Re: Waiting to thread exit
"Sebastian Warmuz" <sebastian@sebsoft.net> wrote in message
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Thx Scott And Joseph.
Sorry for my stupid questions but I already started to learn threads. I
made everythign like You said and now everything works fine. But I have
only one small problem....
In the method I am creating a therad I have to obtain that thread is
finished. This thread will make a backup of some files and after job is
done it will continue to lauch application
void CMyApp::OnInitInstance()
{
// 1. init etc,
// 2. make backup in thread displaying progress
// 3. if backup made do the res
}
But the problem is that point 3 is started when backup thread is not yet
finished.... How o resolve it ?
No, not "in the method." Windows programs must be event-driven and continue
to process messages so the GUI will operate properly. Every method in the
main thread must return quickly. So you cannot wait in the main thread
until the new thread is finished: This would cause to program to fail to
repaint properly and to be labeled "not responding" by Windows.
What we suggested is that you post a message to the main window when the
backup copy thread is finished. When you get that messsage then you can "do
the res".
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