Re: update status in main frame window

From:

"Tom Serface" <tom.nospam@camaswood.com>

Newsgroups:

microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:13:15 -0800

Message-ID:

<D4231A19-1E56-4619-96BE-04B2AB2790CF@microsoft.com>

I would send a message to the mainframe AfxGetMainWnd() and have the handler
routine in the window set a flag that is checked in the status pane handler.

You could also use something like:

http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/controls/statusbar/article.php/c2973

To set up special messages in the pane that is already there.

Tom

<aloha826@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:66d2d089-60c1-453a-8f4e-c0e052ad0e71@z6g2000pre.googlegroups.com...

Hi Expert,

I'm using SDI application

In Mainfrm.cpp, i have

static UINT indicators[] =
{
ID_SEPARATOR, // status line indicator
ID_INDICATOR_TEST,
};

I added a child dialog with one test button on it.
The child dialog is triggered via menu in main frame windows. the
class of child dialog is CDialog base.

class CChildDlg : public CDialog
{
public:
CChildDlg();
...
}

void CMainApp::OnEditDialog()
{
CChildDlg childDlg;
childDlg.DoModal();

}

void CChildDlg::OnBtnTest()
{
    // how can I update the status bar in main frame windows ?
   // the following code will trigger exception...!!!
      CStatusBar m_wndStatusBar;
   m_wndStatusBar.CommandToIndex(ID_INDICATOR_TEST);

   m_wndStatusBar.SetPaneText(0, "TEST 123", TRUE);
   m_wndStatusBar.UpdateWindow();

}

How can I update the status bar in main frame windows, upon clicking
Test button.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Kenji

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