Re: VS_VERSION_INFO static ctrl

From:
"RB" <NoMail@NoSpam>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:34:48 -0400
Message-ID:
<#IY3B#yCLHA.1888@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
Thanks Giovanni, worked like a charm, though I changed the
SetVersionString function to no args. I have a couple of
questions if you would be so kind. See code and comments
below. Questions are at very bottom in the OnInitDialog.

#include .....others.....
#include "AppVer.h" // has version string data thanks
                                // to David Webber

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CAboutDlg dialog used for App About

class CAboutDlg : public CDialog
 {
   private:
    CString m_strVersion;
   public:
    void SetVersionString( );
    CAboutDlg( );

// Dialog Data
//{{AFX_DATA(CAboutDlg)
  enum { IDD = IDD_ABOUTBOX };
  CStatic m_CtrlStaticCr;
  CStatic m_CtrlStaticVer;
 //}}AFX_DATA

 // ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
 //{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CAboutDlg)
  protected:
  virtual void DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX);
 //}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
 protected: /// ** used the class wizard to add suggested
                                             // OnInitDialog handler ** //
 //{{AFX_MSG(CAboutDlg)
  virtual BOOL OnInitDialog( );
 //}}AFX_MSG
 DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP( )
};
      /// ** suggested SetVersion function, but no args ** //
void CAboutDlg::SetVersionString( )
 {
   m_strVersion.Format( _T(" version %d.%d.%d.%d"),
     VERMAJ, VERMIN, VERFIX, BUILDNUMBER );
 }

----constructor, nothing happening here

void CAboutDlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
 CDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
 //{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CAboutDlg)
 DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_STATICcr, m_CtrlStaticCr);
 DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_STATICver, m_CtrlStaticVer);
 //}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}

...........message map stuff ..........
.............

//// handler that runs the dialog
//
void CFileHandlingApp::OnAppAbout( )
 {
   CAboutDlg aboutDlg;
   aboutDlg.DoModal( );
 }

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CFileHandlingApp message handlers

BOOL CAboutDlg::OnInitDialog( )
 { //** Class Wizard added base call ** //
   CDialog::OnInitDialog( );

//** being added code //
   SetVersionString( ); // format the CString
   HWND hDlg = m_CtrlStaticVer.GetSafeHwnd( );

//** Question 1.
//** here I used the API SetWindowText to get a return, the
// MFC SetWindowText was a void return, Is this a big deal ?

   BOOL bResult = ::SetWindowText(hDlg, m_strVersion);

//**Question 2
//** Class Wizard put below return in ? when I had planned to return the
//** the result of the SetWindow, Can you explain what this is all about ?

   return TRUE; // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
               // EXCEPTION: OCX Property Pages should return FALSE
}

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