Re: update status in main frame window

From:
"Tom Serface" <tom.nospam@camaswood.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:24:47 -0800
Message-ID:
<70234632-37E2-4DFE-ABA7-7024B37521B9@microsoft.com>
Yes, I fully agree. This is one of the easiest interfaces in MFC to use in
my opinion and very handy.

Tom

"Ajay Kalra" <ajaykalra@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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You didnt mention this, but I find using MFC's UpdateCommandUI to be
the easiest of all. StatusBars indicator's ID is used just as menu/
toolbar id to update pane text.

--
Ajay

On Dec 2, 12:21 pm, "AliR \(VC++ MVP\)" <A...@online.nospam> wrote:

There are several ways.

From you button handler you can either do this:

CMainFrame *pWnd = (CMainFrame *)AfxGetMainWnd();
ASSERT(pWnd);
pWnd->GetStatusBar().SetPaneText(0,"Test 123");

note that you need to write a method for GetStatusBar in your CMainFrame
class
CStatusBar &GetStatusBar();

Or you can send a message to the main window
AfxGetMainWnd()->SendMessage(WM_SETSTATUS,0,pStr);

AliR.

<aloha...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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Hi Expert,

I'm using SDI application

In Mainfrm.cpp, i have

static UINT indicators[] =
{
ID_SEPARATOR, // status line indicator
ID_INDICATOR_TEST,
};

I added a child dialog with one test button on it.
The child dialog is triggered via menu in main frame windows. the
class of child dialog is CDialog base.

class CChildDlg : public CDialog
{
public:
CChildDlg();
...
}

void CMainApp::OnEditDialog()
{
CChildDlg childDlg;
childDlg.DoModal();

}

void CChildDlg::OnBtnTest()
{
// how can I update the status bar in main frame windows ?
// the following code will trigger exception...!!!
CStatusBar m_wndStatusBar;
m_wndStatusBar.CommandToIndex(ID_INDICATOR_TEST);

m_wndStatusBar.SetPaneText(0, "TEST 123", TRUE);
m_wndStatusBar.UpdateWindow();

}

How can I update the status bar in main frame windows, upon clicking
Test button.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Kenji

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