Re: call MFC form in DLL
"mpdavie" <mpdavie@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi, I'm creating an application which dynamically loads a DLL. The
application can successfuly load the DLL and call its exported
functions.
This DLL contains an exported function, with a HWND (parent window) as
a parameter. the DLL function should create and display a (modeless)
childform to the parent window HWND.
I have created an static linked MFC DLL, and created a CFormView
derived class and resource template. but I am unable to show the Form.
I've tried several things, but unsuccessful. I'm kind of new to VC++
and MFC, and I havn't found anything useful on the Internet (searched
through codeproject.com, codeguru.com and msdn.com). What should I
write to show my Form?
So you have an exported function in your DLL that shows a modeless form,
whose parent is supposed to be an HWND passed to the function? How is a
modeless form a "child"? I thought forms did not have the WS_CHILD flag
set? What happens if that parameter is NULL (there is no parent)?
-- David
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