MFC

VS 2010 and VS 2008
Just spent a happy Sunday morning installing VS 2010. Plus point: it found one syntax error in my several thousand .cpp files which VS 2008 missed. Problems: one or two minor ones not yet resolved. Is there any reason why a resource only DLL compiled with VS2008 should not work properly with a program comp... 31 May 2010 20:47

sdi: recevie on_message without a cwnd class
Hi, I`m working at a SDI application: how is it possible to receive ON_MESSAGE news? I`ve one function sending a postmessage: ::PostMessage (hWnd, WM_USER_THREAD_FINISHED, (WPARAM) 12, 0); This message can only received by an class of CWnd.... but I didn`t have one. I`ve a CFormView, CDocument class... I... 23 May 2010 00:42

SubClass CEdit Question
I had to write a subclass for the CEdit control because I wanted it to handle floating point numbers only. The code below is what I've done however, it allows for multiple '.' (points). Therefore, 1...25 ends up being valid. How can I ensure the decimal is only done one time? The issue is that I validate ea... 22 May 2010 06:14

socket OnReceive function not called
Hi, I`m trying to get a working socket example using MFC.... at the moment I`m not able to receive any kind of packets... That`s what I`m doing step by step: 1) installing a thread: m_pClientThread = (CUdpClientThread*)AfxBeginThread(RUNTIME_CLASS(CUdpClientThread), THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL, 0, CREATE_SUSP... 21 May 2010 16:09

Handling Cut (CTRL-C) in a CListCtrl dervied control
Hello, I have a CListCtrl derived control which presents some data. Now, I want to add handling of CTRL-C: When the user presses CTRL-C the text of the currently selected item should be copied to the clippboard. As far as I figured, accelerators are my best option? Am I right or is there an 'easy' neat whay... 22 May 2010 12:46

setup user thread in SDI application
Hi, I want to start an user thread at startup of the sdi application. Unfortunately I have to wait until the windows-handle is valid : m_pMainWnd->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW); m_pMainWnd->UpdateWindow(); Where`s the best place to start such a thread? After these two lines in the initInstance-function of the main wi... 23 May 2010 12:29

No _ttof in Visual Studio 2008
Hello, Is there no _ttof function in Visual Studio 2008, or do I need to include some special header file? I get: error C3861: '_ttof': identifier not found I use Visual Studio 2008, in a non unicode build. The codebase originates from VS6. Best regards, Oliver ... 21 May 2010 16:09

OnKillFocus
When pNewWind (pointer passed to OnKillFoucus handler) will be NULL? ... 21 May 2010 06:14

Reminder - Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Community - (Updated Recommended Forum)
What is Happening? This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums. Why? As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the past sever... 21 May 2010 03:01

Not sure about manifest file regarding transparent check boxes inUnicode version
Hi Dana, I came across the exact same problem with unicode vs. ansi version incompatibility between transparency in check box buttons. I am using Visual Studio 2008 and I don't know how to generate a manifest file of my own, if I were to, how would I tackle the side by side assemblies, dev studio generates one for me a... 20 May 2010 13:55