How to change the Title(Caption) of Modal Dialog Box?

[David Crow]

mikert_2008 wrote:

...the project I am working doesn't have class derived from it.

So what object are you calling DoModal() from?

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[mikert_2008]

CDialog dlgAbout(IDD_ABOUTBOX); dlgAbout.DoModal();

[Lost User]

OK, guys I misread it, I shall perform a suitable act of self-humiliation in penance! :((

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[David Crow]

Richard MacCutchan wrote:

...I shall perform a suitable act of self-humiliation in penance!

No, I do not wish to see you dancing on a table wearing a sombrero.

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[Lost User]

I've been told my maracas are a sight to behold. :laugh:

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[David Crow]

You did NOT just say that while I was eating.

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[Chris Meech]

Just an idea to research further. Before you instantiate the dialog, would it not be possible to modify the IDD_ABOUTBOX dialog resource to change the caption property? I don't know how to do that, but that is one thing I would investigate. :)

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[David Crow]

I *think* this is what InitModalIndirect() was suggested for. Like you, however, I've not personally tried it.

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[David Crow]

mikert_2008 wrote:

...the project I am working doesn't have class derived from it. And doesn't look proper to genrate the class just for this purpose.

Other than looks, what reservations do you have to this approach? Read here for Paul's response to using a CDialog object directly.

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[Aescleal]

I had a quick scan through the answers below and you didn't seem that enamoured of any of them as you weren't using/couldn't use MFC. Having said that you've already answered your own question...

mikert_2008 wrote:

One way I know to change the title of Modal Dialog Box is to use OnInitDialog() function of the class derived from the DialgBox and then call setwindowtext() function inside it.

If you look at the MFC documentation or read the source code you'll see that CDialog::OnInitDialog is called in response to a WM_INITDIALOG message being sent to the dialog box. All you have to do in your code is handle WM_INITDIALOG and call SetWindowText at that point. Cheers, Ash

[KarstenK]

if you had an own dialog class you wont need this discussions :rolleyes:

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