Re: Worker thread in VC++ 6
I would use PostMessage() and send the value to the UI thread and display it
there. It might work, but I would not call AfxMessageBox from a worker
thread.
Once you send it to a message that is handled by your UI thread (main
thread) then you can do just about anything with the data (display, log to
file, accumulate, etc.)
Tom
"Kahlua" <kahlua@right.here> wrote in message
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I have the following code below that apears to be working.
I have not included all the serial port initialization here.
When I receive a 30h or 31h or 32h into the serial port it does display
the correct "Got ##h" message.
Now how do I get the data (Bar[0]) to "UpdateDisplay()" ?
Bar[] is a global varible;
I checked the task manager and I do not seems to be wasting any CPU
cycles.
Thanks
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void CMartin1Dlg::UpdateDisplay()
{
m_BarChart.SetNumData(33);
m_BarChart.SetData(1,Bar[0]);
m_BarChart.Invalidate();
}
UINT WorkerThreadProc( LPVOID Param ) //Sample function for using in
AfxBeginThread
{
int DataByte=0x00;
int Count=0;
loop:
while(Count == 0){
Count = Port.BytesInReceiveBuffer();
Sleep(100);
}
DataByte=Port.GetByte(18);
if (DataByte == 0x30){
Bar[0]=0;
AfxMessageBox("Got 30h");
}
if (DataByte == 0x31){
Bar[0]=10;
AfxMessageBox("Got 31h");
}
if (DataByte == 0x32){
Bar[0] ;
AfxMessageBox("Got 32h");
}
goto loop;
return TRUE;
}
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