Well, SetDefID(IDOK) wasn't going to work, as the OK button isn't actually *on* the page - its off it. Maybe GetParent ()->SetDefID(IDOK) ? Or try setting focus to the OK button? Iain.

Good Thank you if any one has idea how to do a VPN connection through a vc++ ?? Some special API's for it are availabel for VPN connection? Vikas Amin Embin Technology Bombay vikas.amin@embin.com

tabor25 wrote: Maybe you or someone else has an idea... Try IShellFolder::GetAttributesOf() instead. "Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown

thanx for the link i have fixed it already. thanx once again laiju

Thank you very much :)!!! I will check the article! Best regards Tabor25

Thank you very much for answering to my question. I read the recommended article and added a menu to the demo-project including a test-item. Then i added a UI notification-handler for the menu-item to the dialog-class (where the ui-handler for the button is located), but in case of disabled the menu-item would not be drawn in grey color. I don't know what to do! Best regards tabor25

Have a look at: http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/NET/Code/Libraries/Shell_Projects/SysImageList/article.asp[^] "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

Hello Kuphryn, ReadString() overwrites the previous data in the Cstring object. Best regards tabor25

Thank you very much, Oliver. I will use the online-help to figure out the rest. Best regards tabor25

Yes, there is even one simple function in the "Settlement API" as they call it. IsUserAnAdmin()[^] int x=1, y=5; x^=y^=x^=y; // whats the content of x and y now? ClickHereForHelp();

You might want to try handling the messages WM_QUERYENDSESSION and WM_ENDSESSION. They are sent to all running applications during the shutdown process. Gary R. Wheeler