how to change the title bar of mainframe of proj?

[ns]

MFC MDI project: I didnt name my project with the final name in mind, and now i cant seem to change the title bar of the project. In project settings i was able to give a suitable new name to the exe but the title bar still has the name of the project in it, even though I rebuilt the prj. Please tell me theres some trivial way of changing the name in the title bar.... I looked into the rc file with notepad but dont see anything I can change there, (I dont really know what I'm looking for.) Anyways is is safe to edit the rc file? Thanks, ns I tried SetWindowText in mainfrms OnCreate and also in OnInitialUpdate of the view...didnt work. Also did cs.lpSzName in PreCreateWindow....thats no good too.

[bneacetp]

In the resource view, open the String Table and edit the IDR_MAINFRAME caption to what you want to appear in the titlebar of your project. You might also want to change the AFX_IDS_APP_TITLE string caption to something different as well since calling AfxMessageBox(...) will display the AFX_IDS_APP_TITLE string caption in its titlebar. That should do it. :-D Happy Programming! WWW::CodeProject::BNEACETP

[nss]

Wow! Cant wait to try it tomorrow. Thanks so much!!!! ns

[bneacetp]

nss wrote: Thanks so much!!!! No problem. Glad to help. :-D Happy Programming! WWW::CodeProject::BNEACETP

[ns]

Well, that works great, but now, in the title I get: MyGoodProjectName - OldPrjName1....sort of like thats the name of the document or view or something. I tried changing the IDR_STRAINTYPE string but thats not it apparently. So the old prj name is still sneaking in.... Ideas? Thanks, ns

[bneacetp]

By looking to IDR_STRAINTYPE, you are on the right track. That is the string that you need to change. I built a quick app named "newMFC" and I have its "TYPE" string resource below: \nnewMFC\nnewMFC\n123 Files (*.123)\n.123\nnewMFC.Document\nnewMFC.Document Change the first "line" or section of this string to what you want the document to be called by default. For instance, if I wanted it to show "New Document" I would change the above line to: \nNew Document\nnewMFC\n123 Files (*.123)\n.123\nnewMFC.Document\nnewMFC.Document DO NOT remove the new line characters (\n) in the process. That should do it. :-D For future reference, below is what each section is for, corresponding to the MFC App Wizard: 1) \nnewMFC - Document Type Name 2) \nnewMFC - File new short name 3) \n123 Files (*.123) - The filter name 4) \n.123 - The actual file type filter 5) \nnewMFC.Document - The file type ID 6) \nnewMFC.Document - The File type Long name I hope that fixes things for you. If I understand your problem right, it should. Good luck with the rest of your project. :) Happy Programming! WWW::CodeProject::BNEACETP

[ns]

By golly! You have done it again!!! I had eralier tried exactly what you say to do, but I hadnt closed the editbox (after I changed the entry so the change didnt take effect) before building the proj again which is why I saw no difference. But this time I edited the resource , saved it, closed the editbox and then built and ran....viola! I appreciate your careful explanation of the various sections. It still likes to tack on a "1" at the end of the title as in : MyProject - CorrectNAme1 --- which is quite acceptable. SO, many many thanks again! ns

[bneacetp]

One more thing since you mentioned it. It may or may not matter much, but I think it looks a little nicer if there is a space between the new document name and the number. This "New Document 1" instead of this "New Document1". If you would like the first effect, just insert a space after the name and MFC will tack on the number after the space which, just according to my preference, looks a bit nicer. \nNew Document \nnewMFC... PROMPTS "AppName - New Document 1" instead of \nNew Document\nnewMFC... PROMPTS "AppName - New Document1" Just thought you might be interested. Once again, good luck with your project! :) ns wrote: SO, many many thanks again! Your welcome! :-D:-D:-D Happy Programming! WWW::CodeProject::BNEACETP