Re: "edit" control is read only?

Hello John/newsgroups!

I have come down to 3 simple files containing pretty much the minimal
standard code required to get an edit control to work... here is the actual
code... I am still having the problem...Usually when you click on an edit
control, it supposed to automatically get the focus and we should be able to
type text in there! If I may politely ask someone to take a glimpse at the
following code and see why I can't edit the edit control field by simply
clicking on it!

==============================================Main.cpp
#include <windows.h>

//DECLARE CALLBACKS
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc_CW2 (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);

//Name and Class name of main window
static TCHAR *szMW_Name = TEXT ("MAIN APPLICATION 1");
static TCHAR szMW_ClassName[] = TEXT ("MW");

//Child window #2 (Programming GUI)
static TCHAR szCW2_ClassName[] = TEXT("CW2");

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInnstance,
        PSTR szCmdLine, int iCmdShow)
{
HWND hwnd;
MSG msg;
WNDCLASS wndclass;

//-MAIN WINDOW CONFIGURATION
wndclass.style = CS_HREDRAW |CS_VREDRAW;
wndclass.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wndclass.cbClsExtra = 0;
wndclass.cbWndExtra = 0;
wndclass.hInstance = hInstance;
wndclass.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
wndclass.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wndclass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH);
wndclass.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wndclass.lpszClassName = szMW_ClassName;
//-REGISTRATION
RegisterClass (&wndclass);

// CHILD WINDOW #2 CONFIGURATION
wndclass.style = CS_HREDRAW |CS_VREDRAW;
wndclass.lpfnWndProc = WndProc_CW2;
wndclass.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_EXCLAMATION);
wndclass.hIcon = NULL;
wndclass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH);
wndclass.lpszClassName = szCW2_ClassName;
//-REGISTRATION
RegisterClass(&wndclass); //Programming GUI

//-CREATE MAIN APPLICATION WINDOW
hwnd = CreateWindow (szMW_ClassName,szMW_Name,
        WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW ,
        20, 20, 750, 550, NULL,NULL, hInstance, NULL);

ShowWindow(hwnd, iCmdShow);
UpdateWindow (hwnd);

while (GetMessage (&msg, NULL, 0, 0)) //Window's queue loop
{
   TranslateMessage(&msg);
    DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
    return (int) msg.wParam;
}
================================================

=======================================WndProc.cpp
#include <windows.h>

struct hdMW_WindowButtonsTAG
{
int iCTL_idx;
TCHAR *szMW_btC_Name;
int MW_btC_RectLeft;
int MW_btC_RectTop;
int MW_btC_RectRight;
int MW_btC_RectBottom;
int MW_btC_ID;
};

#define CW2_ID 2 //Child window ID
//Child window title bar name
static TCHAR *szCW2_Name = TEXT("Programming GUI");
//Child window class name
extern TCHAR szCW2_ClassName[] = TEXT("CW2");

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message,
                                             WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
int i;

//MAIN CONTROL PROPERTIES
hdMW_WindowButtonsTAG WindowButtons[] =
{
1,TEXT("< EXIT >"),650,450,80,40,1,
2,TEXT("< Connect! >"),10,30,180,30,2,
3,TEXT("< GUI >"),200,30,180,30,3,
};

//Child window handle(s)
static HWND hdCWdws[2];
static HWND hdMW_WindowButtons[3]; //Main window buttons

switch(message)
{
    case WM_CREATE:
    //MAIN WINDOW BUTTON CONTROLS
   for(i=0;i<3;i++)
    {
    hdMW_WindowButtons[i] = CreateWindow( TEXT
("button"),WindowButtons[i].szMW_btC_Name,
    WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE |BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS,
    WindowButtons[i].MW_btC_RectLeft,
    WindowButtons[i].MW_btC_RectTop,
    WindowButtons[i].MW_btC_RectRight,
    WindowButtons[i].MW_btC_RectBottom,
    hwnd,(HMENU)WindowButtons[i].MW_btC_ID,
    (HINSTANCE) GetWindowLong(hwnd,GWL_HINSTANCE),NULL);
    }
return 0;

case WM_COMMAND:

//IF EXIT BUTTON CLICKED THEN EXIT APPLICATION
if (LOWORD(wParam) == WindowButtons[0].MW_btC_ID)
    {
    DestroyWindow(hwnd); //End application
    }
//CREATE CHILD WINDOW #2 WHEN BUTTON #2 PRESSED
else if (LOWORD(wParam) == WindowButtons[2].MW_btC_ID)
    hdCWdws[1] = CreateWindow(
  szCW2_ClassName,szCW2_Name,
                         WS_CHILD | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU,
             10, 10, 700, 450,hwnd,(HMENU)CW2_ID,
                         (HINSTANCE) GetWindowLong(hwnd,GWL_HINSTANCE),NULL);

  BringWindowToTop(hdCWdws[1]);

    //SHOW CHILD WINDOW #2
    ShowWindow(hdCWdws[1],SW_SHOW);
return 0;

case WM_DESTROY:
PostQuitMessage(0);
return 0;
}
return DefWindowProc(hwnd,message,wParam,lParam);
}
=================================================

=========================================WndProc_CW2.cpp
#include <windows.h>

struct hdCW2_WindowButtonsTAG
{
int iCTL_idx;
TCHAR *szMW_btC_Name;
int MW_btC_RectLeft;
int MW_btC_RectTop;
int MW_btC_RectRight;
int MW_btC_RectBottom;
int MW_btC_ID;
};

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc_CW2(HWND hwnd, UINT message,
                                                 WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
static HWND HWND1;

switch(message)
{
case WM_CREATE:
HWND1 = CreateWindow( TEXT ("edit"), TEXT("zero"),
    WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_BORDER |
    ES_LEFT | ES_MULTILINE, 10,10,50,30, hwnd,(HMENU)800,
    (HINSTANCE) GetWindowLong(hwnd,GWL_HINSTANCE),NULL);
return 0;

case WM_CLOSE: //Handler to do code on close
    break;
}
return DefWindowProc(hwnd,message,wParam,lParam);
}

==================================================

All feedback greatly appreciated!

--
Best regards
Robert

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