Simple $%@! Dialog ?

[Brad D Byrne]

I'm getting Frustrated!

Calmly----
I want to send message to a dialog from inside the
WndProc function.

1)How ?
2)How do you get the Dialog handle when you only know the ID?

Thanks---- I love this forum B

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[Lance Edmonds]

Dialogs use handles, not ID's. Controls have both a handle and an ID.

When you use DIALOG NEW... TO hDlg& then hDlg& is the dialog window handle. If you are doing this from the dialog's own callback, then use CBHNDL.

To send a message, use CONTROL SEND, DIALOG SEND or the API functions SendMessage() and PostMessage().
ie:

' DDT callback pseudocode
CALLBACK FUNCTION DlgCB
  SELECT CASE CBMSG
    CASE %WM_COMMAND
      IF CBCTL = %ID_BUTTON AND CBCTLMSG = %BN_CLICKED THEN
        DIALOG SEND CBHNDL, %WM_USER + 999&, wparam&, lparam&
      END IF
    CASE %WM_USER + 999&
      ...
  END SELECT
END FUNCTION

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Lance
PowerBASIC Support
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[Brad D Byrne]

Thanks for response Lance

I guess I shouldn't ask questions when I'm frustrated,
I'll clairfy question in a minute-----B

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[Brad D Byrne]

Ok--------
I understand---The handle is defined upon creation of Dlg
I was trying to give the handle an ID

Thanks B.

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[Michael Mattias]

Slightly off-topic...

I notice, Lance, that you addressed the question on the assumption Mr. Byrne was using 'DDT' to create the dialog.

When I read it, I assumed it was 'SDK' style.

It might help for anyone asking questions here about GUI concerns to specify (if not obvious) which technique is in use...

MCM

[Brad D Byrne]

Your right Mike

I was just going to add that--- But Lance replyed perfectly
before I my post was written


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