />
::LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION));<br />
}<br />
catch (CResourceException* pEx)<br />
{<br />
AfxMessageBox(_T("Couldn't register class! (Already registered?)"));<br />
pEx->Delete();<br />
}<br />
I'm sure that the window registration is working because I have made alterations to the background color and the ICON and the window responds as expected.
Thanks,
Mark
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Jethro63 wrote: The "mstrTypeOneView" string contains the result returned from an earlier call to
AfxRegisterWndClass:
How much earlier. It's not safe to store the returned pointer. It should be copied into your own
buffer (a CString is easiest).
The title bar isn't hidden under a toolbar is it?
If so, adjust the CRect top and left params.
Mark
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Hi Mark:
"m_strTypeOneView" is a CString member of CMainFrame. The call to AfxRegisterWindClass is carried out in CMainFrame::OnCreate. The string returned is copied to "m_strTypeOneView" at that point. So, I believe that the returned class name is protected and not volatile.
I thought of your second point shortly after I sent my last reply to you and moved the upper-left coordinates of the window to 40,40. The window moves but does not change in appearance.
Mark
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Jethro63 wrote: "m_strTypeOneView" is a CString member of CMainFrame. The call to AfxRegisterWindClass is carried out in CMainFrame::OnCreate. The string returned is copied to "m_strTypeOneView" at that point. So, I believe that the returned class name is protected and not volatile.
Cool sorry about that
Jethro63 wrote: I thought of your second point shortly after I sent my last reply to you and moved the upper-left coordinates of the window to 40,40. The window moves but does not change in appearance.
Hmm That's just not cool! What if you create it using the default class (pass NULL for 1st param
of Create())? In my little MFC tester app (that I use to test code I post here) I have this:
pWnd->Create(NULL, _T("Window Name"), WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CRect(50,50,300,200), this, 12345, NULL);
And it creates as intended - caption, system menu, max/minimize buttons, etc.
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CRuntimeClass* pRTC;
pRTC = RUNTIME_CLASS( COneView );
pWindow = (CWnd *)pRTC->CreateObject( ) ;
I haven't looked at the MFC source code in a while but if COneView is CView-derived then maybe
some style flags are getting stripped off by MFC since views are meant to be used in a frame.
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I think you might be right about that and I am going to quickly try to create a different view derived directly from CWnd.
Unfortunately, I have to go and put my son to bed now, so I will not be able to continue this thread this evening (unless much later).
Thanks again for your advice. I will let you know what happens next.
Mark
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Jethro63 wrote: I am going to quickly try to create a different view derived directly from CWnd.
You may like to derive it from CView instead of CWnd .
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Hi Prasad.
Thank you for your response.
The original window that I am having trouble creating was derived from CView. The suggestion that Mark Salsbery is making is that this could be the problem. I am going to try creating a window derived from CWnd, just to see what happens.
Cheers,
Mark
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Jethro63 wrote: The suggestion that Mark Salsbery is making is that this could be the problem
Mark was refering to certain styles like WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW , would be inappropriate for view class.
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Probably, this is last post this year. Its friday 11:37 PM here. Can continue on your problem on tuesday.
Happy new year.
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Hi
I am using LDAP protocol (OpenLDAP) to speak to a MS active directory server. I have a DN of a user, and wants to retreive this users msExchMailboxGUID attribute which is (as far as I can read) a octal 16 byte array.
After a little research, I discovered a way to convert this value to a GUID that looks like this (string representation)
{A64B2D95-B730-4F2A-8F74-C6A37C11B7E5} (38 characters)
This works now on my computer which is an Intel based computer WinXP 32bit.
Which is what I am used to when I view GUID entries in MS SQL or .NET language.
I read somewhere that the GUID in memory is presented as
DWORD-WORD-WORD-BYTE BYTE-BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE
I am no expert on the little-endian vs big-endian, but to obtain the guid string above, I had to start with byte [3], byte[2], byte[1] and byte[0], to get the first DWORD correct.
Is there anyone who has any advice on how to do this easier, or any knowledge if the first 4 bytes will always be in this order when I use LDAP protocol?
How can I in c++, convert a 4 byte "number" to an ascii string of 8 hex characters?
I did it by using _snprintf, and %02X for each byte, but I had to pick the bytes in the correct order out of the 16 byte array to get the right GUID.
I'm just posting to see if anyone has some advice or comments.
Thank you for reading.
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Use StringFromCLSID() and CLSIDFromString() to convert between the two formats.
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Hi again,
Thanks for the advice. I didn't get StringFromCLSID to work, as I didn't quite understand what to place into the function, but for my need, I could just copy the 16 octet bytes onto a GUID struct and call StringFromGUID2, and it worked.
Cheers.
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My Dad just came across the following "interesting" bit of code while trying something out:
unsigned char fred[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
unsigned char *p = fred;
printf("%d %d %d %d\n", fred[0], fred[1], fred[2], fred[3]);
printf("%d %d %d %d\n", *p++, *p++, *p++, *p++);
Looks like printf is being evaluated backwards, any idea as to the reasoning for this? Happens on the compiler he was using for the M16C and also on MSVC8.
I have no idea what I just said. But my intentions were sincere.
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Ed.Poore wrote: ...any idea as to the reasoning for this?
The result is undefined because the order of evaluation of function arguments are undefined. For more on this, search for sequence points.
"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15
"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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Bizarre to say the least but at least we know it's there and can avoid it.
I have no idea what I just said. But my intentions were sincere.
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There's nothing bizarre about it. If the arguments are pushed on the stack from right to left
then it's behaving as implemented.
As David stated, this behavior is undefined. A C compiler is free to implement how function
calls are made in any way so relying on a specific behavior like this would be bad
Mark
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I agree with your points, it's just that he [Dad] thinks that it should work the way he says it should
I have no idea what I just said. But my intentions were sincere.
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I agree. I'm ready for a compiler that works the way I say it should
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That's why I wear a robe and carry a staff when I code...
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Chris Meech wrote: Sorry, couldn't resist.
You shouldn't have
I have no idea what I just said. But my intentions were sincere.
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Ed.Poore wrote: Looks like printf is being evaluated backwards
Have a look on printf implementation. It calls a function output (I think is in output.c file in folder crt).
From what I saw, printf evaluates from left to right the format string and uses the va_list argument as format specifier requires.
The arguments are probably stored in va_list from right to left, and your p points actually to the last argument. It's a __cdecl, after all.
(I am not sure - just thinking with loud voice).
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I'd take a look but it doesn't bother me, Dad can't understand why it does it that way but that's the way it does it so he has to put up with it.
I have no idea what I just said. But my intentions were sincere.
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