My resource.h file:
#define IDR_MYMENU 101
#define IDI_MYICON 201
#define ID_FILE_EXIT 9001
#define ID_STUFF_GO 9002
#define ID_STUFF_ABOUT 9003
#define IDD_TOOLBAR 9004
#define IDC_PRESS 9005
#define IDC_OTHER 9006
#define ID_DIALOG_SHOW 9007
#define ID_DIALOG_HIDE 9008
#define ID_HELP_ABOUT 9009
#define IDD_ABOUT 9010--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My resource.rc file:
#include "windows.h"
#include "resource.h"
IDD_TOOLBAR DIALOGEX 0, 0, 98, 52
STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION
EXSTYLE WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW
CAPTION "Sample Dialog"
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif"
BEGIN
PUSHBUTTON "&Ok",IDC_PRESS,7,7,84,14
PUSHBUTTON "&Cancel",IDC_OTHER,7,31,84,14
END
/* Sample menu */
IDR_MYMENU MENU
BEGIN
POPUP "&File"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "E&xit", ID_FILE_EXIT
END
POPUP "&Stuff"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "&Show", ID_DIALOG_SHOW
MENUITEM "&Hide", ID_DIALOG_HIDE
END
END------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My windows.c file:
#include <windows.h>
#include "resource.h"
const char g_szClassName[] = "myWindowClass";
HWND g_hToolbar = NULL;
BOOL CALLBACK ToolDlgProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
WNDCLASSEX wc;
HWND hwnd;
MSG Msg;
//Step 1: Registering the Window Class
wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
wc.style = 0;
wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wc.cbClsExtra = 0;
wc.cbWndExtra = 0;
wc.hInstance = hInstance;
wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
wc.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wc.lpszClassName = g_szClassName;
wc.hIconSm = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
wc.lpszMenuName = MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MYMENU);
wc.hIcon = LoadIcon(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_MYICON));
wc.hIconSm = (HICON)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(NULL), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_MYICON), IMAGE_ICON, 16, 16, 0);
if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
{
MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
return 0;
}
// Step 2: Creating the Window
hwnd = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,g_szClassName,"The title of my window",WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,CW_USEDEFAULT,CW_USEDEFAULT,240,120,NULL,NULL,hInstance,NULL);
if(hwnd == NULL)
{
MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error!",MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
return 0;
}
ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
UpdateWindow(hwnd);
// Step 3: The Message Loop
while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
{
if(!IsDialogMessage(g_hToolbar, &Msg))
{
TranslateMessage(&Msg);
DispatchMessage(&Msg);
}
return Msg.wParam;
}
BOOL CALLBACK ToolDlgProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
switch(Message)
{
case WM_COMMAND:
switch(LOWORD(wParam))
{
case IDC_PRESS:
MessageBox(hwnd, "Hi!", "This is a message",
MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
break;
case IDC_OTHER:
MessageBox(hwnd, "Bye!", "This is also a message",
MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
break;
}
break;
default:
return FALSE;
}
return TRUE;
}
// Step 4: the Window Procedure
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
switch(msg)
{
case WM_CREATE:
{
HMENU hMenu, hSubMenu;
hMenu = CreateMenu();
hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu();
AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_FILE_EXIT, "E&xit");
AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, "&File");
hSubMenu = CreatePopupMenu();
AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_DIALOG_SHOW, "&Show");
AppendMenu(hSubMenu, MF_STRING, ID_DIALOG_HIDE, "&Hide");
AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hSubMenu, "&Operations");
SetMenu(hwnd, hMenu);
/*hIcon = LoadImage(NULL, "menu_two.ico", IMAGE_ICON, 32, 32, LR_LOADFROMFILE);
if(hIcon)
SendMessage(hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_BIG, (LPARAM)hIcon);
else
MessageBox(hwnd, "Could not load large icon!", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
hIconSm = LoadImage(NULL, "menu_two.ico", IMAGE_ICON, 16, 16, LR_LOADFROMFILE);
if(hIconSm)
SendMessage(hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_SMALL, (LPARAM)hIconSm);
else
MessageBox(hwnd, "Could not load small icon!", "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);*/
g_hToolbar=CreateDialog(GetModuleHandle(NULL),MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_TOOLBAR),
hwnd, ToolDlgProc);
if(g_hToolbar != NULL)
{
ShowWindow(g_hToolbar, SW_SHOW);
}
else
{
MessageBox(hwnd,"CreateDialog returned NULL","Warning!",MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
}
}
break;
case WM_COMMAND:
switch(LOWORD(wParam))
{
case ID_FILE_EXIT:
break;
case ID_DIALOG_SHOW:
MessageBox(hwnd, "Bye!", "This is also a message",
MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
ShowWindow(g_hToolbar, SW_SHOW);
break;
case ID_DIALOG_HIDE:
ShowWindow(g_hToolbar, SW_HIDE);
break;
}
break;
case WM_CLOSE:
DestroyWindow(hwnd);
break;
case WM_DESTROY:
DestroyWindow(g_hToolbar);
PostQuitMessage(0);
break;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
}
return 0;
}---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The above code compiled successfully.. but i got error that "Create dialog returned null"..
can any one tell where exactly the problem lies...
then how to display dialog box???
Thanks in advance..
