Hi, A better way is to create a temporary transparent window which covers the whole screen. Use GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN) and GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN) to get the window dims. Use its mouse events to control the drag.

VC++ .NET installs the MFC version 7.1 files on your computer. These files are 'almost' backwards compatible with the MFC version 4.2 ones, which are installed by VC++ 6.0. You should modify your project settings to include mfc71d.lib and mfcs71d.lib, respectively (Yes, you have typoed there). The reason that your builds fail might be because you're using a interface definitions that are possibly deprecated (== not supported anymore). The only option is to go through the code and change these to the appropriate, supported values. Because it's a linker error, you should use a feature like "Find in Files..." in the IDE. If these are, like I believe, GUID identifiers of COM interfaces, you can always use the command __uuidof( _interface name_ ) to return the GUID where needed. This command always gets the correct GUID for the current file version, regardless of what version you're using. -Antti Keskinen ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.

check out MSDN. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnfiles/html/msdn\_serial.asp Kuphryn

You dont need source code. Using Spy++ you can get the class of the window u want to send message to and the messages to send, using FindWindow you cant get a handle to the window, and using SendMessage you just send the message you saw in Spy ++ to the window, thus making it behave just like if a user is testing it Consider also using CWnd::Attach and CWnd::Detach Papa while (TRUE) Papa.WillLove ( Bebe ) ;

Thanks for the answer. In fact the error happened before the entry point of the program, so no breakpoint could be useful. :(( It was in fact in options/settings/debug/working directory: as somebody gave me an example of a project, there was something specified that didn't correspond to a real directory on MY computer.... So I erased this line and now I can continue:-D JET