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Re: Creating a Dialog with a resource template...but nothing happens
Posted on July 6th, 2003 | 0 Comments

"TheTempest" <wannabegenius15@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:79c7484c.0307051536.113a71b2@posting.google.com... Is there any reason you're using PeekMessage+GetMessage instead of...

Building a tab control into a Dialog template
Posted on July 6th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hey, I have a Dialog template in a resource file that just has a window title and two buttons (Ok/Cancel). I use the CreateDialog API and it works. The problem arises when I try to add...

Re: Counterpart of getopt() in Windows environment
Posted on July 6th, 2003 | 0 Comments

In article <3ef9aab0$1_1@rcfnews.cs.umass.edu>, news_ann@yahoo.com says... There's source to a getopt at www.snippets.org. -- Later, Jerry. The universe is a figment of its own imagination.

Title of Active Application
Posted on July 6th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I want to get the title of active application (of course not my own program).... although i only need title but just for knowledge, i would like to know if i can get the handle of any window. thanks...

Re: Creating a Dialog with a resource template...but nothing happens
Posted on July 6th, 2003 | 0 Comments

You gave it a res ID of 102 and call CreateDialog() with MAKEINTRESOURCE(101)? Joakim Braun "TheTempest" <wannabegenius15@hotmail.com> skrev i...

detecting disconnected serial cable
Posted on July 6th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi, I'm having problem detecting disconnected serial cable. I have a WriteFile in a loop (running in a separate thread). Just before the WriteFile I've tried to check the DTR status. To do that I've...

Can't get a Dialog template to show
Posted on July 6th, 2003 | 1 Comments

hi, I was able to load the res file using the "LoadResource" function. And i'm able to change the dialog around a bit (IE. delete the standard cancle button, move the buttons around). However, when...

Re: Programming PCI
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 0 Comments

you might wish to ask in comp.lang.asm.x86 or comp.arch.embedded. This is the type of thing people in those groups do a lot. David Ed Stevens wrote:

RS495 Speed
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi, I've recentley seen a 15Mbaud, yes thats 15 not 1.5, RS485 serial card advertised. Would windows be able to keep up with 15Mbaud? I've used RS485 cards running at just under 1Mbaud, Windows...

Question about advanced win32 GUI
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi, I am currently writing a program that needs a gui upgrade. I'm trying to figure out what API or function to call when you wish to create the "Folders" component that is used on the left side of...

"isatty" equivalent for Win32 HANDLEs?
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Given a file "HANDLE" in Win32 (such as the standard output), is there some way to determine whether it refers to a console, file or socket (etc). This is something like the C library's "isatty"...

Re: Toolbar in MDI-Child Window
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Frank Simon wrote: it should work fairly simply. yes you can make a toolbar without a menu. Later versions of the toolbar control have tooltips support I think, depends on what version of IE you...

hyperthreading and critical sections
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 6 Comments

I have an isapi application running on an intel xeon with hyperthreading and windows 2000 server. But I'm experiencing some *really* random crashes, they didn't occur on a normal machine. I use the...

OpenGL question
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi there, I am a bit off topic here, but I thought someone might know the answer to my question. I am including "glext.h" for multitextures, but now getting a linker error. What lib file should I be...

creating windows from a resource file
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Does anyone know how i can create a resource dialog and then using a function create the dialog from the resource. I don't want to have to dynamically build all my windows for a mdi and if i can...

WIN32 C Prototype to VB API Declare
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 7 Comments

OK, this is a direct paste straight from the H-file: UINT DSSInitDecoder(HWND hMainWnd, DWORD * dwDecFlag) ; On the WIN32 platform, a UINT is a 32 bit integer. An HWND is a 32 bit integer. A DWORD...

Re: Identifying Point in Code Where Fault Occurs: Dr. Watson
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 0 Comments

"Angus B. Atkins-Trimnell" <trimnell@uic.edu> wrote: That bit of Dr Watson is useless. But I think Dr Watson also has a call-stack. Look here. Then correlate it with the map file of...

Determine if a function pointer points to an unloaded DLL
Posted on July 5th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Hi, I have a callback function which takes a function pointer. A DLL can call this callback function & set the Function pointer. Before the DLL gets unloaded it should reset the callback...

Re: Tooltips for combo in toolbar (non MFC app)
Posted on July 4th, 2003 | 0 Comments

<tonci.tomic@mireo.hr> wrote in message news:cfb25da1.0307040411.426296bf@posting.google.com... I assume you did not read the documentation? ;o) TTN_GETDISPINFO or TTN_NEEDTEXT (both are...

Pipe and FILE handle
Posted on July 4th, 2003 | 7 Comments

Hi, i'm starting with Windows programing. I've seen that i can't use popen() or _popen() in a windows based program. I want to use it to execute an external console based program, and get...