Re: Creating and Destroying a Window in CWinThread Derived Class

From:
"Ajay Kalra" <ajaykalra@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:46:48 -0400
Message-ID:
<DC65E983-0FC6-4305-8930-C47BF6406D17@microsoft.com>
First, I wouldnt call DestroyWindow on the object, use PostMessage(WM_CLOSE)
instead. Second, how is ExitInstance getting called if your window is still
around? Are you for calling it directly? Something does sound right about
this design. You shouldnt need to destroy CWnd objets in ExitInstance.

---
Ajay

"RobKinney1" <mydigitalportal.net@gmail.com.NOSPAMPLEASE> wrote in message
news:8B1D359A-77BE-4F5D-86E3-05B18F3BE048@microsoft.com...

Hello,

(Using VC++ 6.0)

I am extremely frustrated with this and have burned many hours and still
no
solution.

This should be simple.

I have created a sample app that does the following:

1) Creates a CWinThread derived class from Class Wizard called
SeperateThread.
2) Creates a modeless dialog box on thread initialization
3) Destroys it on ExitInstance() SeperateThread.

Problem: ExitInstance() in cannot destroy the window I created just
above
on thread InitInstance().

Code Snippets:

CTestThreaddingJunkDlg.h
CSeperateThread ThreadA; declared in the base .h file

In CTestThreaddingJunkDlg.cpp:
void CTestThreaddingJunkDlg::OnButton1()
{
ThreadA.CreateThread();
}

void CTestThreaddingJunkDlg::OnButton2()
{
ThreadA.ExitInstance();
}

In SeperateThread.h:
CDudeWindow * Duder;

In SeperateThread.cpp:
BOOL CSeperateThread::InitInstance()
{
Duder = new CDudeWindow ();

Duder->Create(CDudeWindow::IDD);

Duder->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);

// works fine the first time around!!!!!

return TRUE;
}

int CSeperateThread::ExitInstance()
{
Duder->DestroyWindow(); // always crashes here and never closes window!
delete Duder;

return CWinThread::ExitInstance();
}

I am going to need to do another CreateThread() on ThreadA later (after it
is deleted or handle set to null), but if I can't uninitialize or exit and
destroy the window, there is no hope for recreating ThreadA later.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Rob

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