Hi Experts: I've downloaded the zip file for the embedded version of the Firebird database. There is a dll, but I don't see an import library. I've put the fbclient.dll in the...

I use PostMessage to drive an application by sending it keyboard events. Messages that are sent with no modifiers are processed well. As an example, the '.' key message sent here: My...

I use the LVN_COLUMNCLICK message to set the sort arrows of the header control in the listview. I would like to change the sort arrows to its highlight counterpart when the header column is...

Hello, I've a question. It's ATL 3.0 development in VC6. In .IDL file there's 'enum' declared like this: typedef enum { eOne,

Hello. For GUI consistencies, I'm trying to create a dialog that looks almost exactly like the one that pops up when SHBrowseForFolder() is called, but with my own tree structure, using my own...

"P. A. Batsii" <ragnar0ck@ukr.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:c27h72$6e8$1@hyppo.gu.net... Create a bitmap in memory and copy this to the DC. If you want it really fast, make a texture of the...

If you select icons on the desktop, they change color to highlight the selection. Does anyone know how Windows maps the unselected colors into the selected ones? Here is a table of what I have...

I have a drop-down combo box and want to know when the user selects an item from it. MSDN says to handle the CBN_SELENDOK in WM_COMMAND, but this isnt happening for me. Is there a specific message...

hi, I'm planning on writing a program for windows that reads AKAI-CDs (AKAI filesystem) in Java.. as far as I know, windows doesn't support this filesystem, then how can they be read? Please...

Hi folks, I'm trying to write a ActiveX com-component which has a function which should return jpeg-image-data. Until now, I wanted to return it as a BSTR. Inside the com component, I'm using a...

How do I implement a inter-process mechanism that's the opposite of a semaphore--that is, it's signaled when its counter is 0? I'm writing a program that starts a service (a web server), makes use of...

I am having problems starting an MFC application in remote using psexec (from http://www.sysinternals.com/). It works well with most applications (ex: notepad.exe), but it creates problems with...

Hi, How can I catch messages to the console-application dos-box-window of my app (msvc++) ? for instance : if the program is active and the "close - X" in the menu is pressed, the program exits, I...

I need a way to find this info that will work in 95/98/ME/NT/W2K/XP... Is this key in every version mentioned? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders A...

Hi all, (Sorry for the crossposting - there's just too many groups!) Is there a way under Windows 2000 to lock an application's pages (both text and data) into physical memory such that they're...

"Bob Rock" <nospam.yet_another_apprentice@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c1srhj$1mhqho$1@ID-98646.news.uni-berlin.de... Examine the controls style and see if it has the WS_HSCROLL bit set. If...

If I use DLLs in Windows, does not that mean portability issues if wanted it to run on a different operating system (like Linux) ? Is there some standard way to achieve modularity in both Windows and...

I am trying to add items to a combo box but nothing is being displayed - just an empty combo box. I am trying SendMessage(mHwndCombo, CB_ADDSTRING, 0, (LPARAM)"Testing"); SendMessage(mHwndCombo,...

I have an instant messaging application which sends/receives file. During this I want to display a progress bar. I have a window created (hDlgProg) with a progress child window. The progress bar...

I need to change size of dialog during run-time. I figured out that there are functions SetWindowPos and MoveWindow which should do it. But I have a problem: how can I programmatically get current...