Thank You for the help. I will try your method.

Hello, Can someone help me figure out how to make my MFC single document application open a specific file type. I created the MFC single document application using the VS C++ 7.0 Wizard. It defaults to open all file types. I found the ON_COMMAND(ID_FILE_OPEN, CWinApp::OnFileOpen) in MyProject.cpp. How do I customize this so I can open a specific file type such as a .txt? I looked at the scribble example, but that is a multiple document type and I couldn't see how they did this without overriding OnFileOpen(). Is there a better example that I can learn from? I am assuming I am not supposed to overwrite the OnFileOpen, but where is this stored and once I select the file and click OK... Where is the filename stored? What is the correct way to do this? Thanks.

Despite the fact that WM_MAXIMIZE is a macro... If I set: DWORD test = 30343168; then the numerical value works the same with CreateWindow() as when I use: test = WS_MAXIMIZE|WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW; Is there no way to compute this numerical value without a compiler? Is this hex converted to binary then to numeric form?

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Well I have a configuration text file that I read in when the app starts. I am using it so I can make easy changes without recompiling and to give to other developers so they can configure the display the way they want to... So I guess that's what I have to do since they are macros, huh? I'll just read the strings and compare them to an array of known macros and if they are the same I will set them accordingly. Any other suggestions or ideas will be appreciated. Thanks

Hello, I am pretty new to Win32 programming. How do I convert a string to a DWORD? For example, I want to convert this value: char *String = "WS_MAXIMIZE"; into a DWORD value. After the conversion, the String should be equal to WindowStyle ( see below ) char *String = "WS_MAXIMIZE"; DWORD WindowStyle = WS_MAXIMIZE; Here are the correct numeric values: String = 0x0046c104 WindowStyle = 16777216 I tried type casting: char *String = "WS_MAXIMIZE"; DWORD WindowStyle = (DWORD)String; But that made WindowStyle = 9093936 and that's not what I want. Please tell me how to convert a string (hexadecimal) to a double word. Thank You.

Thanks for the response. I will look at ShellExecute. I need to create a win32 window for my graphics application. Can I still create a window with a console application. Currently I am using winmain, but I want to simultaneously launch a console. How do I do this? Can I use a console based application with a main and then create a win32 window? Thanks

I'm pretty sure you just need to add an icon as a resource and then name it: IDR_MAINFRAME Then when you create the mainframe it should be there. I don't think you need to manually load. Look here to help out in MFC: http://www.adminmod.org/karel/2/index.htm

Hello, I have created a Win32 Windows application that uses a WinMain() and WndProc(). Currently, my application runs within the application Window. I want to see the output of variables, but not inside my application window. Instead, I want to use the console window. Basically, I want to run my application and then if the programs debug flag is on then I want to open up a console window and start printing variables. How do I do this, because if I choose a console application there is no WinMain? In addition, how do I call an .exe from within my Win32 windows program. Like the cmd.exe and then another custom.exe within that console window? I do not wish to use MFC at this time. Thanks.

How can I integrate Perl with Microsoft Visual C++? I have both 6.0 and 7.0, but would appreciate any links or standard texts on this subject.

Oh, sorry! I found the properties tab to enable a normal empty win32 into an MFC application.

Thanks, Nice online samples! Just one more question... How do I create an empty project for a MFC application. For example if I use Visual C++ 7.0 to use the MFC wizard, I don't see an empty project option. The general hello world app looks much more simple, but what do I do if I want to start from scratch and make my own general hello world? I start out with way more files using the Wiz. Thanks

Thanks, Just one more question... How do I create an empty project for a MFC application. For example if I use Visual C++ 7.0 to use the MFC wizard, I don't see an empty project option. The general hello world app looks much more simple, but what do I do if I want to start from scratch and make my own general hello world? I start out with way more files using the Wiz. Thanks

Hello, I dove into Windows programming about 6 months ago. So far I have only been working with Win32, but I am ready to give MFC a try. For now, I just want to do simple things like the general hello sample. For example, I am looking to create a simple GUI interface that would launch another application with some command line parameters at the press of a button. Also, maybe have a cool bitmap as well. Can anyone point me to some good samples? Also, are there any must have books in MFC? Thank You

Hello, Does anybody know of a way to automate both opening applications and various application calls (possibly .dll files) in Windows 2000 or XP? For example, I am developing a graphics application in C++. There are various repetetive tasks needed in order to prepare many of the application assets. Also, I wanted to use this program for testing purposes or to automate repetitive tasks for various applications I am using in Windows. Possibly record an action script and then I would be able to play the script at any time to perform the recorded task. This could also be applications that I am developing myself. Are there any libraries that exist that facilitate this in Windows? Are there any programs already in existence that are able to perform this task? Thank You.

Thanks, No more cross-inclusion.

Hello, I am writing a application in Visual C++ .NET 7.0. I'd like to keep my classes in seperate files to keep things organized, but I am having difficulty accessing classes from within two files. Can someone help me find a solution accessing between files in this manner? I need to access methods and data back and forth in this manner, but I don't want the two classes to be in the same file. What am I doing wrong? Is there a different way to do this? Here is a simplified version: Class1.h #ifndef __Class1H__ #define __Class1H__ #include "Class2.h" class Class1 { public: Class1(); ~Class1(); //This doesn't work because it is in a different file! Class1(Class2* object); //This doesn't work because it is in a different file! Class2 obj; }; #endif // __Class1H__ Class2.h #ifndef __Class2H__ #define __Class2H__ //this is causing problems... #include "Class1.h" class Class2 { public: Class2(); ~Class2(); }; #endif // __Class2H__ Class1.cpp #include "Class1.h" Class1::Class1() { } Class1::~Class1() { } Class2.cpp #include "Class2.h" Class2::Class2() { } Class2::~Class2() { }

Hello, I figured out the problem I was having, but I still don't know a good solution. If you take the code posted above... and add the following line to Class2.h: #include "Class1.h" So there seems to be a problem at the posted comments when I add this include. Why can't I link in this way, and what suggestions can anybody give me to avoid this sort of thing. Thank You

Good advice, I will get the book. thanks

Oops, well it appears that my simplified sample compiles. I was able to make the problem I was having go away, by declaring the class at the top of the Class1.h file: include... class Class2; class Class1; Even though it works for my simplified version, is there a better or correct way to do this?