Re: Worker thread in VC++ 6

From:
"Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:22:23 -0500
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"Kahlua" <kahlua@right.here> wrote in message
news:t0Kuj.48615$we5.6981@trnddc02...

Referring to the link you gave me:
http://vcfaq.mvps.org/mfc/12.htm

Please tell me exactly where the folowing lines need to be placed.
If in MyDlg.h then where.
If in MyDlg.cpp then where.
====================================================
#define MY_WM_MESSAGE1 (WM_APP + 1)

::PostMessage(hwnd, MY_WM_MESSAGE1, (WPARAM)0, (LPARAM)0);
what's with the double colon :: ?

afx_msg LRESULT OnMyMessage1(UINT wParam, LONG lParam);
====================================================
The others lines are better explained as to where they are placed.

Thanks


Put the #define in the h file. Anywhere should work.
The ::PostMessage is a call that goes in your thread function, where you
want the display to be updated.
The afx_msg line goes inside your class declaration in the h file: It
declares a member function of your dialog class. Find the other message
handler functions and put it with them.

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