Re: Why does AfxGetMainWnd returns nulls?

From:
Ajay <ajaykalra@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 06:11:48 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<8514a3f7-04ff-490b-bb1b-6234fc18e276@j12g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>
On Jun 1, 1:40 am, MegK123 <MegK...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

As per Ajay's question :
I have been using MFC regular dll and not the extension dll. can you let =

me

know how to use macro AFX_MANAGE_STATE (w/getappmodule) to make it =

work?

As per below comments
/*
If this DLL is dynamically linked against the MFC
// DLLs, any functions exported from this DLL =

which

// call into MFC must have the AFX_MANAGE_STAT=

E macro

// added at the very beginning of the function=

..

//
// For example:
//
// extern "C" BOOL PASCAL EXPORT ExportedFunct=

ion()

// {
// AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStat=

icModuleState());

// // normal function body her=

e

// }
*/

AFX_MANAGE_STATE needs to be used with exported functions .


Thats true but that doesnt mean it shouldnt be used elsewhere. In your
case, since you want to access app module's state when accessing
mainwindow, use the following:

AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetAppModuleState()) ;

This should return a non null main window pointer.

Also, why are you using a Regular DLL? Why not an extension DLL?

--
Ajay

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