Re: How to I get the object for the address bar?

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=?Utf-8?B?RGF1bQ==?= <Daum@discussions.microsoft.com>

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microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:48:05 -0700

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<05E56101-2C5E-409F-B6E4-2D8A92FB8A14@microsoft.com>

I called the function from the FORMVIEW dialog event handler like below, and
I get errors.

1. Inserted line in the the FORMVIEW dialog event.
    m_comboNewDir = CMainFrame::GetNewDirCombo();

2. Inserted lines in mainframe.h
public:
  CComboBox* CMainFrame::GetNewDirCombo();

3. Inserted lines in mainframe.cpp

CComboBox* CMainFrame::GetNewDirCombo()
{
  return m_wndAddressDlgBar.GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT_NEWDIR_COMBO);
}

4. Error
C:\user\ProView.cpp(74) : error C2352: 'CMainFrame::GetNewDirCombo' :
illegal call of non-static member function

"Daum" wrote:

Hello Scott,

Thank you for the help.

Then, how to call the GetAddressCombo() as i don't know the object of
CMainframe?

Is the CMainFrame global variable?

Thank yiou.

- Daum

"Scott McPhillips [MVP]" wrote:

In MFC terms I think you have a dialog bar with a combo box on it. The
mainframe has a member variable (m_wndAddressDlgBar) for the dialog bar. To
get access to the CComboBox I suggest you put a function in CMainFrame,
something like this, to get a pointer to the dialog bar's child control.

CComboBox* CMainFrame::GetAddressCombo()
{
return m_wndAddressDlgBar.GetDlgItem(IDC_SOMETHING);
}

You will have to look up what you used for the ID of the combo box by
looking at its properties in the dialog editor.

"Daum" <Daum@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B272916B-9068-4AB0-87EA-2C6FC2E2D0A7@microsoft.com...

I created the address bar using the VC++ resource editor.

To create the address bar, I used "Dialog"->"IDD_DIALOGBAR".

And then, i inserted the address bar into the IDD_DIALOGBAR using the
dialog
controll tool.

After that, I made the dialog bar dock to the mainframe by inserting below
lines into "CMainFrame::OnCreate()"

   if ( !m_wndAddressDlgBar.Create (this, IDD_ADDRESS_DIALOGBAR,
  CBRS_TOP, AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_LAST - 1 ))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create the address dialogbar\n");
return -1; // fail to create
   }
   m_wndAddressDlgBar.EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
   EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
   DockControlBar(&m_wndAddressDlgBar);

Thank you.

Daum

"AliR" wrote:

What is an address bar? Is it a CToolbar, CRebar, or are we talking about
the address bar that comes with the HTMLCtrl?

Who creates this address bar?

AliR.

"Daum" <Daum@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:40133D15-42F4-4513-9FD3-1E56D18D4163@microsoft.com...

Hello all,

I don't know if this is a stupid question, but please help me.

The mainframe of my application has:
- Address bar with a combo box
- Tool bar
- FORMVIEW Dialog.

I want to control the address bar(display string into the combo box in
the
address bar) from a FORMVIEW dialog event handler.

Because I don't know the object for the address bar, I couldn't do it.

How to I get the object for the combo box(IDC_COMBO_DIRECTORY) or
address
bar?

Do I need to send a message to the class of the address bar?

Please let me know how to do it.

- Daum

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