My current project has me attempting to create dialogs based on a .json file.
I want to parse through a .json file and use the information given to construct a dialog in mfc c++ on the fly.
Can this be done? I have never created buttons/edit boxes/drop downs/ect including configuration on the fly.
Thanks in advance for the insight/advice.
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I'm working on a GUI using MFC. I need that the end-user selects a .hex file. I'm using CMFCEditBrowseCtrl for browse files. Somebody can help me with CMFCEditBrowseCtrl usage. I'M NEW USING MFC. If you need more details just tell me.
Thanks in advance for your help (sorry, English is not my native language).
You need to use EnableFileBrowseButton.
//Open the specified file format
CMFCEditBrowseCtrl m_EditBrowse;
m_EditBrowse.EnableFileBrowseButton(_T(""),_T("hex Files(*.hex)|*.hex|"));
I am trying to recreate a Visual C++ Solution that had about 30 projects so that the general organization will be cleaner.
The original "solution" was in fact a Visual C++ 6 workspace from the turn of the century, migrated into VS 2017.
Some of the projects will be close to being clones of the old ones.
When I try to create a project, I am asked what Application Type it must be:
Single Document/Multiple document/Dialog based or Multiple top level documents.
I thought I could guess this by looking at the property pages of the existing documents, but I can't seem to find it. Or am I likely to be going in the wrong direction?
As far as I'm concerned, we couldn't guess this by looking at the property pages of the existing documents. I suggest that you could check MainFrm.cpp in the project source file to distinguish the project from a single document / multiple documents / dialog based or multiple top-level documents.
A multiple documents:the document's frame window can hold multiple child windows.
IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC(CMainFrame, CMDIFrameWndEx)
A single document:the document's frame window can hold only one document.
IMPLEMENT_DYNCREATE(CMainFrame, CFrameWndEx)
dialog based: There is no MainFrm.cpp in the source file.
multiple top-level documents:Creates a multiple top-level architecture for your application, where a view class is based on CView.
IMPLEMENT_DYNCREATE(CMainFrame, CFrameWndEx)
clicks New Frame on the File menu:
For more details, I suggest you could refer to the Application Type, MFC Application Wizard
I know how to create and code my own setup program but i need to be redirected at some point. This point i'm sure inlight other people too.
I created a setup project. All is done. Except, installation files inside of EXE.
I know 2 different ways of doing this:
Create resource in EXE and embed RAR/ZIP file.
Put compressed archive with files along with EXE. EXE will read contents and data from this protected and compressed ZIP.
But what i want is number 1. I want to embed it. But;
What is the proper way of embedding this? Are other setup creators do the same thing? Embed resource as compressed single zip in EXE? Or do they another trick?
How do you extract files? On the fly by memory? Like read each file one-by-one. Synced. Or first, copy ZIP to temp and extract from it.
Or even embed all files separately to the resources.
I, even think that if i should create simple MSI without dialogs and embed it and run from background but i want to take all control. I want everything belongs to the original setup that i created.
Note:
I want to make my own dialogs, effects, procedures, functions and
steps. Yes, MSI is acceptable but i will stick with its features. Oh,
If im able to extend it, why should i spent more time doing this
instead of making my own? I am so confused... I am talking about very big setup project here. Not just a standard ugly UI with less features. At least, im gonna try :)
Do not give me any sample/code just show me a correct path, please.
Best options here:
Create ZIP compatible EXE that reads itself as ZIP and read the file list and extract.
Create non-zip compatible EXE that has a hidden body somewhere and read that area (seek) and get the list & extract.
The proper way to do it is to use the Windows installer technology, aka MSI. There is a nice, Microsoft blessed toolset called WiX that you can use to greatly simplify the process.
http://wix.codeplex.com/
If you are truly intent on reinventing the wheel, you can look through the source code to WiX on how things are done.
Best options here:
Create ZIP compatible EXE that reads itself as ZIP and read the file list and extract.
Create non-zip compatible EXE that has a hidden body somewhere and read that area (seek) and get the list & extract.
Why write your own? Much easier to use WiX (http://wixtoolset.org/) with optionally a graphical interface like WiXEdit (http://wixedit.sourceforge.net/). Have you thought about additional requirements like uninstall etc...
Good luck!
Would InnoSetup help with your problem? You can personalise the dialogs and extend its functionality quite a lot.
At the moment I am creating an Editor for Textures and I want to choose the textures during runtime. Later I would like to choose the save directory for new textures.
I found the
How to: Open Files Using the OpenFileDialog Component. But I think this is not the solution.
(assuming you are on Windows, pas per screenshot)
If you simply want to select a folder, you can use SHBrowseForFolder.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762115%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
M.
You need to look at the Common Dialog Library.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windows/desktop/ms645524(v=vs.85).aspx
Or, if you are only interested in Vista/Windows 7 support, you could consider the Common Item Dialogs instead.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windows/desktop/bb776913(v=vs.85).aspx
For 'native' C++ you wouldn't be able to easily use the .NET components that your link refers to.
I have solved my problem with using the dirent.h file. I have acknowledge of this file by founding this post How can I get the list of files in a directory using C or C++?
I have write my own fileexplorer by using dirent.h and SFML.
Sorry if i can't illustrate my problem.
but thanks for the replies (:
I just purchased and installed a application from 3 Cds using registration key in pendrive. After installation, I just got a MFC Application (.exe). When i viewed the files, I found a data folder inside which I found many .scd files. The data is accessible within the application.
Now I would like to extract that scd files and need those data alone
separately.
I tried with FileViewPro, Scribus and many exe reader Software, but not successful.
Please someone help me to read the .scd files to extract the data from it.
Thanks in Advance,
First of all, please clarify what is the MFC application you are referring to? Was it installed? How do you know that it is MFC app?
Secondly, by giving just a file extension you do not provide enough information about a file. it could be MD scheduler, MS system management, TurboTax and many more.
The only way to do what you need is to find an application that does that or learn about a file format from documentation and write your own application.
It may be impossible if the file is proprietary format and there is no documentation released.