Re: SetTimer not firing
Apart of other possible errors, GET RID OF 'static' pBlnActivated! First,
what 'p' prefix means? It's usually added to pointers only. Second, your
dialog won't work correctly the second time. Make it a member variable.
"NickP" <a@a.com> wrote in message
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Hi there,
I am calling SetTimer on a dialog derived from CDialogImpl,
unfortunately the timer never fires.
I have tried using the callback method, but that didn't fire also, and
tbh it's a little awkward for my purpose, the WM_TIMER method is most
ideal...
....................
BEGIN_MSG_MAP(CSplashDialog)
...
MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_ACTIVATE, OnActivate)
MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_TIMER, OnTimer)
...
DEFAULT_REFLECTION_HANDLER()
END_MSG_MAP()
LRESULT CSplashDialog::OnActivate(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam,
BOOL& bHandled)
{
static bool pBlnActivated = false;
int pIntActivate = LOWORD(wParam);
if(WA_ACTIVE==pIntActivate)
{
if(!pBlnActivated)
{
pBlnActivated = true;
SetTimer(WM_USER + 1, 5000, NULL);
}
}
return(0);
}
LRESULT CSplashDialog::OnTimer(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam,
BOOL& bHandled)
{
EndDialog(IDOK);
return (0);
}
....................
This *should* close the dialog after 5 seconds, but OnTimer never gets
fired. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? Many thanks in advance!
Nick.
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