Re: CEvent? - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

jmkhael2-Jun-04 2:37

2-Jun-04 2:37

Can you see the requested binary in your bin folder?

(VS6.0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin)

Papa

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Re: vcspawn.exe is not found

Member 656282-Jun-04 2:44

Member 65628

2-Jun-04 2:44

Yes vcspawn.exe is there in the bin folder.

Regards,
JP

Re: vcspawn.exe is not found

jmkhael2-Jun-04 3:19

jmkhael

2-Jun-04 3:19

Do you have that path in the PATH enviroment variable?

Papa

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Re: vcspawn.exe is not found

Member 656282-Jun-04 4:07

Member 65628

2-Jun-04 4:07

Hello,
Thanks for suggestions.
I have set the environment variable in like:
name = VSCOMNTOOLS
path = C:\program files\Microsoft Visual Studio\common\MSDev98\bin

Regards,
Jokhan

CEvent?

MrEyes2-Jun-04 1:23

MrEyes

2-Jun-04 1:23

Please bear with me on this post, I have never coded anything in any form of C++ but my boss has given me the task of putting something together that for various reasons requires a C++ application.

The Setup
I have a C# application that launches a background process, this process has to be coded in C++. Fom time to time the C# application will need to close the background process, for various reasons I cannot do a dirty shutdown (i.e. just kill the process). So I am looking for a way of getting the C# app to make the C++ application shutdown cleanly (i.e. process some code before existing).

After doing a far bit of reading I have come across something called CEvent which I understand as being an event that can be fired by external process and caught with the C++ application.

The problem is that although I can easily hold my own in C# I havent got a clue when it comes to C++ so can anybody firstly tell me if I am on the right track, and if so can you point me in the direction of some basic tutorials.

Thanks in advance

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Re: CEvent?

erkanina2-Jun-04 1:35

erkanina

2-Jun-04 1:35

The CMutex sync object works among process. I can be helpfull.

Re: CEvent?

MrEyes2-Jun-04 1:37

MrEyes

2-Jun-04 1:37

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Re: CEvent?

Blake Miller2-Jun-04 4:05

Blake Miller

2-Jun-04 4:05

Here are some, but not all, options:
You first need to determine how the other program will be able to respond to the request to shutdown.
1. Event: If you want to watch for an event, then you must have a WaitForSingleObject, WaitForMultipleObjects, etc. call in your C++ program. You can code in a periodic check where you can try to wait for the object for a very brief time, like 50 milliseconds or less. If it is already signaled, then you can exit the C++ program, if you get TIMEOUT, then the event was not already signaled by the C# program.
2. You might also be able to use PostThreadMessage if you had some way to determine what the main thread identifier of the C++ progrma was, then you could watch for a registered window message in the C++ progrma and terminate, or else some other message of your choosing, use the MsgWaitForMultipleObjects to get the message.
3. If the C++ program has a window and you can determine the window handle, you can then just post a WM_CLOSE to the C++ program's main window.
4. If the C++ program has a window and you can NOT determine the window handle, you can always try a SendMessage with a registered window message that the C++ program is watching for.

Re: CEvent?

MrEyes2-Jun-04 4:21

MrEyes

2-Jun-04 4:21

Thanks for the reply.

After much reading, I have opted to create an event and then sit on WaitForSingleObject(...) this works something like this :

//initialisation code
...

//create the shutdown event listener
HANDLE hEvent = CreateEvent(NULL, true, false, "EventEngine 10062004-MICRG-4546-9DD2-F0868C319D02");

//Reset the event just incase
ResetEvent(hEvent);

//sit here until the event fires (this will be initiated by the external c# app)
WaitForSingleObject(hEvent, INFINITE);

//code to cleanup and close
...

I think this will work so all I need to work out now is how to get C# to set the event, fortunately this is more comfortable ground for me Big Grin | :-D

Why o why cant I start my C++ jaunt with a nice and simple Hello World application Sigh | :sigh:

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Re: CEvent?

Blake Miller2-Jun-04 4:34

Blake Miller

2-Jun-04 4:34

One thing I see here, is that I would not use the '-' or the spaces in your event name, just to be safe. It is good to use the GUID like you did, but I would collapse the name down to just the primary characters, like this:
"EventEngine10062004MICRG45469DD2F0868C319D02"

Also, your reset even is safe, as long as your C# app has not actually intentionally set it, in which case your C++ program will NEVER exit.

I generally use two events myself.
I use one like you did here, to signal the 'worker app' to exit, but I also use a second one that the 'master app' will wait for after it has started the worker app, to KNOW that the worker app has started. This blocks the starter app from inadvertently setting the 'kill' event before the worker app has started.
The master app does not wait infinite, it waits a certain amount of 'reasonable time' like 3 minutes, for the worker app to signal the started event, and if not seen in that time, you can assume the worker app did not start correctly.

Just something to keep in mind when you start wondering why your main app never shuts down...

Re: CEvent?

David Chamberlain2-Jun-04 6:05

David Chamberlain

2-Jun-04 6:05

MrEyes wrote:
Why o why cant I start my C++ jaunt with a nice and simple Hello World app

You can. Just have the program say "Hello world" in response to a CEvent fired by a C# program and you are there!! Laugh | :laugh:

Good luck.

Dave

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Socket messages

erkanina2-Jun-04 1:22

erkanina

2-Jun-04 1:22

Hi,

I have a dialog based application. It uses connection oriented Windows Sockets. My application is not responding or responding very latter to the user interface messages like mouse and keybard input; When the network data traffic producing high amount of Socket messages like FD_READ.

How can I solve this. Is there a short method to filter and process mouse and keyboard messages before processing socket's FD_READ message.

Thanks and best regards.

Re: Socket messages

Trollslayer2-Jun-04 1:33

Trollslayer

2-Jun-04 1:33

It sounds like you might have the application waiting in socket read.
Maybe putting the read in a worker thread would sort your problem ? I've done this before and it worked fine.

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Re: Socket messages

Antony M Kancidrowski2-Jun-04 1:33

Antony M Kancidrowski

2-Jun-04 1:33

Put your socket read code etal into a worker thread. This will free up the main thread to do all the standard message handling for keyboard, mouse etc.

Ant.

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Re: Socket messages

erkanina2-Jun-04 1:54

erkanina

2-Jun-04 1:54

Thank a lot for your response Mr Trollslayer and Mr Antony M Kancidrowski,

My socket routines are non blocking and fully event driven. I am using WinSock APIs. The socket reader routine is event driven and do not blocks application when data is not received. When FD_READ message receives it reads available data's and then returns.

The worker thread is good solution but I have to handle up to 1024 server connections. More than one server connection and data receiving process may require high amount of system resources with this solution.

The problem is that; I want to capture mouse and keyboard messages before FD_READ message handling.

Thanks anmd best regards

Erkan Ermis

Re: Socket messages

erkanina2-Jun-04 2:03

erkanina

2-Jun-04 2:03

Or in another word, Can I replace my mouse and keyboard messages on the top of the application message que. I heard that it is possible but I can not see a sample code up to now.

Thanks and best regards.

Erkan Ermis

working with CToolTipCtrl

Aviv Halperin2-Jun-04 1:01

Aviv Halperin

2-Jun-04 1:01

Hi,

I have a CEdit derived class I want to use for all my edit buttons in a dialog (lets call it MyCEditBase).

I want to use a tool tip for each edit that is derived from MyCEditBase.

I added the definition
CToolTipCtrl m_wndToolTip;
to MyCEditBase header file.

Now I created and
I'm trying to use a tool tip for a CEdit control with the following code:
m_wndToolTip.Create(this);
m_wndToolTip.Activate(m_EnableToolTip);
m_ToolTipText = "Edit Button Text";
m_wndToolTip.AddTool(this, m_ToolTipText);

Now to show the tool tip I have to override PreTranslateMessage but this is NEVER CALLED!!!

Then I tried to catch all ouse messages in OnWndMsg and execute the following:
m_wndToolTip.RelayEvent(&msg);
with a msg I filled myself. This does not show a tool tip.

Thanks.

avivhal

I wnt to convert SDI project to MDI

auur2-Jun-04 1:00

auur

2-Jun-04 1:00

i am working in vc++ paroject which is SDI interface now i want to convert it into MDI form(multiple dailog interface). what is the simplest way to do it on exixsting SDI project

auur_sunao

Re: I wnt to convert SDI project to MDI

David Crow2-Jun-04 3:08

David Crow

2-Jun-04 3:08

The easiest way would be to compare an empty SDI application with an empty MDI application. I know that OnInitInstance() will have a few differences. As far as the frame goes, CMDIFrameWnd will be used instead of CFrameWnd. The document will use CMultiDocTemplate instead of CSingleDocTemplate.

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windows services

Csharper992-Jun-04 0:57

Csharper99

2-Jun-04 0:57

i am working on windows services as my semester project. can any body tell me plz, how to call an .exe or .dll file from a service.
one more thing that what event is triggered when system is locked. (when we press ctrl+alt+del) i have found a function from MSDN lockworkstation() but this is not gonna work. i want to launch an exe file when user is logged on or lock or unlock the system. looking forward for any good suggestion.
thank u.

Nadir Ali
Student Information Technology
National University of Sciences and Technology
Pakistan

Re: windows services

David Crow2-Jun-04 3:09

David Crow

2-Jun-04 3:09

Csharper99 wrote:
...how to call an .exe or .dll file from a service.

How about CreateProcess()?

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Re: windows services

Blake Miller2-Jun-04 4:14

Blake Miller

2-Jun-04 4:14

If you only have to run on WindowsXP or later, you are in luck.
Your service, after registering its service control handler function, should receive a control event of SERVICE_CONTROL_SESSIONCHANGE. This will pass a data structure with the information about what happened: log on, log off, session locked, etc.

From MSDN:"A HandlerEx function is an application-defined callback function used with the RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx function. A service program can use it as the control handler function of a particular service.

The LPHANDLER_FUNCTION_EX type defines a pointer to this function. HandlerEx is a placeholder for the application-defined name.

This function supersedes the Handler control handler function used with the RegisterServiceCtrlHandler function. A service can use either control handler, but the new control handler supports user-defined context data and additional extended control codes."

Also see this:"WTSSESSION_NOTIFICATION
The WTSSESSION_NOTIFICATION structure provides information about the session change notification. A service receives this structure in its HandlerEx function in response to a session change event."

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Menu Item Bitmap

amine.turki2-Jun-04 0:51

amine.turki

2-Jun-04 0:51

I like to change an ItemMenuBitmap with the CMenu::SetMenuItemBitmaps() function.
I have problem to display the correct bitmap. Usually a dot bitmap is displayed ( may be is the default bitmap of MFC ).

Below is the used code.

CBitmap bitMap ;
bitMap .LoadBitmap(IDB_BITMAP);
pPopup->SetMenuItemBitmaps(ID_MENU_ITEM1,
MF_BYCOMMAND,&bitMap, &bitMap);

Re: Menu Item Bitmap

Anonymous2-Jun-04 1:31

Anonymous

2-Jun-04 1:31

Dont declare bitMap variable local . If you declare it out of the function that you wrote this code it work safe .

I wrote this code and work very well :

CBitmap m_CheckBitmap,m_UnCheckBitmap;
OnButton1()
{
ASSERT(m_CheckBitmap.LoadBitmap(IDB_BITMAP1));

// Associate bitmaps with the "Test" menu item.
CMenu* mmenu = GetMenu();
CMenu* submenu = mmenu->GetSubMenu(0);
(submenu->SetMenuItemBitmaps(ID_A_B, MF_BYCOMMAND,
&m_CheckBitmap, &m_CheckBitmap));
}

Menu Item Bitmap

amine.turki2-Jun-04 0:51

amine.turki

2-Jun-04 0:51

I like to change an ItemMenuBitmap with the CMenu::SetMenuItemBitmaps() function.
I have problem to display the correct bitmap. Usually a dot bitmap is displayed ( may be is the default bitmap of MFC ).

Below is the used code.

CBitmap bitMap ;
breadthBitMap.LoadBitmap(IDB_BITMAP);
pPopup->SetMenuItemBitmaps(ID_MENU_ITEM1,
MF_BYCOMMAND,&bitMap, &bitMap);

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