Re: How can I terminate another application? - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

georgiek5031-May-03 6:00

31-May-03 6:00

What is the necessary style the a list box must have to display characters such as this correctly: å, ä, ö, Å, Ä

Or is it just a matter of Windows regional settings?

Re: List Box Style

Ravi Bhavnani31-May-03 8:47

Ravi Bhavnani

31-May-03 8:47

I think the only requirement is that you set its font to one that's capable of displaying these chars. Arial seems like a good bet, but I suspect Tahoma (the now-standard Microsoft font) would also work.

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CButton question

rpadrela31-May-03 5:26

rpadrela

31-May-03 5:26

I want a button to be drawn fully red, do i need to create my own button class ? Owner-draw button is the way to go ? If so, can you point me too any good article that talks about it ?

Thanks

Re: CButton question

valikac31-May-03 7:01

valikac

31-May-03 7:01

One solution is ownerdraw via WM_CTLCOLOR.

Kuphryn

Re: CButton question

Joan M1-Jun-03 21:01

Joan M

1-Jun-03 21:01

You can also take a look here in CP at the Button articles in order to find out some classes already done... CButton ST is a good class...

HTH...

How can I terminate another application?

ATC31-May-03 4:13

ATC

31-May-03 4:13

Hi,

I have a VC++ application that launches another application in Run Time

<br />
	char* pszFileName = "c:\\NewApplication.exe";<br />
	spawnl( _P_NOWAIT, pszFileName, pszFileName,NULL);<br />

It works fine, but I could not find another command to terminate that application (NewApplication.exe) in Run Time

Anyone can help me?

Thanks

Re: How can I terminate another application?

skaanji31-May-03 6:09

skaanji

31-May-03 6:09

Use TerminateProcess(HANDLE hProcess,UINT uExitCode);

Re: How can I terminate another application?

Neville Franks31-May-03 12:39

Neville Franks

31-May-03 12:39

skaanji wrote:
Use TerminateProcess(HANDLE hProcess,UINT uExitCode);

No, No, No, No, No, unless you want the user to loose all the work they've done.

To quote the MS Docs:
The TerminateProcess function is used to unconditionally cause a process to exit. Use it only in extreme circumstances.

Please be very carefull about what you you suggest to people here.

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Re: How can I terminate another application?

ATC1-Jun-03 5:09

ATC

1-Jun-03 5:09

Hi,

I am trying & still find the way to do right!

Thanks

ATC

Re: How can I terminate another application?

ATC1-Jun-03 5:10

ATC

1-Jun-03 5:10

Hi,

I am working on it & still find the way to do right!

Thanks

ATC

Re: How can I terminate another application?

Neville Franks31-May-03 12:37

Neville Franks

31-May-03 12:37

See: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B178893[^]

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Re: How can I terminate another application?

ATC1-Jun-03 5:10

ATC

1-Jun-03 5:10

Hi,

I am working on it & still find the way to do right!

Thanks

ATC

Re: How can I terminate another application?

Tom Wright31-May-03 17:29

Tom Wright

31-May-03 17:29

Obtain the handle of the window. Pass a message to it to shut down.
If it's an app that requires saving before closing then it should ask
Example:

HWND hWnd;<br />
LRESULT lpResult;<br />
<br />
//Find the window<br />
hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, winName);<br />
if (hWnd == NULL)<br />
{<br />
    return 0;<br />
}<br />
//Set Window Style<br />
lpResult = DefWindowProc(hWnd, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_CLOSE, NULL);<br />

Hope this helps

Re: Compiled errors

ATC1-Jun-03 5:07

ATC

1-Jun-03 5:07

Hi,

I did try your suggestion, but when I compiled I had two errors:

---> hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, winName);
---> lpResult = DefWindowProc(hWnd, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_CLOSE, NULL);

error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'class CWnd *' to 'struct HWND__ *'
error C2660: 'DefWindowProcA' : function does not take 4 parameters

Do you know why?

Thanks for help

ATC

Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

Link260031-May-03 3:00

Link2600

31-May-03 3:00

In Java, they got rid of the use of pointers, and most Java
programmers will tell you because the creators want to get
rid of the pointers headache for programmers. I wonder if it
is true? Is pointers a headache for you? And is it useful? If
you don't use pointers, what alternatives do you have?

(off topic) By the way, do you happen to know if there is a
Java forum that is similar to this site?

Thanks.

Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

ZoogieZork31-May-03 3:19

ZoogieZork

31-May-03 3:19

VW_Red_Jetta wrote:
By the way, do you happen to know if there is a
Java forum that is similar to this site?

Try the JDC Forums: http://forum.java.sun.com/[^]

- Mike

Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

C^hris L^osinger31-May-03 4:17

C^hris L^osinger

31-May-03 4:17

other people's use of pointers is evil, but pointers are wonderful.

To vote with no response is to follow the way of the coward.

Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

leppie31-May-03 6:03

leppie

31-May-03 6:03

Chris Losinger wrote:
other people's use of pointers is evil, but pointers are wonderful

I agree, I dont do c++ but do c, and once you grasp that everything is really just a number and passing-by-reference is complete bollocks, then it all makes sense to you.

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Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

Michael Dunn31-May-03 5:38

Michael Dunn

31-May-03 5:38

VW_Red_Jetta wrote:
Is pointers a headache for you? And is it useful? If
you don't use pointers, what alternatives do you have?

No.
Yes.
VB Dead | X|

Java people say that pointers are evil. C++ people say that not controlling when object destructors run is evil. *shrug*

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Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

valikac31-May-03 7:02

valikac

31-May-03 7:02

C++ pointers are extremely powerful for both software design and implementation.

Kuphryn

Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

Daniela12331-May-03 7:20

Daniela123

31-May-03 7:20

I do not understand...
How can you get anything done without them.
and it is not a headache.
I think, the reason that JAVA is different from C (C++) in this respect, is security.
In C you can assign any number to a pointer and read and write any byte in memory, sometimes with disastrous results. Only hardware memory management can protect us from unauthorized access.
But then, I do not know JAVA.

Daniela

Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

Vikram A Punathambekar31-May-03 8:57

Vikram A Punathambekar

31-May-03 8:57

VW_Red_Jetta wrote:
Is pointers a headache for you?

No. I can't dream of a fairly large program without pointers.

VW_Red_Jetta wrote:
And is it useful?

See above.

VW_Red_Jetta wrote:
If you don't use pointers, what alternatives do you have?

I dunno.

Actually, I had to do a couple of small programs (one in VB, one in Java). I got really pissed off Dead | X|

- with VB for the language and Java for lack of pointers. C++ is for me. I'm gonna learn C#, though. Smile | :)

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Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

Michael P Butler31-May-03 9:04

Michael P Butler

31-May-03 9:04

Pointers are one of the most useful parts of C++/C. Used well, they become one of the most powerful tools in a programmers toolkit - used poorly and they can make your life a living hell.

When I first started wiht pointers in the late 80's (in C), it took me a couple of months to understand the concept but now they are second nature.

Michael

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Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

Bob Stanneveld31-May-03 9:25

Bob Stanneveld

31-May-03 9:25

As long as java exists, there's and endless discussion between C/C++ and Java programmers about which language to use.

I have some experience with java. I learn it at school, from my point of view, Java programmers are lazy thinkers(no offence) and C/C++ programmers are lazy writing!

Back to pointers, I use pointers as much as I can. They keep the mind sharp!
In Java they didn't get rid of pointers at all, they just hide them from the programmer. (Ever had a null pointer exception??)

Re: Is pointers in C++ a headache for real world programmers?

Peter Weyzen31-May-03 10:15

Peter Weyzen

31-May-03 10:15

First of all, my first misconception about java, was that there were no pointers. That misconception from a C++ point of view led me to believe that you just used copied objects everywhere.

Java is all about references -- which really are just smarter pointers. Smart would be pushing it, but smarter... I can't tell you how many hours I've spent debugging java code because it wouldn't release objects. {how smart can it be if you can still screw it up?}

I think of Java like I think of PASCAL. Remember PASCAL? It tries real hard to protect you from shooting yourself in the foot, but if you attempt anything too lofty, you will end up shooting yourself in the foot, but not realize it, and then you die a slow but somewhat painless death. Java makes a great teaching language -- as long as you don't really want to understand what's happening under the hood.

References live in C++ too, and but they don't do the auto-delete-referenc-counter thingy that java does. MS came out with this thing called COM. COM implements some java-like stuff in C++. Reference counting and smarter casting stuff...

My answer is: that I'd much rather use C++. I think it's the control-freak in me, but I know what I am getting with C++. {knowing assembly helps too} Java leaves you greatly at the whim of the person that developed the runtime...

The learning curve with C++ is higher. And java has some constructs that are missing in C++ (like "super" -- I love "super"). But I'd still pick C++ any day!

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