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This article explains how to switch between multiple views in a splitter window pane without deleting and re-creating views. It is inefficient to create & destroy views, and often disrupts an application’s design, yet the only examples of switching views I have found are doing just that! I have created a CSplitterWnd replacement class that […]

When you start an AppWizard generated MFC application without any command line arguments a new document is created. If the user doesnt want a new document but wants to edit an existing one, the new document created every time the application starts has no purpose at all. The code presented in this article shows a […]

Environment: VC6.0 SP4, Win95/NT3.51 or later Creating a CToolbar with 16 or 24 bit buttons is easy if you aren’t worried about disabled buttons and your buttons don’t have any pixels that should be set to the toolbar’s background color. Things quickly get more complicated if you want to correctly handle those other cases. This […]

N2E – Number To English Translation This is a simple, yet invaluable class that enables you to display the textual representation of a number. Since the possible uses of this class are endless (e.g., check writing applications, contract applications, etc.) hopefully it will come in handy for many of you. well. Input : An integer […]

New users of this class will have to visit Robin’s article for the relevant download material and then update the .cpp/.h files with the versions provided in this article. Old users of the class can just replace their existing .cpp/.h files with these. Overview of New Functionality This is an update of the nice class […]

Click the Finish button Creating an Active Document Server That Contains a Rich Edit Control Using Visual Studio, create an MFC project (any name will do for the purposes of this demo). Click mini-server and check Active document server checkbox. Select a CFormView instead of the CView. Click the Finish button. In the resource editor, […]

This sample shows how to use the CreateRemoteThread() function to load a DLL to another process memory. To use the CreateRemoteThread() you have to follow these steps: Allocate a page of memory in target for the code, via VirtualAllocEx() Allocate a page of memory in target for the parameters, via VirtualAllocEx() Write the name of […]

Introduction If you need a descendent class of CADORecordBinding to bind the member variables to columns in the database table, ADO Data Bound Class Wizard is a good program for you. The ADO Data Bound Class Wizard is a Visual C++ program that guide you through the process of creating a CADORecordBinding derived class. How […]

Environment: Visual Studio 6 How many times have you had to go through the same gyrations to create a message box? Is it the first argument or the second that’s the title as opposed to the text. What are the exact constants again for an OK button and a Cancel button? What are the valid […]

Environment: Windows 95/98, Visual C++ 6 SP4 Persisting your data requires a true effort : a full blown application that persists (even just) 20 values of any types (strings , ints …) ,with Installation and uninstallation capabilities requires a considerable amountof effort (and a hundred lines at least) . I have already introduced a class […]

Environment: VC6, NT, WIN2000, WIN9x, This is a set of functions (packaged in a DLL) that allows for easy text output to a text window. Example Usage Here’s an example code snippet on using these functions. #include “stdafx.h” #include “screen.h” int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { // Show Screen displays a new screen and returns […]

Environment: Windows 9x, Windows 2000; Visual C++ 6 (SP4), DirectX 7 Installed Introduction. DirectInput is essential for responsive games, therefore to help ease the transition of DOS games programmers, you can use this class to read mouse input directly.   To use the class, define a global variable :- CDIMouse myMouse; You will have to supply […]