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Environment: Visual C++ 6, MFC CRichEditCtrl class Overview The CSyntaxColorizer class described here is a fast and versatile class for the syntax highlighting of code. The class is very simple to use, very fast, and highly flexible. The default highlighting mode is VC++, with comments in green, strings in dark blue, and keywords in light […]

I wrote really simple color syntax editor based on RICHEDIT control. I spent only one day on this work (ok one and half), so it’s far from ideal, but the result is suitable for editing small scripts in VBScript or JScript (this is a part of my work on a script host application).. How to […]

Environment: Visual C++ 6 Have you ever wanted to quickly check to see if one word is spelled right while coding with Visual Studio? Of course you have! This macro let’s you put the cursor on the word (or highlight the part you want to check) and tells you if it’s correct or wrong. If […]

This class (CNewLabel) is derived from CStatic and performs a lot of things that the CStatic class can not do: Text colour Background colour Text background colour Fonts Multi line support with text justification Link text (with or without cursor) Text highlighting when mouse moves over static control Centred background image (stretched or not with […]

In a project I have recently undertook, a window was needed where it was neccessary to display large amounts of data (over 150,000 items) in a single CListCtrl. Futhermore, a second and even third window was needed, each with their own CListCtrl. These additional windows worked off the same data source as the first window, […]

I was writing a custom installation script and needed to create many sub directories. I looked at Brad Gutilla’s article and thought that there had to be a simpler method. Recursion steps in and saves the day. Not much to say about the code, as it is pretty simple and easy to follow. void CreateAllDirectories(CString […]

On reading about the Template Metaprograms, I wondered if they may help building message maps without MFC, something like C message crackers, but simpler to use. I wanted to make it possible to write something like this statement once in the class header: class CClass : public CBase { .. START_DESCRIPTING DECL_MSG_HANDLER1(WM_SIZE, void, Size)(UINT, int […]

I used the MFC CBitmapButton class in a project and was annoyed of the fact that it wasn’t as responsive as normal text buttons. It seems to eat double clicks if you click too fast on it. I tried Micrsofts samples of bitmap buttons and experienced the same problem. I think the problem appears for […]

Environment: Windows NT 4.0/2000 only, VC6 SP3, NT4 DDK Overview and usage FileObjectInfo is a tool which lets you take a look at Windows NT’s file objects. In contrast to NTHandleEx from www.sysinternals.com and EnTeHandle article from Fred Forester (contributed here at CodeGuru) it also shows some of the corresponding device object properties, like the […]

. The ALXGrid Control is intended for display and change of the data which may be submitted as the table. It is realized as library on basis of MFC classes which are statically connected to the application. The library includes classes: CALXGridView for support of technology document – view, and CALXGridCtrl for use in dialogue […]

Wrapping OpenGL with MFC can take the advantages of both APIs: fast rendering and an elegant GUI. However, due to the fact that many printer drivers do not work with the SetPixelFormat() API function, it is not feasible to render an OpenGL scene to a printer directly. A widely used technique is to render an […]

. Environment: Windows NT 4.0 (Server or Workstation) Windows NT security makes it possible to lock down a desktop so a given user has access to only one or a few specific programs. On a public kiosk computer, it is often important that user access be restricted. This article explains the steps that need to […]