"I don't even own a gun, let alone know how to use one." I reckon we should frame that comment!!!! Dave Dave Carkeet.

Call be a fool and laugh, if y want, but is there a simple way that I can see the elements of a CArray in the MSC++ de bugger? Ta Dave.

Actually, Cristian (and correct me if im wrong) but i dont see how yr message loop can be working if yr appliaction has called message box... I think this is VERY good question for beginners like us. Im sure that messagebox domodal, etc. call a hoorrible nasty "PeekAndPump" type MS fudge. Any corrections? Dave Carkeet.

well y get that mate Dave Carkeet.

MFC is still by far the most interesting facet of code project for me. Cheers, Dave Dave Carkeet.

If you look in CodeGuru (sorry..) you'll find a dicussion of a "CInitDialogBar" class which solves just this sort of problem... Cheers, Dave Carkeet.

If you just want to get away from the techo stuff for a while, you must read P G Wodehouse... Dave Carkeet.

Hi Stefane Ive seen your name in the Openascade community OpenCascade is easily, but, easily the beast free object oriented graphics environment available Im working now as an independant consultant and for my first project I took a chance with OpenCascade (I did a project with OjbectARX before when I was working in a company) The customer (a VERY BIG mining company in Chile), is very happy with the "look" of the product and Ive been able to deliver. This is my first project as an indepenedant and I didnt know anything about OpenCascade before I started. Dave Carkeet.

Depends so much on wot you want to do The stuff offered by ESRI and MapInfo is to my mind not that great especially given the prices they change! (I assume that the free stuff is even worse) If you need to worry about 3D (or even 2 and a half D) you will have problems If you want to do an even half serious GIS oriented graphics application, to my mind there are 2 opcions. 1) If you dont have any time at all AutoCAD C++/MFC/ObjectARX 2) if you hav a little more time and you want to do it propperly C++/(MFC)/OpenCascade In either case I reckon that wont get out of it in less than a couple of months of work, or 3 (MINIMUM, PANIC MODE) Ive been down both paths (with grey hairs, nervious ticks, and alcohol dependency to prove it). Cheers! David.Carkeet@manquehue.net Dave Carkeet.

Hey music is a very personal stimulus I listen to everything from MC5, Stooges, Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, Back Sabbath to Johnny Cash to Glen Cambell to Kristen Hersh Music helps to generate ideas, but will never define ideas alone... Dave Carkeet. Santiago Chile

Dont no anything about open inventor, but its worth having a look at "Open Cascade" at www.opencascade.com and www.opencascade.org Cheers Dave Carkeet.