C++ Error: identifier "CWnd" is not defined - c++

I'm very much a C++ newbie, so please bear with me.
This line of code which resides within a function:
CWnd* pWnd = CWnd::FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", "");
CWnd is coming up as "undefined". I know I need to define it in the global scope, but how? What header do I need to include to use this class? Project is MFC.
Using VS 2010.

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Requirements
Header: afxwin.h

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I do not have lvm_GetSelectionMark in my commctrl.h

I needed to get the id of the focused item from a listview using a handle:
int selected = (int)SendMessage(hWnd, LVM_GETSELECTIONMARK, 0, 0);
However, I get an error that LVM_GETSELECTIONMARK was not declared in this scope? Is there something wrong with my library because the macro ListView_GetSelectionMark(hWnd) does not exist either.
Also, I did include commctrl.h in the header.
Thank you.
Add these lines to your project. For some reason these are missing from the Commcrtl.h included with Codeblocks IDE.
#define LVM_GETSELECTIONMARK (LVM_FIRST+66)
#define ListView_GetSelectionMark(w) (INT)SNDMSG((w),LVM_GETSELECTIONMARK,0,0)

C++ "Unresolved External Symbol" error when using static LPWSTR

Have just started with some Windows programming, and i´m working on a window class. I thougth that it was a good idea to have a static LPWSTR that I could use when I create different windows in my program. Doubt that I will need more when I move on to direct3D but I still want to have the feature, and it seems like it can be good to learn how Windows deals with a program that has multiple windows.
Know I dont really know how Windows uses the WINDCLASS(EX) classname, if there are any advantadges of having more than one class, in that case please tell me.
Well lets talk about my problem. I declare the static LPWSTR (Correct me if i´m wrong but this is a wchar_t*??) here:
class Window
{
public:
//other code removed
static LPWSTR windowClassName;
}
Then a set the variable before I create my first window:
Window::windowClassName = L"WindowClass";
Window window1 = Window(L"Engine Window1");
window1.initialize(hInstance, 100, 100, 1280, 720);
window1.showWindow(cmdShow);
But I get the unresolved externals error. This doesn´t make sense to me, so I can create a static variable in a class, make it public, but I can´t change it? What do I have to do to make this to work? Or is it just so simple that static members cant be set in a method? That I think would be really stuip since I can´t set it´s value during run-time. Can someone please explain this to me?

CWinApp OpenDocumentFile "unsupported operation" error

Problem
I'm trying to open an MFC program that reads a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and allows the user to view or modify the data. This is an existing program (and source code) given to me by a group in another lab where the program opens and works just fine.
In our lab, I have yet to see it load properly. When run, it pops up a dialog box that says, "Attempted an unsupported operation". Windows then offers me a chance to debug and such before it crashes.
Environment
In the other lab, they use Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010, and it works.
In our lab, I've tried Windows 7 with Office 2013 and Windows XP with Office 2010. The latter crashes without giving me the dialog box. I don't know if we have a Win7/MSO2010 machine.
The Function
I have the source code for the program. The solution file implies it was last developed in VS2010, which the computers I tested on had installed as well. Running it out of Visual Studio 2010 or straight from the executable yields the same results.
I have added additional debug dialog boxes to the code that narrow down the problem to this function call, which the code never gets past:
CwinApp:OpenDocumentFile(LPCTSTR lpszPathName)
The single string passed into the function is a path and filename for the MS Access database to be opened. It exists in a temporary directory created by another program. This is on a drive other than C, though I've tested some there, as well. Problems with programs related to this one often stem from files with "read only" status, but I continually check the temporary files created, and they are write-able.
Documentation
I found this information titled "Breaking Changes in Visual C++" for VS2010 through another SO question:
A new virtual function was added to the CDocTemplate class. This new virtual function is CDocTemplate::OpenDocumentFile. The previous version of OpenDocumentFile had two parameters. The new version has three parameters. To support the restart manager, any class derived from CDocTemplate must implement the version that has three parameters. For more information about the function, see CDocTemplate::OpenDocumentFile. The new parameter is bAddToMRU.
Code
I feel this might be the answer! But I don't have a strong idea of exactly what to change to get this to work. Here's where I stopped:
Program.cpp
CDocument* ProgramApp::OpenDocumentFile(LPCTSTR lpszFileName, BOOL bAddToLRU, BOOL bMakeVisible)
{
// Add specialized code here and/or call base class
// Debug messages added
CDocument* tempDoc;
AfxMessageBox(lpszFileName);
tempDoc = CWinApp::OpenDocumentFile(lpszFileName, bAddToMRU);
AfxMessageBox("Opened database!");
return tempDoc;
}
Program.h
class ProgramApp : public CWinApp
{
public:
...
virtual CDocument* OpenDocumentFile(LPCTSTR lpszFileName, BOOL bAddToMRU, BOOL bMakeVisible);
afxwin.h
class CWinApp : public CWinThread
{
...
virtual CDocument* OpenDocumentFile(LPCTSTR lpszFileName);
virtual CDocument* OpenDocumentFile(LPCTSTR lpszFileName, BOOL bAddToMRU);
Changing the Program.cpp call to be from a "Template" class caused errors, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's towards the answer. This solution looks similar, but I'm not sure exactly what to do.
My hope is that this problem has a simple solution that someone more knowledgeable can give me. I would be much appreciative, and additional context would help a lot.
Edit: Debugging
I drilled down into the Windows code to see what was precisely going wrong. It seemed too dense to understand, but a coworker and I may have clues based on it. The failure message happens here:
dlgdata.cpp
// Could be a windowless OCX
pSite = m_pDlgWnd->GetOldControlSite(nIDC);
if (pSite == NULL)
{
TRACE(traceAppMsg, 0, "Error: no data exchange control with ID 0x%04x.\n", nIDC);
ASSERT(FALSE);
AfxThrowNotSupportedException();
}
...Although we are seeing debugger issues here:
occcont.cpp
COleControlSiteOrWnd *pemp = new COleControlSiteOrWnd(hwndCtrl, pOccDlgInfo->m_pItemInfo[i].bAutoRadioButton);
ASSERT(IsWindow(pTemp->m_hWnd));
if (IsWindow(pTemp->m_hWnd))
{
hwndStart = pTemp->m_hWnd;
...
My coworker believes this could have little to do with the opening of this document as I suspected and more to do with objects/controls we don't have on our lab computers trying to be used for the program.
I have faced the same problem in opendocumentfile(), there was a control in CFormView class which i was not using so i commented it out but forget to delete from .rc file. Once i remove the control entry from .rc file the problem disappear.
there should be no control variable uninitialize , please check that also

WxWidgets File Dialog problems

I'm having a bit of trouble in my attempts to learn WXWidgets. I'm currently trying to work with file Dialogs, and I've got one opening just fine. But I run into trouble whenever I try to apply styles to the window. I get an undeclared identifier for whatever style I use.
My code is as follows (yes, I know, hello world app. I'm experimenting with all the things I need to learn to do before actually making a fully fledged app)
#include "wx/wx.h"
#include "wx/filedlg.h"
#include "HelloWorldApp.h"
IMPLEMENT_APP(HelloWorldApp)
bool HelloWorldApp::OnInit()
{
wxFrame *frame = new wxFrame((wxFrame*) NULL, -1, _T("Hello wxWidgets World"));
wxFileDialog* OpenDialog = new wxFileDialog(frame, _("Choose a file to open"), wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString,
_("Image Files (*.jpg, *.png, *.gif, *.bmp)|*.jpg;*.png;*.gif;*.bmp|Sound Files (*.wav, *.mp3)|*.wav;*.mp3"),
wxFD_MULTIPLE);
frame->CenterOnScreen();
frame->Show(true);
OpenDialog->ShowModal();
SetTopWindow(frame);
return true;
}
It runs just fine without the "wxFD_MULTIPLE" argument. I'm using version 2.8.12 of wxWidgets.
Thanks for reading. I really appreciate any help or guidance anyone can give. Sorry if it's something really obvious I'm missing.
In very old wxWidgets versions (2.6), this style was known as wxMULTIPLE but wxFD_MULTIPLE is definitely available in any 2.8.x version. You should give the (beginning of) the errors you get to allow us to understand what is really going on.
Completely independently, your code is wrong because it contains a memory leak: the dialog must be destroyed as modal dialogs are exceptions to the usual rule that all windows should be allocated on the heap and can be allocated on the stack, i.e. used as simple local variables, see the example in the documentation. Looking at the "dialogs" sample code is also strongly recommended.

Standard and "exotic" icons

I'm trying to use the standard icons in Qt for a QToolButton but I have a problem. My code is:
m_buttonZoomPlus->setIcon(QStyle::standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DesktopIcon));
I get the error message :
cannot call member function 'QIcon QStyle::standardIcon(QStyle::StandardPixmap, const QStyleOption*, const QWidget*) const' without object
What does it mean? Do I Have to create an empty QStyle object and call the standardIcon function on it?
Besides, I found a list of standard icons here: http://doc.trolltech.com/main-snapshot/qstyle.html#StandardPixmap-enum
Is this list exhaustive or are there other standard icons? I'm looking for instance for a zoom-in/out icon and I've not yet been able to find it.
Thank you very much for you help.
It means standardIcon is not a static method so you can't call it that way. You need to construct a QStyle and initialize it appropriately then you can use that method to get a specific icon.
Edit: Jeremy is right. If you aren't changing the style or defining your own style you can simply use the following:
QApplication::style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DesktopIcon);
Reference: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstyle.html#standardIcon