Re: Compiler error 2440 on CWinTrhead-derived message map method
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:11:01 -0700, Bill Beacom
<BillBeacom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Hi,
We are converting a VS 6 app to VS 2005 SP1 built on XP Pro SP2. The app has
a CWinThread-derived class that has a message map and an ON_MESSAGE macro. VS
2005 compiler reports error 2440 saying static cast cannot convert from CWnd*
to CMyWinThread*. CWinThread is derived from CCmdTarget...and has a "message
pump"....but if OM_MESSAGE cannot be used to send messages to the thread,
what is the recommended approach?
Thanks,
Bill
Did that really work in VC6? You should have been using ON_THREAD_MESSAGE
in order to use PostThreadMessage, but see this KB article in addition to
the API documentation for an important caveat regarding this function:
PRB: PostThreadMessage Messages Lost When Posted to UI Thread
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/183116
Alternatively, you could create a (message-only) window in your target
thread and use ON_MESSAGE and PostMessage. That's likely the best solution.
--
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