Re: Converting a dialog based app to - - - What?

"Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp> wrote in message
news:eKdKo6kcHHA.1000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...


That's what I do also:

BOOL CMyApp::InitInstance()
{
    CMainWnd *pMainWnd = new CMainWnd;
    if ( !pMainWnd->Init() )
        return FALSE;

     m_pMainWnd = pMainWnd;

    return TRUE;
}

where:

class CMainWnd : public CFrameWnd
{
public:
 CMainWnd(); // protected constructor used by dynamic creation

 BOOL Init();

protected:
 virtual ~CMainWnd();

 // Overrides
 // ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
 //{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CMainWnd)
protected:
 //}}AFX_VIRTUAL

 // Generated message map functions
protected:
 //{{AFX_MSG(CMainWnd)
 //}}AFX_MSG
 DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

BOOL CMainWnd::Init()
{
    CRect rcWnd (0, 0, 1, 1); // can be anything because window is hidden
    if (!CreateEx (0, AfxRegisterWndClass(0), NULL, WS_POPUP, rcWnd, NULL,
0))
        return FALSE;

 return TRUE;
}

Instead of creating a hidden window, you can specify a legitimate size and
the WS_VISIBLE style to make it visible. But keep the WS_POPUP to avoid the
caption bar. If you want it resizeable you mean need the WS_THICKFRAME or
something like that.

-- David